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Little Letterhole: Arise, Sir Michael
Even the most ardent opponent of our (admittedly incredibly flawed) honours system must find it difficult to argue that MichaelContinue Reading
The right-wing plot to split the Conservative Party
While Jacob Rees-Mogg failed to topple Theresa May, he has sown the seeds for a split within the Conservative Party, and a new hard-right political force may emerge.
Anger and authenticity: Peterloo review
Mike Leigh’s new film is too slow and didactic, but Peterloo ensures the historical events remain urgent, immediate, and grounded in human lives.
Letterhole Diary – November 2018
Another month passes, and another Letterhole Diary follows. In November we look at the death of Bernardo Bertolucci, the centenary of armistice, and this month’s must-reads.
Little Letterhole: BoJack Horseman is good, isn’t it?
BACK in the ‘90s BoJack Horseman (voiced by Will Arnett) was in a very famous TV show. He starred asContinue Reading
America, your democracy is a joke
The Republican Party hates democracy. They have put up every hurdle they can to prevent Democrats winning control of Congress – despite this, the opposition party made big gains in the mid-term elections this week.
Letterhole Diary – October 2018
Letterhole Diary. October. This month we consider Jair Bolsonaro’s election, starting a new job, and Fiddler on the Roof, our film of the month.
Does Brexit really need to happen?
With talk of a so-called People’s Vote aimed at stopping Brexit growing, it’s time for Remainers to ask whether a second referendum might pose some dangers of its own.
Letterhole Diary – September 2018
Letterhole Diary. September. This month, we talk about Leeds United, dril, and whether there’s any point to the Lib Dems. We also launch a new segment: Film of the Month.
The rise and rise of the German Greens
Slowly and quietly, the German Greens are filling the void once occupied on the centre-left by the collapsing social democrats. German politics may never be the same again.
