Who dismissed a ground-breaking report on a new initiative to extend free school meals to Britain’s neediest children, saying it was greeted with ‘at best eye-rolling and at worst exasperation’? Some hard-hearted member of the Tory Party for whom those living in poverty have only themselves to blame? A diehard critic of the welfare state … Read more
Alanis Morissette feared being viewed as ‘stupid or uneducated or ignorant’ amid logical lapses in her 1995 smash hit Ironic Some lyrics in song didn’t match exact definition of irony Alanis said it’s a creative risk that comes with songwriting Song was released in 1995 and soared up the charts the next year By Adam … Read more
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Woke in Los Angeles to the shocking news that Caroline Flack has taken her own life at just 40 years old. After decades working in the news business, I don’t shock easily but this left me, like everyone who knew her, absolutely reeling. Caroline was a mate of mine. We weren’t close … Read more