We’re at the end of a year, at the end of a decade; many of us feeling bruised and apprehensive. The UK’s been through four tumultuous years since the 2016 referendum on leaving the European Union, otherwise known as Brexit; it has now elected a right wing government, with a leader whose political advisers, such […]
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Love, Shakespeare and War
As Britain’s prime minister convenes a ‘War Cabinet’ and moves British submarines within missile range of Syria, I would like to take a moment. To talk about love, Shakespeare and Emma Rice, whose role as Artistic Director of the Globe will end this month. I was riveted by Emma Rice’s introduction to the Globe Theatre’s […]
We Need Joined Up Politics
PA WIRE/PA IMAGES First published: Huffington Post The General Election is looming and never have I seen such dark clouds on the horizon, and never have I seen the Labour Party, the main party of opposition, in such disarray. I blame Labour MPs, for all the in-fighting, and for failing to take a broader […]