TR EMERITUS

Although the world over governments are saying loudly all the new laws and initiatives on “Fake News” are designed for the “good and safety” of the people we see in practice again and again that it is more about the government controlling the narrative and is essentially for the good of the government itself as they... 

Greetings from the City of Roses, aka Portland, Oregon! We're here for the annual Association of Writing Programs Conference. It's a little too early for roses but there are other blooms to enjoy. Certain to give delight are the new Gaudy Boy books—Lawrence Ypil's The Experiment of the Tropics and Jenifer Park's Autobiography... 

I know Bertha means well and is asking people to write to their MPs about the fake news Bill. But let's be clear about it factually: since the Bill's reading in Parliament, the ministers have been stoutly defending the Bill's provisions. In fact, even before the Select Committee was convened, the Law Minister already publicly...