Fiction
A Brexit Timeline
By an anonymous contributor. Jul 2016: Britain holds a referendum, the result of which is to tell the EU to sod off. Dec 2020: Britain leaves the EU without a deal. Downing Street accuses the [… read more ]
Donald Trump
Politics
Pompey Politics Podcast: Rumours of the end of the world have been greatly exaggerated
Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury discussing (without authority) President Trump’s latest attempt to throw the world away in nuclear war before moving on to discuss the first casualty of Labour’s [… read more ]
Politics
General Election? Ha! Ha! Ha!
Portsmouth University Visiting Lecturer and stand-up comic Matthew Alford takes a lighthearted glance at the 2019 General Election campaign, which he follows swiftly with a heavy-hearted gawp. I am the perfect person to write a [… read more ]
Fiction
Lying in the Middle of the Road Through the Centre Ground: Brexity Dinosaurs
Born in Portsmouth but brought up above what later became the Granita restaurant in Islington, Marcus Median was one of the architects of New Labour. Elected as MP for Milton Park South-North-West in 1997, he [… read more ]
Culture
An American in Pompey: Wait, I Have an Accent?
Writer and music blogger Doug Hamilton was born and raised in America, moved to Canada in the early 2000s, and recently relocated again with his British-born spouse to Portsmouth. This is part nine of his ongoing series, with [… read more ]
Editorials
Young People’s Voices: Tackling The Issue Of Trump And Climate Change
Continuing our new series of stories from our Young People’s Voices project – funded by Victorious Festival and supported by the University of Portsmouth – student at Havant and South Downs College, Joshua Moynihan voices [… read more ]
Social Issues
Young People’s Voices: On Trump, Climate Change and D-Day
Continuing our new series of stories from our Young People’s Voices project – funded by Victorious Festival and supported by the University of Portsmouth – Zoe Beard, student at Havant and South Downs College, investigates [… read more ]
Editorials
Young People’s Voices: Protesting Trump Over D-Day Was Wrong
Continuing our new series of stories from our Young People’s Voices project – funded by Victorious Festival and supported by the University of Portsmouth – student at Havant and South Downs College, Katelyn Barnard shares [… read more ]
Editorials
Young People’s Voices: Refugee Rights in the UK Media
Continuing our new series of stories from our Young People’s Voices project – funded by Victorious Festival and supported by the University of Portsmouth – student at Havant and South Downs College, Zoe Ingram, explores [… read more ]
Politics
Pompey Politics Podcast: A Game Of Top Trumps
Pompey’s favourite party political podcast is back with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury. This week, the Portsmouth pundits discuss President Donald Trump’s visit to Portsmouth and the 75th D-Day commemorations. The duo also ask if protest [… read more ]