Martin McGrath
Welcome to my website. I intend to use this space to hold forth on things like politics, books, technology, films and anything else that interests or irritates me.
You can also use this site to see examples of some of the work I've done as journalist, writer and designer. I'm available for freelance work and my rates are competitive and negotiable for good causes.
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Category Archives: News
MIT WARNING ON TIN-FOIL HATS
Any conspiracy theorists, X-Files fans and any journalist looking for a cheap punchline at the expense of nerds and geeks the world over can tell you taht the humble tin-foil hat has long been the headwear of choice for evading secret transmissions from origins unknown. Continue reading
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Tagged Matrix, MIT, paranoia, science, tin-foil hats
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EQUITY IN INTERNATIONAL VICTORY
Daro Film Distributions tried to avoid paying members’ residual fees for the use of their work. Equity pursued the case across the globe to ensure fair play. Continue reading
FREE ZAGARNAR
Born in Burma/Myanmar in 1961 Zarganar has spent almost his entire life living in a country ruled by an oppressive military regime. He is a comedian, an actor and a film director in his native Burma and he is also the most famous and most popular satirist in his country. But highlighting the Burmese government’s failure to protect its people has cost him his freedom. Continue reading
ARTS COUNCIL MUST CHANGE
Angry meeting at Young Vic condemns Arts Council England’s “isolated and high-handed” approach to decision-making and sets out the artistic community’s demands for a more transparent and fairer funding process Continue reading
AGENT HEMMINGS GETS HAMMERED
In a ground-breaking case an agent who has repeatedly engaged performers for roles and then refused to pay them has been prosecuted by the government’s Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EASI) thanks to Equity members supported by their union. Continue reading