Thursday, February 26, 2015

Thrillers - Either Written, Filmed or Televised.

If the blurb about a thriller contains the words: glitzy, private yacht, luxurious, millionaire, billionaire, luxury lifestyle, mansion, private helicopter/jet, celebrity, famous sportsman, star et al - it does not even register on my radar and I tend to give it a miss. Concentrating on the rich and famous is not only tedious in the extreme but a poor substitute for intelligent writing.

Has He Ever Been On Our Side?

  Starmer short-changes defence in final act as Prime Minister .. Military spending will reach only 2.69 per cent of GDP by 2030, far behind...