Tuesday, 31 December 2019

Antisemitic daubing - who has the right to protest about it?

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Every group, nation, or minority experiences struggles over what ideas dominate. However you see yourself - in terms of your group your nati...
Monday, 23 December 2019

The Tiger who Came to Tea - don't try to make a nuanced point about it.

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This is a warning for anyone trying to say something nuanced about literature (or probably any of the arts) in the mainstream media outside ...
Sunday, 22 December 2019

The Enraged Centre finds its voice

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It's the moment of the enraged centre, still furious with that tens of thousands of Labour Party members who elected Corbyn (twice), sti...
Friday, 20 December 2019

Boris Johnson, Katie Hopkins - raving antisemitism

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On October 29, 2018 the Jewish Chronicle ran a story which included this: "Right-wing commentator Katie Hopkins has been condemned for ...

Boris Johnson's voice.

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Popular performing arts in theatre, stand-up comedy, spoken word and the like, mostly rely on a particular kind of 'vocal effort' an...
Tuesday, 17 December 2019

My advice to the media on how to handle the Labour leadership election

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1. You choose the next leader of the Labour Party, so make sure that you set the agenda for who will or won't succeed. This means that y...

My 10-point Guide to Labour Leadership Candidates

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1. The Economy: if you're asked about why 'Labour crashed the economy' - concede everything. Apologise profusely. Say, 'Yes ...