We went to see The Real Thing last night at the Old Vic (me excitedly refreshing the liveblogging of the debate through the interval). I thought it brilliant, very raw, funny of course, thought provoking. What tends to wind me up about the Stoppards I’ve seen – and writers like Iris Murdoch – is that [...]
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15 Apr
My question isn’t about Media Repression
Hat Tip to Paul S for pointing me to this dispute on Stumbling and Mumbling. I tend to be on his side here about the supposed wickedness of Syrup in how he interviewed this character. You enter this sphere, you have to face its rules. Any other party. Etc Etc But my question is more [...]
23 Mar
The Internet is back. I’m reswamped.
I had a semiWebFree day yesterday. Some would hope this would be liberating, but of course we know it is not so; the stuff just accumulates unseen and unsorted. I tend to feel very like Andrew in this excellent post here: simultaneously energised and stressed by having so much to want to read. Were our [...]
15 Jan
If you ever wanted proof that luxury goods are about display and not intrinsic worth . . .
The Chinese of Wenzhou have a very interesting approach to fine wine
12 Jan
Most heartening quote, and most surprising ‘fact’, of the day
Matthew Freud and Roy Hattersley are in tehre.
10 Jan
Could the plot-shambles be good for Labour?
At least the plot forced Brown to take a more mature approach to fiscal strategy.
28 Dec
What were your favourite blog posts of the year?
The blogosphere is now the essential reading medium for breaking financial arguments
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