The British rule of law has been breached, but the far right are nowhere to be seen

So-called purveyors of the British rule of law were nowhere to be seen today after yet another credible threat to our democracy was exposed. The National Crime Agency is set to investigate allegations of multiple criminal offences by Arron Banks and his unofficial leave campaign in the Brexit referendum, with reason to believe Banks was “not the true source” of £8 million in funding to the Leave.EU campaign. Russia may have been the source of some of the money, but...

Film Review: Peterloo

The Peterloo Massacre may be a strangely overlooked event within British history, but there is something undeniably timely about the episode and Mike Leigh’s adaptation of it. Peterloo charts the period between the Battle of Waterloo and the Peterloo Massacre that took place in Manchester four years later. On 16th August 1819, an estimated 60,000 people gathered in St Peter’s Field, Manchester to demand parliamentary reform and the representation of them and their city. The authorities and local magistrates misjudged the peaceful rally and sent the yeomanry and cavalry to disband the crowds. The subsequent violence resulted...

Film Review: Juliet, Naked

In Juliet, Naked director Jesse Peretz (Nurse Jackie, GLOW) offers a disarmingly compelling romantic comedy, which despite its decidedly contrived and uneven narrative still manages to deliver a hearteningly charming storyline about second chances in life, in this surprisingly enjoyable adaptation of Nick Hornby’s 2009 best selling novel of the same name. Annie (Rose Byrne) is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan (Chris O’Dowd), a nerdy university professor whom she feels has been taking their relationship for granted for several years. For Duncan, the couple are...

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