Letterhole Diary – December 2018
HE WHO controls the past controls the future, and it the country’s rewriting of its own past that will ensureContinue Reading
Tag: 2018
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.
Fragmentation, not the far-right, is the story of Sweden’s election
Another European election, another round of bad takes about the far-right from the British media. Sweden’s election saw the rise of the Sweden Democrats, but that’s far from the whole story.
Letterhole Diary – August 2018
Welcome to the August edition of the ‘Letterhole Diaries’, for all the thoughts and stories that aren’t worth a full blog post, and a summary of some of the month’s biggest events.
Letterhole Diary – July 2018
Welcome to the July edition of a series of monthly ‘Letterhole Diaries’, for all the thoughts and stories that aren’t worth a full blog post, and a summary of some of the month’s biggest events.
Letterhole Diary – June 2018
Welcome to the first of a new series of monthly ‘Letterhole Diaries’, for all the thoughts and stories that aren’t worth a full blog post, and a summary of some of the month’s biggest events.
Origin story overload: Solo: A Star Wars Story review
Solo: A Star Wars Story wasn’t awful, but it was hampered by boring action sequences, a lack of stakes, and overbearing worldbuilding.
