As I See It: Steve Sampson Let’s get one thing clear immediately. The virus started in China. I’ll always love Peking Duck, but bat soup? I don’t care what the woke Lord Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says. There is nothing racist about all this. More importantly, the Chinese are now recovering fastest and they […]
Stings ain’t what they used to be
A different story about Phillip Schofield coming out was revealed on social media, writes STEVE SAMPSON For those of you watching in black and white. Much-loved daytime telly star Phillip Schofield revealed in a “shock” statement” last Friday that he is gay. He had been wrestling with his sexual identity for years apparently. Now he […]
Boris can see off the media by staying true to himself
STEVE SAMPSON offers some tongue-in-cheek advice to Prime Minister Boris Johnson on media bias and how to defeat the BBC It’s a new political year. A thumping Tory majority to club any opposition with the enthusiasm of a seal cull. Boris’s political opponents are in disarray. Only the media are still seething – they […]
Battering ram Jack ready to put the Brexit boot in
STEVE SAMPSON on the Brexit Party’s new spin doctor, making waves before he has even opened his mouth. Jack Irvine, the new Brexit Party attack dog. He’ll be loving it. Back in the headlines. Attacked from all sides. The former Scottish Editor of The Sun, currently chairman of PR firm Media House, is the […]
Don’t expect a Christmas election full of goodwill to all men
Steve Sampson says the social media attack dogs have already claimed their first victims in what will be a nasty General Election ‘Hell is empty and all the devils are here’ – William Shakespeare, The Tempest You know it before it’s even started. This General Election will be the nastiest, most bitter and vitriolic ever. […]