We Need a Grown-Up Discussion of Troubling Telly
Following the extirpation of Little Britain, Come Fly With Me, Fawlty Towers, The League of Gentlemen, Cops, and, oddly, Gone With The Wind from...
Review: ‘This House’ and our Real Life Theatre Of The Absurd
Photo: National Theatre
Last week the National Theatre streamed James Graham’s 2012 play This House on YouTube. It tells the story of the British Parliament...
Face masks: What’s all the fuss about?
Many questions have arisen during the Covid-19 pandemic, but none more so than the questions surrounding face masks. On Friday 24 July, face masks...
Poldark causes feminists to get their knickers in a twist, again
Way back in October 2016 The Backbencher wrote about the hypocrisy of feminists denouncing the portrayal of an ambiguous sexual encounter but then celebrating...
Rogan Quits YouTube for Spotify
Joe Rogan’s departure from YouTube to a lucrative Spotify contract is a welcome, if small, step towards pluralism in social media. Estimated to be...
Covid Causes UK Cinema to Miss a Trick
According to the UK government, face masks are a legal necessity to ensure Britons feel safe going to the shops and indulging in what...
The Usual Misinformation About A Levels
Exactly one year ago to the day I wrote “Boys Beating Girls in A-Levels? – Err, No” pointing out how grossly misleading were the...
Why I’ve Left Twitter
Quitting Twitter shouldn’t have been as hard as it was, but I felt a small part of myself die as my finger met...
No Silence in Music Letter Misses the Point
An open letter signed by 700 UK music industry professionals has become yet another instance of the cultural elite telling regular people that they...