Dr Ian McCormick

Shakespeare: New Voices, ed. Ian McCormick #drama #theatre #Shakespeare #performance #adaptation #appropriation #historicism #empire #culture #materialism #TeamEnglish #renaissance #bardolatry #postcolonial #woke #socialjustice #theory #queer

One city. 9 million people. All of us Londoners. We will never be divided.

Welcome to Rip-Off Britain. One in five children is growing up in poverty, public services are crumbling - and the 10 richest families and individuals have grown £11bn richer in just one year. Enough is enough. Tax wealth, not work.

Farage's company Thorn in the Side. Cash in bank 2023 -£291,328. I'm a Celebrity fee of £1.5m paid into bank 23/24. Cash in bank 2024 - £1,707,967. £1.4m house purchase May 2024. In 2025 cash in bank £1,967,406. Was not paid from I'm a Celebrity fee.

2020: Boris Johnson describing Brexit, "We will prosper mightly" 2026: Ben Habib, "Christopher Harborne donated £1,000,000 to Boris Johnson" Christopher Harborne is a foreign-based crypto billionaire who is now also a Thai citizen and has been living there for over 20 years Ben Habib, "Without Christopher Harborne there was no Brexit party" "In the general election of 2019, Farage stood down 319 Brexit party candidates against the Tory party. Every single Tory MP had no Brexit party opposition" "Farage killed the Brexit party prospects in the 2019 election and he ensured a Boris Johnson government" "The argument Farage gave in 2019 was if we don't do that we might get Corbyn there will be a second referendum and we might lose Brexit. I bought that argument" "Then I at the start of 2023, the same Christopher Harborne give £1m to Boris Johnson" "Christopher Harbone used to say to be in 2019 and 2020 that Boris Johnson is biddable. He kept saying, Boris Johnson is biddable" "What I thought he meant is that you can make an argument with Boris Johnson and he will listen to you" "Actually, I think he was much more literal than that" "He was saying I can buy off Boris Johnson" "And he paid £1m to Boris Johnson in 2022 after Boris Johnson had screwed the country. After Boris Johnson had screwed up Brexit" "And I have it on good authority that he also paid Nigel Farage £1m in 2022" "Now that we've discovered that £5m went to Farage in 2024, I'm obliged to disclose the £1m went to Farage in 2022" In his interview with Harry Cole where Nigel Farage says the £5m gift was for his 27 years working to deliver Brexit, he said, "Hang on a second, hang on a second, I can't be bought by anybody" To which Elon Musk said, "Farage is lying"

Another whopper from Farage. His Celebrity money was paid into his Thorn in the Side account (his tax dodging vehicle) and never left it to buy a house.

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Teaching Shakespeare to incarcerated men. Inspirational ! #drama #performance #theatre #prison lpm.org/news/2026-05-0…

The Unite the Kingdom march organisers are spreading hatred and division. They do not reflect the Britain I’m proud of. Peaceful protest is a fundamental right and one I will always protect. But if protest turns violent, we will act swiftly, with extra court capacity in place.

Stephen Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) is one of the most well-known figures on the global far right. A poll of 45,000 people conducted by @hopenothate found 17% of British people like him. Amongst men aged 25 and 34 this rose to 34%. Obviously a lot more people disliked him, but his reach and support is like nothing we have seen before. Some people might question why I post this, it is simple. Unless we are honest about what we are up against, then we will not properly be able to find ways to counter him - especially amongst those people who are slightly attracted to him but who can be persuaded otherwise

After coordinating the harassment of Brummies in Stirchley on Thursday; ending with a hit and run perpetrated by ‘Raise The Colours’ thugs. Flag-Fascist Ryan Bridge’s big day sucking up to Tommy Robinson’s over before 11:30am Should show this on a big screen in Stirchley 👍😁

Dear Muslim sisters, parents with young children, and people of colour, Please avoid central London today as hordes of racist Islamophobes will be descending on the capital to “Unite The Kingdom”. No, not everyone attending Tel Aviv Tommy’s hate march is a racist bigot, but the vast majority are. It’s simply not worth the risk. If you do need to travel into central London, please remain extremely vigilant, avoid large crowds of white men, especially those waving 🇬🇧 or 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 flags, avoid travelling alone, and film ANY incident.

"Like shit-stirring peas in a misinformational pod." Tommy Robinson wants to keep things civil on Saturday's Unite the Kingdom rally – but his longtime associate Danny Tommo has been out inciting riots over a crime that never actually happened. Meanwhile, Nigel Farage is offering a "tacit endorsement" to Robinson's rally, all without actually backing the convicted criminal. @simonchilds13 reports: novara.media/4ufT3wM

Today is the "Unite the Kingdom" rally. Here are three reasons why it's worse than you think...

A former colleague, an ex‑copper I’ve known for over 30 years proudly announced on social media that he was heading to Yaxley‑Lennon’s latest Unite the Kingdom grift in London today. Given that 26 of our former colleagues were injured at the last gathering, it takes a very special kind of simple to sign up for another. I genuinely despair.

Figures of the Thinkable - Cornelius Castoriadis ebay.us/m/MT5BNZ #philosophy

🗳️POLL | #GE2029 with Streeting as PM: ➡️Ref: 32% (+17) 🟢Grn: 21% (+14) 🔵Con: 15% (-9) 🔴Lab: 15% (-20) 🟠Lib: 11% (-2) { Seats } ➡️Ref: 373 (+368) 🟢Grn: 101 (+97) 🟠Lib: 72 (-) 🟡SNP: 47 (+38) 🔵Con: 17 (-104) 🟩Plaid: 10 (+6) 🔴Lab: 5 (-406) Poll: @YouGov, 28 Jan 2026

@BBCPolitics @ChrisMasonBBC As the Reform supporting Chris Mason frantically whips up more baseless froth against Starmer, the BBC turns a blind eye to the greatest political scandal since the Profumo affair.

What time is Chris Mason investigating Nigel Farage taking over £6 million in bribes from a crypto billionaire?

BREAKING: Allies of Wes Streeting have told Sky News that the health secretary is preparing to resign and mount a formal leadership challenge, as first reported by The Times. Sky's @BethRigby reports ⬇️ trib.al/A1mS4oy 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233

Deja vu ?