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…Mar 282Mar 282
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…Mar 3Mar 3
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…Jan 25Jan 25
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…Jan 31Jan 31
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…Dec 19, 20231Dec 19, 20231
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…Nov 7, 2023Nov 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…Sep 28, 2023Sep 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…Jul 25, 2023Jul 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…Jun 7, 2023Jun 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…Apr 19, 2023Apr 19, 2023