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This is not to deride it - it may well be an effective way of political communication. But it is presumably not an accident for an English graduate to do this: more of a deliberate political comms strategy.

This is not to deride it - it may well be an effective way of political communication. But it is presumably not an accident for an English graduate to do this: more of a deliberate political comms strategy.

“...a different kind of politics ... problem-solving, not point-scoring ... kicked this issue down the road ... people playing politics ... find common ground ... a way forward .... time to draw a line ... buckling under the strain.” The new Prime Minister's deft mastery of the art of cliché.

Lauren Edwards, who’s bringing back the assisted dying bill, has responded to Andy Burnham’s comments. She argues improving social and palliative care can go hand in hand with assisted dying as per some other nations. She also notes a 4 year implementation period for the bill.

I think the point Fordham J wants to get across is that a court embargo and a journalism embargo are two different things. www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...

Why solving the prison capacity crisis is hard but unavoidable. My piece for Arguably on why there’s no alternative to an early release scheme. www.arguably.uk/p/britain-is...

It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

By Joyce James?

Ah, it is the new one. Not been there.

Reader, I shuddered.

I know, because I think I got a waiver in 1990 for the language requirement.

People who think Emily Wilson is being mean have clearly never presented a paper at an academic conference

Now want Nolan to remake Ulysses, freely recasting and restructuring, just to read film reviews by the foremost Joycean scholars.

Thing about working with famous epics is that they're famous epics for a reason. Tons of people have had opinions about them for millennia. If you're going to work with one, you know your version is going to piss some people off. Even a *sedate* famous epic inflames some of its audience.

Thank you, will look.

Actually quite refreshing to have a discussion about the respective merits of a popular successful adaptation of classic literature and an insightful if critical review by a learned professor. Compare and contrast with the usual stock of social media discourse.

Imagine if more LRB articles were read from beginning to end.

Always struck by how I hear more Generation X UK pop music in foreign cafes/shops and taxis than I do here. Wall to wall English lyrics even if no English is spoken.

I wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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