We are getting close to the opening of Birds of War – a collaborative exhibition about the experience of civilians in Iraq since the invasion of 2003.
There’s some terrific stuff on the website and I know the exhibition, opening on April 11th, is going to be excellent.
And here is an old Birds of war drawing of my own.
An unmissable pub crawl with Karl Marx (hat tip to Mark Crail)
Also, don’t miss celebrity political blogger Guido Fawkes and his unwise foray into the world of the mainstream media and Newsnight. His film was good – and asked some sensible questions, but the decision to do an interview with Paxo and Mike White from the Guardian … ouch!
The legacy of unfit for purpose. And we all know something else that could do with being split apart fast too.
On Wednesday MPs will vote on whether one of the most deprived parts of East Manchester is the right place to plonk Britain’s first supercasino. (It’s important to remember, there is no problem with the 16 other smaller casinos which are to be liberally scattered across the country to join our existing ones.)
The supercasino project
The story of the project
It is convenient that the nearby University of Salford has a centre for the study of gambling and addiction. You feel, somehow, it is going to be very busy in the next few years watching the social problems come home to roost.
University of Salford
Perhaps the plan is that all the social bodies and charitable units that the government and the Conservatives are so busy encouraging (social entrepreneurship) will take the social strain that these new gaming establishments will bring. Infact, I’m sure that’s the hope, but would you bet on them being able to?
UPDATE: Well done the Lords. The Bill was stopped by a vote of 3 – and that halts, temporarily, movement towards the Supercasino site in Manchester. There is lots of whining from the government this morning about the poiltical ‘opportunism’ of its opponents this morning. Hah! That’s a pot and kettle argument.
The unmissable journalist pioneer Mr Reeves has No4 online.
This one is showing distinct signs of boosted production values – although the slick graphic sign off lacks the traditional face-to-face bon mots of numbers 1 to 3. Please bring them back Ian!
I have just finished a piece of web drawing for Remedy UK, a lobby group of doctors who you may have seen on your television last weekend. They organised two very high profile marches in London and Glasgow protesting at changes the government has made to the way they have to apply for jobs.
Anyone working in journalism who wants to think about what the new media means and how to do it, would do well to watch this short film.
Hat tips to Richard Hernandez and Mindy McAdams
Reaction to the chancellor’s budget ‘performance’ has been mixed. That’s the problem with pulling rabbits out of hats – after you’ve seen it once … (a brushy sketch below)
Fascinating for anyone interested in where the news is going.
It’s going to be a like a debutante coming out in society – Gordon 2.0 announces himself to the world … the suspense, the suspense…
