James O'Brien
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06-06-2010 14:46:00
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I recently wrote an article about what I learned from answering hate mail after co-authoring the National Trust
report on the colonial connections of its properties. In response there are over 1,300 comments below this article, much of it…
The paperback of James O'Brien's How They Broke Britain will contain new material on the latest disasters, YAY! Preorder before 1 May and you could win a signed copy and a framed original pencil illustration drawn and signed by chris riddell: bit.ly/4aFQZnR
More Tees, anyone?
New Private Eye Magazine reveals how the loudly-tumpeted plan to bring steelmaking back to Teesside has been captured by the same private interests that are cashing in on Teesworks. Online version here; full story in the mag.
private-eye.co.uk/news
'That's when we realised we had no chance.'
Caller Mike pinpoints 2012 as the moment he realised there was 'no point phoning in a shoplifting offence', prompting James O'Brien to recall the time Damian O'Reilly lambasted Theresa May for causing community policing to 'collapse'.
'I don't think any of them really know what this policy does.'
'This is absolutely shameful.'
James O'Brien criticises Chris Philp's 'extraordinary ignorance' after being unsure if Rwanda and Congo are two different countries.
Just got tickets to How They Broke Britain (spoiler - it was Tories) with James O'Brien at The #DalkeyBookFestival in June. Tix on sale today, can't wait for this one.
Might be worth a mention on the show today though I'm sure it'll sell out.
Immigrants and their kids: John Burn-Murdoch on the remarkable success of the UK.
ft.com/content/c6bb73…