May 18, 2010 at 00:47 · Jon writes about Politics
Throughout the General Election I was focusing on the doorstep rather than the internet, and so many articles which I had written while journeying on trains have gone unpublished, a few will be resurrected perhaps when Labour has a new leader, and the time is right. Many of you will have followed my thoughts on Twitter and Facebook. However I’ve put together a small token of a tribute towards the General Election, something which captured more media attention than Bigot Gate, or Chris Grayling – the poster campaigns. From all political parties, the emphasis on parodies of posters, mocked posters and general public posters were an underlying reminder of the 21st Century digital campaign. My small tribute is a post-election reminder of the faces we are left with. Read More »
April 8, 2010 at 21:40 · Jon writes about Democracy & Citizenship, Politics, Sport
The Olympics are not just a great opportunity to showcase Britain’s sporting legacy and inspire the next generations to take on the Olympic values and encompass sport into their lives – but a real opportunity to redevelop a deprived area of London and kick-start regeneration that otherwise would have taken 60 years, instead of just 6. But in the midst of all this high-profile construction and preparation there looms a bigger issue and one that is not always ignored, but certainly never given the appreciation it deserves. Activists who look at the Olympic Games with a negative perspective might on first look have good reason to. It’s easy to dismiss the whole event as an extravagant ‘party’ that showcases nothing but athletes on drugs, and then at the end of the whole charade the host city is left with huge white elephant developments that leave the taxpayers a growing bill for years to come and a more expensive city with inflated housing prices. Read More »
March 24, 2010 at 22:53 · Jon writes about Broadcasting, Music
If you are writing a song for the Eurovision there is one way to really distance yourself from the fans of the contest and last week that’s exactly what Mike Stock did. The reaction to the United Kingdom’s entry, written by himself and Pete Waterman, was far from supportive and with odds to win currently standing at 199/1 – they really do have a task in front of them if they don’t want to return the UK to the bottom half of the leader-board come May 29th. In response to the fans outrage of “That Sounds Good To Me”, his new prized composition, Stock decided to tell Eurovision fans to calm down about the entry as it was “only a pop-song” – but as if this wasn’t enough to alienate him from passionate followers of the contest, he decided to go further with his statement that it was “only Eurovision.” Just a tip, but not a good idea if you want fans to change their opinion of you. Read More »
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