Mike Jempson

"Interesting but irrelevant" - (Prof) Cedric Watts, 1967

Tag: Labour Party

June 29, 20251 Comment on Palestine Action, Kneecap and Bristol

Palestine Action, Kneecap and Bristol

My personal response to Labour government plans to equate non-violent direct action with terrorism.

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February 12, 2025Leave a Comment on Freedom and fetters in new media blueprint

Freedom and fetters in new media blueprint

Forty years on, how much has really changed about the UK Press? Questions asked back them still deserve answers.

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July 5, 2024Leave a Comment on All change in the UK

All change in the UK

Thankfully the 2024 UK General Election has ousted the Tories, but are we out of the woods yet as Starmer urges caution?

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April 18, 20234 Comments on Why are journalists so awful? A retired hack speaks out

Why are journalists so awful? A retired hack speaks out

Amazing what you find when going through old files.

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June 21, 20201 Comment on DAY 100: Fathers’ Day

DAY 100: Fathers’ Day

Last chance to read about pebbledash, hairgel, a bootleg biography, beef casserole, red wine, and chickens. What is not to like?

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About Mike

  • ➢ Journalist (40+ years)
  • ➢ Trainer (40+ countries)
  • ➢ Director at MediaWise
  • ➢ Gardener & Grandad

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  • A life in words
  • But is it poetry?
  • Journalism
  • Local/labour history
  • Longer reads
  • My Self-Isolation Diary
  • Oddments
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  • Travel tales
  • Uncategorized
  • Unreported

Recent Posts

  • Little dramas around the globe
  • Paper tiger?
  • Beyond the Darkness: Crimes of another era 
  • Thoughts on an arrest
  • At home with refugees

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