You are put in charge of the live editing process for a national news conglomerate, working hard to apply good interview cinematography and balance audio quality under an increasingly censorious government. Continue reading Not For Broadcast: A very British satire of the Orwellian dystopia
A year on from the 80s satire’s return to British television, Spitting Image’s second season has come out the gate swinging with a fresh cast of celebrity puppets and a willingness to punch up. Continue reading Spitting Image returns for 2021 – with a tumultuous year to mercilessly lampoon
Johnny Depp gives his career masterpiece in this deeply moving poisoning drama. Continue reading Minamata review: the story of a triumph of photojournalism
Yanis Varoufakis continues to add to left discourse with his latest novel, ‘Another Now: Dissipates from an Alternative Present’. Continue reading Yanis Varoufakis: ‘Another Now’ review – surprisingly, there is an alternative
Now aged 51, Miliband has a new book out – ‘Go Big’ – in which he reflects on a number of progressive policies and ideas. Continue reading A belated progressive manifesto – ‘Go Big’ by Ed Miliband
The Mauritanian is not a terrible film by any stretch of the imagination, but it is a frustrating one. It is neither compelling or unique enough in its characterisation to justify being a character study, and nor is it thoughtful enough to provide the incisive commentary that its subject matter demands. Continue reading The Mauritanian: Dramatisation of a Guantanamo inmate’s story
It has been nearly 10 years since Christopher Hitchens passed away – and today would have been his 72nd birthday. Continue reading A classic political polemic – ‘The Trial of Henry Kissinger’ by Christopher Hitchens
Suzerain places you in the shoes of President Anton Rayne, newly elected president of the nation of Sordland, who after 20 years of civil war and dictatorship carries dreams of the impossible. Continue reading Suzerain: The realpolitik visual novel that isn’t a power trip
We need to stop treating the economy like a household budget. Continue reading Modern Monetary Theory in a pandemic: Stephanie Kelton’s ‘The Deficit Myth’ has added significance in the Covid-19 era
In a 2019 Ipsos MORI survey, British people were presented with a variety of professions, asking respondents whether they would trust such people to tell the truth. Continue reading An examination of political lying – ‘The Assault on Truth’ by Peter Oborne
