Thoughts from 2012 on ‘the greatest films of all time’ and the odd outliers of the Sight and Sound poll that year as we await the 2022 results.

Thoughts from 2012 on ‘the greatest films of all time’ and the odd outliers of the Sight and Sound poll that year as we await the 2022 results.
A VoxPop study of public attitudes towards strict film censorship in 1964.
Why do people put so much time and effort into pretending that the opinions of the person on the street actually matter?
The disproportionate importance given to whatever a small number of people are discussing on social media is something that needs to end.
It’s time for lazy journalists and politicians to look beyond a quick Twitter search when trying to gauge public opinion.
The Great British tradition of forcing through bad laws with a combination of manipulated hysteria and biased research from prohibitionist organisations.