Who is the Ministry of Truth? I used to think the answer to that was simple: it is Unity (whoever the fuck that is). It turns out however that there are two Ministry of Truths. The other Ministry of Truth has been running this advert on Messagespace for the past few days. It doesn’t appear… Continue reading Ministry of Truth? Why is this lying liar lying to us?
Tag: politics
Politics in Japan
I’ve just watched an extraordinary film on this evening’s Newsnight about a by-election candidate in Japan. He basically spends the entire campaign – which he has to pay for entirely out of his own pocket – being abused by his Sensei (basically, the party elders), having his wife told she should give up her career… Continue reading Politics in Japan
Number 10: Good News Day (REVIEW)
I’ve just listened to the new Radio 4 drama Number 10, about which Peter Hyman wrote about in the Guardian on Friday. Spoilers below…