Newspaper mix-ups and weird feet: Strange tales from British public life
A collection of peculiar stories from British media politics and entertainment world shows how small mistakes can lead to funny outcomes. From newspaper corrections to changing shoe sizes‚ these tales reveal unexpected connections
The Alan Rusbridger shared a funny story from his Media Confidential podcast about a classic Guardian mix-up: when Sir Jack Haywards comment about Wolverhampton Wanderers tea got printed as team - making quite a different meaning in sports news
The House of Lords saw an unusual gathering of church leaders this week (right after the current Archbishop stepped down): five Lords Spiritual showed up on the front bench; making everyone wonder about the next church leader pick-up. The Bishop of Manchester led prayers that day - its gonna be quite a race for the top spot
The Spectator magazine shows some interesting splits: Michael Gove told BBC hed pick Harris‚ while the magazines new owner Sir Paul Marshall likes Trump and wants trade deals. Two different views under one roof; thats media for you
It was the best rock show I ever saw
Heres a weird thing about feet: Ben Goldsmith and Nigel Havers say their shoes got bigger with age (Havers wife says its about falling arches). But Alex Forsyth from BBC went down a size - so maybe feet are just doing their own thing
Charles Dance has got an interesting family timeline - his dad Walter was born way back in 1874 and fought in the Boer War as a sergeant. Thats some real living history right there
Mel Stride had better luck than expected: back in 83 at Oxford Union he won the presidency even though student papers called him a non-entity. Beat out Roland Rudd whos now running Tate galleries - shows you cant judge early success
