Monthly Archives: June 2010
Cover stories
The ‘Russian spy ring’ story is playing out as a return to the cold war, with the female spies being labelled Bond girls or femme fatales. And like the Bond stories, the narrative seems to suggest a controlling force back … Continue reading
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A better class of England fan
A bit of stereotyping here, courtesy of the police and the BBC: it was “refreshing” to see some England supporters congratulating the Algerians, many of whom were celebrating the surprise draw”… Considering the number of supporters that were there I … Continue reading
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The great British public
Oh, it’s been a long time since I posted anything here. So I’ll start with something light: the depressingly silly exaggeration made in the media’s vox pops after any kind of criminal incident. It was earlier this week when a … Continue reading
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