Tag Archives: propaganda
On repeat
Perhaps this should come as little surprise. A new study has discovered that the popularity of far-right groups is on the rise across Europe, even in the parts previously considered too enlightened to go in for that sort of thing, … Continue reading
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The truth
It is difficult to imagine the emotions that the families of the 96 victims of the Hillsborough Disaster must be feeling today, at the news that all government papers – including uncensored cabinet meeting minutes – are to be made … Continue reading
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Home strange home
I have been back in the UK for eight days and so far I have been unable to listen to any soundbite or speech by any politician all the way through. It is a sad state of affairs for a … Continue reading
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Rebuilding Japan under uncertainty
It is depressing but not surprising to learn from those back home that Japan has been largely ignored by the news recently, in favour of stories of footballers doing something somewhere to someone no-one can tell you anything about. Meanwhile … Continue reading
Hillsborough: another year passes
I was a little kid in 1989. Smaller than some of the ones I now teach, a bit of a geek, perhaps too fond of my Kate Bush cassettes, spending school holidays watching Star Wars on video over and over … Continue reading
Cause: earthquake
Teacher, where were you… when big earthquake…? In case I’m not sure what they mean, the student helpfully makes a motion to demonstrate the shaking with their hands at this point in the question. I was only halfway through my … Continue reading
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You have to read this
You have to read this. I know, you are probably all news-ed out. There has been quite a lot of it recently and the hysteria and misinformation is already too much. You don’t want to know any more. But still, … Continue reading
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A week later
An evening spent writing, with the Stones on the stereo and a glass of whisky close at hand. That was my plan for last Friday evening, mulled over as I headed into Tokyo for a little light shopping on a … Continue reading
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The Simple, Angry Men Of 10 O’Clock Live
Julia hasn’t been watching a lot of UK television lately, so here’s writer Nick Bryan with a guest post on Channel 4′s latest attempt to ‘do’ politics: — Like many in the left-leaning, Twitter-abusing internet world, I’ve been watching Channel … Continue reading
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