Raptors and rednecks
Ticket Stubs #19: Remembering Sam Neill and Brenda Fricker; defending Ron Howard from himself.
Stephen Daisley
Writing about politics, society, ideas, and movies. Major focuses: UK politics, the constitution, Israel, antisemitism, gender, and freedom. Culture is ‘the great help out of our present difficulties‘.
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Too Liddle, too late
Media Notebook #3: RIP Rod Liddle. I don’t come out of this one at all well.
How to vote in the election (if you must)
Politics Notebook #37: In response to a question I keep being asked and keep avoiding.
A Catholic’s letter to an Israeli soldier
The Promising Land #10: An appeal to the I.D.F. soldier who smashed a statue of Christ in southern Lebanon.
Who the hell is voting for the Scottish Greens?
Politics Notebook #36: The party is on course to become the second-largest in the Scottish Parliament.
Meet the Reform gays
Politics Notebook #35: One in four gay and bisexual men plan to vote Reform. Who are they?
Giving up the Ghostface
Ticket Stubs #18: Scream one… two… three-four-five-six… SEVEN? There are seven of these now?
Hi-atollah, bye-atollah
Politics Notebook #34: Mojtaba Khamenei replaces his father as Iran’s Supreme Leader. Boy, I’m glad they got rid of the Shah and that hereditary monarchy.
Flight Risk
Politics Notebook #33: Should the SNP be able to stop US planes landing at Prestwick Airport?
St. Valentine’s Day massacres
Ticket Stubs #17: Four horror movies that almost redeem the worst holiday ever.