Author: Leigh Banks

You could say Bob is back on everything – including a roll! Yep, at 78 bob is still rolling out a new catalogue of hits. After the shock release three weeks ago of Murder Most Foul, the enigmatic rock hero of two centuries has just dropped I Contain Multitudes on a world in lock-down. And… Continue reading Bob thinks twice – and yep, he still contains a multitude of hits (click here to listen and read lyrics)

When Peter Alexander, from NBC, asked President Trump about the psychological toll of the covid-19 crisis, Trump shot him down with: “I say that you’re a terrible reporter, that’s what I say. I think it’s a very nasty question, and I think it’s a very bad signal that you’re putting out to the American people.” In… Continue reading This one’s for you Donald Trump – listen to Isolation (click here)

The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth … Andrew John Teague, founder of D.A.D.s (Dads Against Double Standards) and NAAP, has thanked us for supporting the world-wide battle to make parental alienation a crime. He says: “A big massive thank you to Leigh and Andrea for their continuing support – they have… Continue reading AirTV International reports on parental alienation (inside)

The British Council has been attacked for what is describes as its ‘appalling lack of support’ as earnings for English language examiners’ crash to almost zero. Hundred of the council’s markers have been brought to their financial knees after student numbers collapsed due to COVID-19. The tests are used for visas to enter the UK,… Continue reading Examiners face ‘Pound Zero’ in virus row with British Council

In one of his regular letter to his fans, Nick Cave has written that he finds Dylan’s 17 minutes epic Murder Most Foul to be ‘extremely moving’. He writes, ‘Murder Most Foul is a perplexing but beautiful song and, like many people, I have been extremely moved by it. At the heart of this seventeen-minute… Continue reading Nick Cave talks of ‘sitting in the kitchen and listening to the new Dylan song as if it is your last …’

Spain chose a public holiday in many of its regions to allow millions of people out of lockdown and return to work in a move which gave hope to many afraid of catching coronavirus or facing financial ruin. But are these two suffering countries just tilting at their metaphorical health windmillls? Many say simply that… Continue reading Update: Austria opens borders (a bit) UK stays ‘shut’ and in Czech Republic you can get your bike repaired…

Less than two weeks after Ukraine’s Chernivtsi region was placed on a full coronavirus lockdown forest fires in the nearby Chernobyl exclusion zones may have led to an increase in radiation levels. The fires have caused fears in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, 60 miles south of the restricted areas. However, Ukrainian officials have asked for… Continue reading Ukraine in Chernobyl radiation fears only days after coronavirus lockdown

The world has been brought to its knees by a brainless. spiky ball of genetic material coated in fat and chemicals . It is only 80 billionths of a metre in diameter. Yep, this is the invisible assassin the human race has come to fear… But don’t forget Coronaviruses have been causing problems for us… Continue reading Strains, boats and planes … Rodney and Leigh talk about the on-going virus crisis

Andrew John Teague, founder of D.A.D.s (Dads Against Double Standards) and NAAP, has thanked us for supporting the world-wide battle to make parental alienation a crime. In a recent Facebook video circulated to thousands, he says: “A big massive thank you to Leigh and Andrea for their continuing support – they have written so many… Continue reading Join us as we ALL fight to make parental alienation illegal

Dylan sings “you can always come back, but you can’t comeback all the way…” Well he has comeback all the way – right to the top of the Billboard charts with Murder Most Foul. The 17 minute single has hit the world like a postcard from Dystopia. Listen to Murder Most Foul and watch Bob… Continue reading How Dylan finally came back all the way as brainless ‘bug’ brought world to its knees