The class war raging behind every call for ‘something to be done’ about the dubious pleasures of the great unwashed.
Tag: Moral panic
The Silencing Of Dangerous Ideas: Britain’s Shameful Free Speech History Is Not About To Change
The UK government’s sudden and selective embrace of free speech is a little hard to swallow.
The BBC’s Banned Songs Of The Gulf War
The tunes considered too dangerous and subversive to be played on national radio during Desert Storm.
Why The Past Matters
The Critical Drinker’s passionate defence of the art of yesterday, no matter how much it clashes with current ideas.
Gestapo’s Last Orgy Is Still Too Outrageous For Britain’s Censors
The British film censors are still confusing offensiveness for dangerousness as they ban yet another former Video Nasty.
The Piss Poor Journalism Of The Daily Mirror
Smugly wrecking lives for money and power – the British tabloids continue to occupy the bottom rung of humanity.
Sex And Death In The Lindner Coffin Calendars
From eroticism to extinction, the world’s most intriguing collection of art calendars.
Infantilising Britain: A Lesson From History
Looking back at the hysterical, evidence-free report on ‘sexualisation’ by Reg Bailey, the man the BBFC want to oversee their appeals committee.
Whatever It Is, I’m Against It: Art Vs Protesters
From the justly earnest to the fanatical crank, objecting to challenging art has a long and difficult history.
The Blinkered Ignorance Of Politicians
Our laws are set by social misfits who don’t know what they are talking about – isn’t that depressing?