Jennifer Selway

England

Assistant Editor at Daily Express

Writer. No views, merely vignettes.

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'Nobody had a good word to say about Kamala Harris when she was Vice President'

Nov 9, 2024 | express.co.uk | Jennifer Selway

'Nobody had a good word to say about Kamala Harris when she was Vice President' 'Nobody had a good word to say about Kamala Harris when she was Vice President.' (Image: Getty Images)What a lot of wishful thinking went on when Kamala Harris became the Democrat candidate. And yes, I know hindsight is always 20/20. But it has to be said. You will remember that nobody had a good word to say about her when she was Vice President.
What's the next DIY medical procedure NHS will have us performing on ourselves?

Oct 13, 2024 | express.co.uk | Jennifer Selway

Ping! A text arrives from the doctor's surgery commanding me to take my blood pressure and submit the results asap. Must we do everything for ourselves now? Taking your blood pressure was once a job for a trained professional. But now it is one of those chores - like printing your own boarding pass, operating a self-service supermarket till and reading your gas meter - that has gone DIY.
Naivety and a wilful blindness to uncomfortable facts define this era

Sep 29, 2024 | express.co.uk | Jennifer Selway

Naivety and wilful blindness to uncomfortable facts define this era, says Jennifer Selway 15:41, Sun, Sep 29, 2024 | UPDATED: 15:43, Sun, Sep 29, 2024 Link copied Bookmark Mohammed Al Fayed now joins the ranks of abusers and rapists who used their power to muzzle victims.
Few of us are immune to perks and gifts, but the PM is not blameless either

Sep 21, 2024 | express.co.uk | Jennifer Selway

Normally I won’t hear a word against my fellow journalists. I even married one for heaven’s sake. But I do get a little uneasy when my esteemed colleagues start sounding off about people in public life who get free stuff. The Prime Minister and his wife are currently in the stocks because of his designer glasses and her dresses, given by Lord Alli in return for a Number 10 pass.
Swerving Oasis was painless and I plan to give up Ticketmaster totally | Express Comment | Comment | Express.co.uk

Sep 8, 2024 | express.co.uk | Jennifer Selway

Remember those simpler times when you turned up at a box office in person, paid a few quid and bought a paper ticket?
Frank Strang wants us to believe rocket test launch was an 'explosive' success

Aug 24, 2024 | express.co.uk | Jennifer Selway

Frank Strang wants us to believe rocket test launch was an 'explosive' success 17:06, Sat, Aug 24, 2024 | UPDATED: 17:06, Sat, Aug 24, 2024 Link copied Bookmark A huge fireball erupted in the sky as the test launch went disastrously wrong. (Image: BBC)When it comes to looking on the bright side, top marks go to Frank Strang, CEO of SaxaVord Space Port on the Shetland Island of Unst.
Here's why I should be Meghan's new chief of staff, says Jennifer Selway

Aug 17, 2024 | express.co.uk | Jennifer Selway

Here's why I should be Meghan's new chief of staff, says Jennifer Selway Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (Image: Getty)I see that there is a job vacancy chez Harry and Meghan with the departure of Harry’s chief of staff Josh Kettler, who has been with them for three short months. He got the hell out on the eve of the couple’s pretend-royal tour of Colombia.
Ordinary people will be punished by this Labour government

Aug 10, 2024 | express.co.uk | Jennifer Selway

Ordinary people will be punished by this Labour governmentThis Labour government are punishing ordinary hard-working people. Surely Neil Kinnock disapproves, says Jennifer Selway. 18:41, Sat, Aug 10, 2024 | UPDATED: 18:41, Sat, Aug 10, 2024 Link copied Bookmark Keir Starmer and Neil Kinnock shake hands after Labour's victory (Image: Getty)Just before Margaret Thatcher was returned to power in 1983, then Labour leader Neil Kinnock made a speech in Bridgend.
Housing boom based solely on numbers could flood UK with ugly homes

Aug 3, 2024 | express.co.uk | Jennifer Selway

Housing boom based solely on numbers could flood UK with ugly homesNo one wants to live in ugly housing that sucks the joy out of life, says Jennifer Selway. Has modern architecture gone downhill? (Image: Getty)Before the election, Angela Rayner, then shadow housing secretary, promised that in the building bonanza – which would follow when Labour got into power – only “attractive homes” would be built. That sounded hopeful.
Now even William Shakespeare is being accused of fat-shaming - enough is enough

Jun 15, 2024 | express.co.uk | Jennifer Selway

Now even William Shakespeare is being accused of fat-shaming - enough is enoughThe Bard would not stand for today's silly trigger warnings, says Jennifer Selway 15:01, Sat, Jun 15, 2024 | UPDATED: 15:02, Sat, Jun 15, 2024 Link copied Bookmark The Bard would not stand for today's silly trigger warnings (Image: Fototeca Gilardi/Getty Images)William Shakespeare read the email again carefully. It was from the Royal Shakespeare Company and he had always assumed they were on his side.