Tag: Politics

  • AFTER HEINLEIN: POLITICS IN SCALZI’S OLD MAN’S WAR UNIVERSE

    AFTER HEINLEIN: POLITICS IN SCALZI’S OLD MAN’S WAR UNIVERSE

    The publication Old Man’s War brought John Scalzi both critical and commercial success. His work was widely praised for its fast-paced action and for its updating of classic science fiction tropes but the novel was also controversial and attracted considerable criticism. This article is not the place to rehash the extensive online debates about Old […]

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  • FREE ZAGARNAR

    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.

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  • ARTS COUNCIL MUST CHANGE

    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

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  • JIM FITZPATRICK MP: ON ROGUE AGENTS

    JIM FITZPATRICK MP: ON ROGUE AGENTS

    Rogue agencies are fleecing the unwary of their money. Martin McGrath asks DTI minister Jim Fitzpatrick MP what the government is going to do about it.

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  • RESPECT PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING

    RESPECT PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING

    Equity supports believes that the traditions and high quality of British public service broadcasting should be respected and preserved, but that doesn’t mean the union is opposed to change.

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  • THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH

    THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH

    Five years ago, Patrick-Jude Oteh asked International Performers’ Aid Trust for support – he didn’t ask for much, just £25 per month, but that small contribution saved lives and brought hope to artists who are HIV positive.

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