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It’s been ages since I read a decent crime series. I can’t actually remember the last time I lost myself in one actually. And now I have two very good series of books on the go. I’m currently reading David Young’s Karin Müller series – a police procedural set in 1970s East Germany – and … Continue reading Reading Again

Ask people what Christmas smells like and most would say roast turkey, mulled wine and cinnamon. Fair enough! Those are all lovely, emotive scents that – sure! – conjure up Christmas. But for me there are far more effective pongs you could waft at me if you wanted to turn my nose on, seasonally. From … Continue reading The Smell Of Christmas

And there we have it. The final special featuring Catherine Tate and David Tennant saw the Doctor face a truly terrifying foe in the Toymaker, with a little help from the Fifteenth Doctor. RTD’s final 60th special was great fun and threw some well-done controversy into the mix with a regeneration like no other. Neil … Continue reading Doctor Who — The Giggle (spoilers)

This was the secretive one, the one we knew nothing about. So inevitably the DW forums lit up with speculation about returning Doctors and returning Companions. What we got was a beautiful and utterly bizarre two-hander (sort of) that has cemented itself as one of my favourite Doctor Who episodes ever. After a brush with … Continue reading Doctor Who — Wild Blue Yonder (spoilers)

David Tennant and Catherine Tate return to their Doctor Who roles after fifteen years, alongside showrunner Russell T Davies, and give us a bold, beautiful new hopping-on point that manages to be both a gentle character study and an all-out action epic. Based on the 1970s Doctor Who Weekly comic strip of the same name, … Continue reading Doctor Who — The Star Beast (spoilers)

These are the names of every Palestinian child (-18) that has been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since this latest conflict started on October 7th. This list does not include missing children, unidentified bodies (obvs), or those killed during the 12hr constant bombardment on Friday evening. Now the narrative around the October 7th attack … Continue reading Gaza

Every now and then I get really into something. Like, really into it. I learned magic obsessively for years. Then I took up amateur radio. Then I built a puppet. I painted miniatures and built little metal Star Wars models… I get hooked on a hobby and it sticks. It doesn’t go away forever. It … Continue reading I Found A New Obsession

Since rebrands are apparently all the rage right now I’ve decided to downsize. I’m scrapping the old NPO “brand” and reverting to a more casual (and hopefully more frequently updated) blog format where I can just sound off about whatever, whenever. New site address is gabundy.blog – nice and easy. Let’s go!

Yesterday, the Labour Party Twitter account and several Labour MPs, staff, and supporters shared this poster. Obviously, during a time when both parties are once again dragging up the topic of “Pakistani Grooming Gangs” as a campaign issue, this poster is a massively racist dog whistle. It also happens to be factually incorrect. As has … Continue reading Labour’s Racist Poster

Today would have been Rik’s 65th Birthday. He was my comedy hero. One of the most talented actors of his age, hilariously funny, and by all accounts a lovely man. I don’t cry over “celebrity deaths” because I didn’t know them outside of their work, which often remains after they’ve gone. But when Rik died … Continue reading Happy 65th, Rik ❤️

Following news that Sue Gray (of Partygate Inquiry fame) is to become Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, the Labour Leader was asked when he had approached her about the role. During an interview with LBC’s Nick Ferrari Starmer refused to answer the question, instead insisting – unprompted – FIVE TIMES that “there is nothing improper” … Continue reading Starmer Is So Bad At This

A week ago comedian Joe Lycett issued an ultimatum to footballer David Beckham over the latter’s £10m deal with World Cup host Qatar to act as an ambassador for the tournament and make the state “look good”. He demanded that Beckham end his relationship with Qatar, in which case Lycett would donate £10k of his … Continue reading Joe Lycett Does It Again

If you’ve never heard the brilliant Podcasting Is Praxis then now is as good a time as any to fix that. PIP is a left-wing podcast that focuses on the absolute terminal normality of the United Kingdom and is hosted by David, Jamie, James, Alastair, and Rob (with occasionally recurring guests). This week’s episode opens … Continue reading Listen To Podcasting Is Praxis ☭

Prince Charles is now King Charles III, because that’s how it works, peasant. If you don’t like it then why don’t you just move to North Korea where things are far less hysterical and obsequious? Scum, you are. Utter scum.

I’m going to be watching and “live-tweeting” The Blair Witch Project this Monday evening from 9pm. It would be awesome to have a bunch of you watching along with me and discussing this ground-breaking film on Twitter. You can follow the discussion using the hashtag #BWPWatchAlong. Hope to see you there!

We dodged it for more than two years, but it’s finally caught up with us. My wife, our son, and I have covid. It’s bloody horrible. We’re obviously taking it easy and keeping ourselves to ourselves. Sorry I haven’t written on here for such a long time. I’ll fix that soon.

Today the BBC announced that Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa is to take over the role of the Doctor when Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth incarnation regenerates in next year’s BBC Centenary Special. The 29-year-old actor is said to have impressed returning Showrunner Russel T Davies so much that he “stole the part. We had someone! And … Continue reading The Fourteenth Doctor Is Here

I was going to write a whole thing about the Starmer Beergate thing but I’ve pretty much said all I have to say on Twitter so join me there: @gabundy 🙏 Feelin’ flush? CLICK HERE! Your donations help keep this website going. Cheers, x

The situation in Ukraine could very well turn into World War III. There are no Good Guys in this fight. Putin is an imperialist pushing his luck, Ukraine has literal neo-nazi battalions in its national guard. Liberal commentators say “NATO can’t just sit back while this is happening on its doorstep!” but it wouldn’t be … Continue reading On War

There has been talk from the media today that the best was to clamp down on corruption and greed among parliamentarians is to triple MPs’ pay. Give them more money so they don’t need to seek out lucrative sidelines. I’ve got a better idea. Cap MPs’ salaries at 2× the UK median wage (the UK … Continue reading In Brief: How To Fix MP Corruption

According to LabourList: Labour is set to name and accuse five former party staffers – Seumas Milne, Karie Murphy, Georgie Robertson, Harry Hayball and Laura Murray – of leaking a controversial internal report, LabourList can exclusively reveal. In response to the move by the Labour Party, the five individuals are “considering bringing legal claims against the party over … Continue reading Five Accused Of Leaking Evidence Of Alleged Corruption, Bullying, And Racism By Factional Right Labour HQ Employees.

Former Labour leader and all-round nice man Jeremy Corbyn is the latest guest on Alexei Sayle’s brilliant podcast. The two sat down over a cup of coffee to talk about Corbyn’s time in office, the current state of the left in and out of the Labour party, and their hopes for the future. It’s a … Continue reading Alexei Sayle Speaks With Corbyn

Keir Starmer’s paranoid grab for absolute power continues. The NEC recently saw plans for changes to the Labour Party rule book that can charitably be described as factional insurances or cynically described as outright abuse of power. Further rule changes will be proposed “closer to Conference” which begins next weekend in Brighton. New constitutional amendments … Continue reading Predictable And Contemptible

Twenty years ago today 3,000 people perished in the attack on New York’s Twin Towers. Politicians responded by waging a vengeful “War On Terror” that killed at least twice that number of US military personnel and something like 500,000 civilians. They would have us believe this was a proportionate response. It obviously was not. We … Continue reading 9/11

On 13 December 2019 Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn announced he would be standing down following a disastrous election defeat. What followed was one of the most shamelessly dishonest political leadership campaigns ever seen. Keir Starmer, Corbyn’s continually disloyal  Shadow Brexit Secretary, easily got the required nominations from the PLP and the wider constituency membership, … Continue reading The Mendacious Ascent Of Sir Keir Starmer — Part Zero