Gethsemane: feel the fear (SPOILERS)

I went to see Gethsemane by David Hare at the National Theatre last night. Political drama is always hard to get right, and even harder to keep politicos content. Even so, I was particularly disappointed. The basic plot (spoilers) revolves around the teenage daughter of the Home Secretary being gang raped by a group of… Continue reading Gethsemane: feel the fear (SPOILERS)

When is a wunch not a wunch?

Courtesy of David Cameron this week, we now know there are two types of city financier. The first, epitomised by Sir James Crosby, is the sort of shyster that only a Prime Minister with a serious lack of judgement would dream of putting in a senior role. The second, epitomised by Sir David Freud, is… Continue reading When is a wunch not a wunch?