Olivia Newton-John the sexual predator

I have been thinking carefully about an important matter – the sexist and basically confusing message of Olivia Newton John’s 1981 hit ‘Physical’. At the start of the song, she outlines classic elements of ‘studied charisma’ which...

Sometimes a view is just a view

Every so often I reboot this blog, and every so often someone comes along to give me a reason why I should constrain my blogging. I already do. I work for an organisation which has Political views in many areas, and which is led by democratically elected people. Those...

Poppy

As usual at this time of year, the strangled scream of one more fool arguing in favour of not wearing a poppy for remembrance day can be heard, faintly filling the end of a slow news day, usually on Channel 4. That some people decide not to wear a poppy is fine....

Crossing a picket line

On Tuesday of this week, I crossed a picket line, and didn’t express any solidarity with the picketers.  I walked straight past them, ascended the stairs and went about my business as usual.  I didn’t pay it a moment’s thought, because the business...