Review: Tony Benn: “Will and Testament”
I owe Tony Benn a great deal. While he was Minister for Technology between 1966…
Tag: culture
Review: “Gone Girl” starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike
Some films are meant to be taken at face value: a car chase is a…
Badly Breaking
Recently, I was introduced to the television series “Breaking Bad”. I’m not 100% sure why…
Review: “Blithe Spirit” by Noël Coward, starring Angela Lansbury and Charles Edwards
It’s difficult for me to say when I first became aware of Angela Lansbury. Perhaps…
A Triumph of Youth
I often find myself in London the day after a major British election. I was…
Switched On
Signs of the imminent election can be seen throughout Bradford: a drive down Upper Rushton…
A Sensible Surrender
The so-called “War on Drugs”, at least as an exercise in law enforcement, may be…
Happy New Year
New Year’s is, by and large, tinged with regret. If the year has been particularly…
Review: “The Spirit of 45” directed by Ken Loach
[AMAZONPRODUCTS asin=”B00B26XU62″] Ed Miliband has just announced revisions in the Labour Party’s relationship with the…
Why I Joined Labour
So, I quit the Liberal Democrats and joined Labour. I’ve been disgruntled for some time.…