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Worthy but thin tale of broken Britain

Posted on February 13, 2015 by mkmswain

Eighteen months on, and Ed Miliband is still intoning “Cost of living crisis” in the hope of persuading disillusioned voters that someone at Westminster understands their plight. Yet the gulf between rhetoric and experience seems ever widening, making art that … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged arrest, changing state, child, cost of living crisis, crime, drama, drugs, ed miliband, election, ethnic minority, hen and chickens, house, housing, islington, islington gazette, local council, london, low income, millennial, north london, parent, play, politician, politics, poverty, pregnancy, prison, race, review, riots, singing, statistics, talent contest, teenager, theatre, unemployment, westminster, young, youth | Leave a comment

The thin blue line

Posted on November 13, 2014 by mkmswain

London is burning. The streets of Tottenham, Brixton, Enfield and Wood Green are alight as peaceful protest turns to violent protest turns to ruthless opportunism. Those who recall the 2011 riots will be under no illusions about the reality of … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Theatre | Tagged 2011 riots, assault, bargain theatreland, crime, domestic violence, drama, drugs, hampstead theatre, london, london riots, maria aberg, play, police, review, riots, robert peel, roy williams, theatre, wildefire | Leave a comment

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