The old battle of ideas is powerfully shown in the Mrs America series. There is no twitter but there are mailing lists and orchestrated letter writing campaigns (hello Mrs Whitehouse). By 1978 there … (View Post)

The problem is orchestrated coercion to silence people you disagree with by bombarding their employers with complaints, who then respond to the "reputational damage" by firing or silencing … (View Post)

I'm watching Mrs America on BBC iPlayer. 9 episodes. If you enjoy politics this is the show for you. It covers 1971-78 (Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan). It is the early culture wars and is full of … (View Post)

Or have me as a neighbour :) (View Post)

Barnes is a self-contained village with no tube link. It is even more isolated now that Hammersmith Bridge is closed. Yet for me it is a 30 minute journey to Piccadilly by walking over the bridge and… (View Post)