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Send us Fan Mail No prizes for guessing the original line triggering my headline. Points for something from Shakespeare. More later, because the point I want to make is borrowed from Shakespeare, but more directly it is the caution some correspondents show after I suggest I’d like to publish something from their message. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs...

Send us Fan Mail The British headlines show irate holiday makers queuing for hours to reach Dover. The delays are due to a failure of French border staff to man the passport booths. Then a note from France reaches Tudorama. Armed only with a pocket dictionary and schoolboy French, Tudor attempts to decode the message.  Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs co...

Send us Fan Mail Catherine Hull our super scribe and editor of our newsletter from Everyday Creativity suggested that TudoRama  should form its own book club. I like the idea a lot. To use the expression suggested at the foundation of our Podcast, we are becoming a community of Poddlers. This new initiative will be supported by the long-established blog Leaders we Deserve , and its offspring Every...

Send us Fan Mail Charismatic Kemi Badenoch reminds me of another politician who once won a party’s affections. I was alerted to the admiration being showered on Charismatic Kemi through the Daily Mail. The paper had been discarded outside a Deli in the left-leaning borough of Hampstead on Medlock recently. Seizing it for disposal in one of the plentiful rubbish bins, I glanced at its contents. I R...

Send us Fan Mail Writing is of necessity a solitary activity. But many authors appreciate a support network. The TudoR group discuss how such a network was formed and how it works. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter!  Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twitter @ Tudortweet Follow Tudo...

Send us Fan Mail The event is hosted by ITV news and moderated by Julie Etchingham. To my astonishment, the candidates are action as if all on speed. Everyone talks like agitated students knowing they are very angry with something and frustrated they can’t articulate what it is. I fall asleep and dreamed I was voting for a jar of pickled onions. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, b...

Send us Fan Mail Boris Johnson is no longer dominating the political news headlines. Attention has turned to the selection of his successor. This week saw the culling of wannabe leaders. Now there are few days while the remaining five have to go into the jungle and carry out a lot of undesirable tasks. Or, the metaphor I prefer, to take part in a series of beauty contests. You will remember, the f...

Send us Fan Mail An early morning thought triggers ideas on the nature of everyday creativity. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter!  Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twitter @ Tudortweet Follow Tudor's blogs: everydaycreativity.uk leaderswedeserve.wordpress.com

Send us Fan Mail The eight candidates are whittled down to six. These go through to the next round. The voting continues. The favourite Rishi Sunak maintains his advantage, but a surprise candidate moves into second place. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter!  Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow...

Send us Fan Mail The requirement for a speedy result has prodded a hasty arrangement for Candidates to put themselves forward. A few fail to meet the required number of MPs  agreeing to support them.  Boris Johnson is not permitted to stand. Eight MPs survive to face the first ballot of their fellow conservative MPs.  Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs com...

Send us Fan Mail With Boris Johnson precariously installed as an interim Prime Minister, the interregnum begins.  The Conservative Party takes steps to arrange the appointment of a new administration before the Party Conference in September. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter!  Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com...

Send us Fan Mail TudoRama follows the campaign to replace Boris Johnson, which will be running as the main political drama over the summer of 2022. We will draw on our experiences over two decades of evaluating leaders and leadership behaviours.  The story so far Throughout June a succession of political scandals assail Boris Johnson. Then one final crisis develops over the behaviour and subsequen...

Send us Fan Mail Number one seed Novak Djokovic faces the volatile Nick Kyrgios in the men's final. Novak has the advantage of his greater experience and higher ranking. Kyrgios has had a longer rest period due to the defaulting of Rafa Nadal from the semi-final round. The match reveals the great talent of Kyrgios and the amazing execution of Djokovic as he attempts to win his 21 grand slam t...

Send us Fan Mail This is it. The two players who have lit up the women’s tournament at Wimbledon now clash on Centre court. Ons Jabeur is third seed and is bookies’ favourite. Her game is a subtle one, reacting to any tactics attempted by her opponents with drop shots and slices. Elenor Rybakina seeded seventeen is a power player, six foot tall, with a first serve winning nearly 80% of points. Jab...

Send us Fan Mail Jonathan Levitt is a British Chess Grandmaster whose successes include playing in the historic victory when England beat Russia in 1990. An Oxford maths graduate, Jonathan turned his mathematical skills to making a living betting on live cricket. He discusses chess, humour, and applying mental skills honed in competitive chess to his unusual career choice.  Jonathan's book Co...

Send us Fan Mail Nadal's injury withdrawal means there is only one semi-final, Norrie v Djokovic in the men's singles competition in Wimbledon 2022. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter!  Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twitter @ Tudortweet Follow Tudor's blogs: everyd...

Send us Fan Mail I have been asked many times what makes a good idea. When one occurred to me recently I also came up with the best way to turn a good idea into action.   Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter!  Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twitter @ Tudortweet Follow Tudor's b...

Send us Fan Mail The Ladies’ singles semis have thrown up two attractive matches. Elena Rybakina v Simona Halep, and Ons Jabeur v    Tatjana Maria, The matches take place as Boris Johnson, a keen tennis player is announcing his resignation as leader of the conservatives. He is accompanied by his family and political colleagues, bringing to mind the celebrity wives, and girl friends (WAGS), and the...

Send us Fan Mail Tudorama draws on its political records to describe the last month of the premiership of Boris Johnson.  The story starts with his success in defeating the vote of no confidence of June 17th, and ends with his announcement on July 7th of his resignation as leader as the Government. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing u...

Send us Fan Mail The semifinals feature Rafa Nadal and Nick Kyrgios. AS well as the drama, the day also has the drama of the battle for survival by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter!  Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twitter @ Tudortweet Follow Tudor&a...

Send us Fan Mail TudoRama assesses progress in the Wimbledon 2022 tournament and assesses future progress with Jonny Kinsella, Director of tennis at the Northern tennis club, Didsbury. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter!  Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tudor on Twitter @ Tudortweet Follow...

Send us Fan Mail The story so far. 17 Brits entered the tournament eight days ago. Now one remains, Cameron Norrie, or Charismatic Cam as he will one day be known. Norrie on Court 1 and Djokovic on centre court both struggle unexpectedly.  How will the Gods of tennis treat their perilous positions. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing u...

Send us Fan Mail Today is when some people say the tournament really starts.  Both Nadal and Kyrgios have to win to proceed to the quarter finals. As might have been expected, their progress is not with the unexpected. Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter!  Email everydaycreativityuk@gmail.com to sign up! Follow Tud...

Send us Fan Mail The middle Sunday of Wimbledon has a celebration of former winners before the tennis starts on Centre Court. Two surviving Brits in the singles are battling to reach the second week. The key results are this of Heather Watson and Cameron Murray The episode covers much of the day's activities. The late night matches will be reported in tomorrow's episode after an unexpect...

Send us Fan Mail Saturday 2 July Middle Saturday. What’s up today? First on court, Boulter against Tan. Then there’s Broady against De Minaur. That’s even before the Centre Court opens with teenage sensation Coco Gauff against Amanda Anisimova. Later, Nadal is in action.  Coco is already a media favourite and tipped for stardom. She’s hot news. Earlier, recording a tribute for the departing BBC ce...