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corbynmaniaA friend of mine recently dismissed Jeremy Corbyn as being not just as a man in his 60s but also as a man of the 60s.

The implication being that he speaks for an era that has passed and therefore advocates policies that are out of date.

If this were remotely true, I doubt he would have engaged and inspired so many in his remarkable path towards becoming leader of the Labour Party (From “Jez-he-can” to “Jez-he-did!”).

It is significant that he has been able to win over not only voters of his own generation (he was born in 1949) but has also managed to mobilize otherwise disillusioned youths who have not previously had a Socialist option to vote for (born under Thatcher – raised under Blair). Continue reading

HAIR OUT OF PLACE

Last weekend I went to see ‘Hair the tribal love rock musical’ at the Carisport, Cesena  performed by  Teatro delle erbe .

The venue doubles as an indoor basketball stadium. Despite spending a lot on the acoustics the sound quality is still pretty bad with too many dead zones. On top of this, the screwing of plastic seats onto the concrete steps on the upper levels does nothing to improve the comfort factor. Perhaps an engrossing spectacular would help you overlook these factors but ‘Hair’ is not that show. Continue reading

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