Bob PittHas Starmer been bought by Israel?Over the four years since he was elected Labour Party leader, I’ve lost count of the times I’ve read on social media that Keir Starmer has…8 min read·Mar 28, 2024----
Bob PittChurchill and Tonypandy: Who was responsible for sending in the troops?A while back I wrote a long article (“Churchill and Tonypandy: Did he really shoot down striking miners?”) analysing Winston Churchill’s…15 min read·Mar 3, 2024----
Bob PittHas the Labour front bench ‘taken almost £650,000 from private health companies’?Back in the day I used to spend quite a lot of time (probably more than was strictly necessary) debunking fake news from the Skwawkbox…6 min read·Jan 25, 2024----
Bob PittStephen Fry, Israel’s war on Gaza, and antisemitism in the UK todayChannel 4’s “Alternative Christmas Message” for 2023 was presented by Stephen Fry, and addressed the subject of the rise in antisemitic…10 min read·Jan 3, 2024--1--1
Bob PittLabour MP was intimidated with antisemitic graffiti, police claimOn 22 November, in a subsequently deleted tweet, Labour MP Feryal Clark denounced the spraying of graffiti on the shutters of her…6 min read·Dec 19, 2023--1--1
Bob PittNow and Then: A critical analysisOpinion is clearly polarised over Now and Then, the much-hyped single issued last week in the name of the Beatles. Some fans have responded…4 min read·Nov 7, 2023----
Bob PittDid Ukraine issue an official stamp to celebrate Waffen-SS veteran Yaroslav Hunka?You might have thought there was sufficient substance to the scandal over Waffen-SS veteran Yaroslav Hunka’s recent appearance in the…3 min read·Sep 28, 2023----
Bob PittWhy did Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields fail to top the charts in 1967?There are Beatles fans who still harbour resentment over the fact that back in 1967 the group’s double A-sided single Penny Lane/Strawberry…7 min read·Jul 25, 2023----
Bob PittCynthia Weil and sixties popSadly, Cynthia Weil died on 1 June, at the age of 82. With her main songwriting partner, husband Barry Mann, she was a major influence on…7 min read·Jun 7, 2023----
Bob PittPam Bromley and the RothschildsOver the years I’ve had a few online spats with a former Labour councillor from Rossendale, one Pam Bromley. The name may be familiar…7 min read·Apr 19, 2023----