Government and Politics
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Election Flu: A Look at Local Candidates
It’s a sign of how depressing this election is that I have to work up the energy to take the piss out of it. In the spirit of the Six O’Clock News I’ve collected all the election leaflets that have come through the door, annotated them with some thoughts and scanned in the carnage. I’ve… Continue reading
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Election Flu: Leaders’ Debate
Have you guys recovered from last night’s debate yet? I must say I rarely finish a TV show and fight the urge to pour myself a large glass of neat spirits. Still, it was interesting for a few reasons: There were aspects of all seven leaders’ arguments I agreed with. No more zero hours contracts? Yes… Continue reading
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In Defence of Media Studies
Heads up: this is not an April Fool. Thought I’d better add a disclaimer in case of people thinking I’d spend 500 words taking the piss… I only got two A*s at GCSE, and I say ‘only’ because I went to a grammar school, and as far as senior management were concerned I was too… Continue reading
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Election Flu
A kind soul at the BBC decided to display on the TV screen that there’s 40 days left until the election… is it just me or is the coverage already boring, depressing and altogether too full of barely-distinguishable white dudes? I’m tempted to do a mini-series – well, a series – where I blog about… Continue reading
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