Another offbeat biopic comedy by Gus Van Sant (Milk, My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting) and the second time he’s worked with Joaquin Phoenix since 1995’s To Die For. Van Sant has a fondness for oddballs and lowlifes, and this film more than compensates for the tedious environmental drama Promised Land (2012). Phoenix plays … Continue reading
I’d watched an interesting debate which was broadcast on February this year between Lord Freud, the architect of Universal Credit, and the Benefits and Welfare Committee. I’ve transcribed some of Lord Freud’s answers to the committee’s questions further below. I don’t have too much of a problem finding work or getting interviews, but it was … Continue reading
I’m posting a recent communication I’d had with Damien Gayle, a reporter for the Guardian, about the march against benefits cuts, work programs and sanctions for people receiving jobseekers allowance at Streatham Jobcentre in London that happened on 26th June 2015. Gayle had asked for a comment about the march and I took some time … Continue reading
