Dave Cohen
@daveiswriting.bsky.social
Horrible Histories songs bloke.
Writer of comedy.
Writer about comedy.
Funny Up Your Fiction: Add Light, Shade and Laughs to your Novel - new book out now.
http://davecohen.org.uk
Writer of comedy.
Writer about comedy.
Funny Up Your Fiction: Add Light, Shade and Laughs to your Novel - new book out now.
http://davecohen.org.uk
Always taking the piss Paul. Congratulations x
June 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Always taking the piss Paul. Congratulations x
Sorry for the long delay in getting back to you Matt, I no longer live here but occasionally pop by to collect my mail. Yes that was indeed signed by me. I'm pleased Kate (whoever she may be) was so delighted with it that she was happy to recycle it!
February 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Sorry for the long delay in getting back to you Matt, I no longer live here but occasionally pop by to collect my mail. Yes that was indeed signed by me. I'm pleased Kate (whoever she may be) was so delighted with it that she was happy to recycle it!
IIRC Major was nowhere close at the start
October 29, 2024 at 8:59 PM
IIRC Major was nowhere close at the start
Kathy Burke, Frances de la Tour, Lindsay Duncan, Ciaran Hinds, Jonathan Pryce, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman, Mark Rylance, Fiona Shaw, Martin Shaw, Juliet Stevenson, Harriet Walter, Richard Wilson. Plus @thewritertype.bsky.social
Whatever happened to these people?
Whatever happened to these people?
October 28, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Kathy Burke, Frances de la Tour, Lindsay Duncan, Ciaran Hinds, Jonathan Pryce, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman, Mark Rylance, Fiona Shaw, Martin Shaw, Juliet Stevenson, Harriet Walter, Richard Wilson. Plus @thewritertype.bsky.social
Whatever happened to these people?
Whatever happened to these people?
Ah excellent thanks for that. I have a character in my next novel (he said pretentiously) using it in the UK in 1987 and I wasn't sure if it was being used then.
October 28, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Ah excellent thanks for that. I have a character in my next novel (he said pretentiously) using it in the UK in 1987 and I wasn't sure if it was being used then.
I’ve been trying to find out how long “I’ve got a window” as shorthand for having a window of opportunity has been in use? No joy via usual internet channels so am consulting with my favourite human word wrangler…?
October 28, 2024 at 3:06 PM
I’ve been trying to find out how long “I’ve got a window” as shorthand for having a window of opportunity has been in use? No joy via usual internet channels so am consulting with my favourite human word wrangler…?
I fear the ear of Keir doesn’t hear good cheer here.
October 27, 2024 at 8:36 PM
I fear the ear of Keir doesn’t hear good cheer here.
Brilliant summary but I have one question. What I see is an incredibly well thought through philosophy, and a plan that’s not only workable but should be popular, even in plan form, with almost everyone. Why do you think there’s so little desire to publicise it?
October 27, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Brilliant summary but I have one question. What I see is an incredibly well thought through philosophy, and a plan that’s not only workable but should be popular, even in plan form, with almost everyone. Why do you think there’s so little desire to publicise it?
Read your work back to yourself, out loud. You will start to hear where the overuse of language occurs. If I struggle to read back a sentence I’ve written that usually means it’s too long.
October 26, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Read your work back to yourself, out loud. You will start to hear where the overuse of language occurs. If I struggle to read back a sentence I’ve written that usually means it’s too long.
Thanks. Is the newsletter only appearing in the paper now? I've not been getting it for the last couple of days.
October 24, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Thanks. Is the newsletter only appearing in the paper now? I've not been getting it for the last couple of days.
Also “these opinions the billionaires have are wrong. My opinions are actually correct.”
October 13, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Also “these opinions the billionaires have are wrong. My opinions are actually correct.”
I'm delighted to hear that kind of thing from someone who actually knows what they're talking about! I'm probably too close to the volatility at my local level to have a more upbeat feeling about the current state of UK politics. Your response has improved my mood (along with England's cricketers)
October 10, 2024 at 12:07 PM
I'm delighted to hear that kind of thing from someone who actually knows what they're talking about! I'm probably too close to the volatility at my local level to have a more upbeat feeling about the current state of UK politics. Your response has improved my mood (along with England's cricketers)
Yes fair enough. But I do think US volatility is rubbing off on the UK. And this is the first time I've seen such a united opposition of the simplistic solution crowd - Tory press, Tory right, Reform, Greens and Labour left all using the same language of hostility to Starmer's Labour.
October 10, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Yes fair enough. But I do think US volatility is rubbing off on the UK. And this is the first time I've seen such a united opposition of the simplistic solution crowd - Tory press, Tory right, Reform, Greens and Labour left all using the same language of hostility to Starmer's Labour.
A counter thought: lots of caveats, different systems etc BUT "refusing to learn lessons" has done Republicans less harm than expected. Also Labour left (no lessons learned), who are now united with Tory press (no lessons learned) v Starmer. Potential way back for Tory/Reform coalition.
October 10, 2024 at 11:31 AM
A counter thought: lots of caveats, different systems etc BUT "refusing to learn lessons" has done Republicans less harm than expected. Also Labour left (no lessons learned), who are now united with Tory press (no lessons learned) v Starmer. Potential way back for Tory/Reform coalition.
I can only speak for the UK and the big change here was that left/liberal critics of Israel with a nuanced approach were forced by Corbyn’s Labour to make a choice- Zionist or anti Zionist.
October 8, 2024 at 4:50 PM
I can only speak for the UK and the big change here was that left/liberal critics of Israel with a nuanced approach were forced by Corbyn’s Labour to make a choice- Zionist or anti Zionist.
They're not the fastest in getting back to you either. I contacted them in Feb and haven't heard back yet.
October 8, 2024 at 12:35 PM
They're not the fastest in getting back to you either. I contacted them in Feb and haven't heard back yet.
It's a great idea Tony. This happens to be Peston's pet project, if you'll excuse the alliteration. I'm planning to do school visits for this where I get to show kids how to write a history rap - learning about poetry, history and rhythm in one session.
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October 8, 2024 at 12:31 PM
It's a great idea Tony. This happens to be Peston's pet project, if you'll excuse the alliteration. I'm planning to do school visits for this where I get to show kids how to write a history rap - learning about poetry, history and rhythm in one session.
Thanks. Great piece.
October 7, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Thanks. Great piece.
What about Vidhya Alakeson? She must be perceived to have been doing a good job on the UK Labour Jewish-Muslim front?
October 6, 2024 at 4:09 PM
What about Vidhya Alakeson? She must be perceived to have been doing a good job on the UK Labour Jewish-Muslim front?