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'Paedophile Gary Glitter's Friend and Advocate Jim Davidson' to Appear in Adult Pantomime in Wimborne
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (335+ words) Why the Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne ever considered it a good idea to have someone who advocated for the release of a dangerous paedophile back into the community is utterly beyond me. One would have to contact them and ask…...
When Satire Punches at Faces Instead of Power, It Loses Its Teeth
1+ week, 2+ day ago (739+ words) Recently I watched the following discussion with Stewart Lee, and he makes almost exactly the same point. This matters because power rarely survives through personality alone. It survives through ideas: ideologies, narratives, and assumptions imposed from above to keep ordinary…...
This Insane Thing Has Set Me Off
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (219+ words) I saw this insane thing round the corner from our house the other day " a gold Jaguar E-Type with whitewall tires, ffs " and was beset with a torrent of the compound emotions that seem to be par for the course…...