Blog – Jack Sanger

Lords of Disruption (Song for guitar 1)

Beware the Lords of Silicon Valley Who create new worlds in binary code They’ve convinced themselves they’re freedom fighters They believe they’re Kerouaks On the Road They vow to eradicate injustice They vow to shake the Powerful’s hold But every act has its consequences Whose ends can never be foretold We are on… Know More
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Bobbies on the Beat

I lived through the period of bad policing under Thatcher and after. Racism in the Met and beyond, corruption in the West Midlands force etc BUT I have always felt that community policing, sensitively done, with officers of diverse skin colour, religious and social backgrounds, is essential in developing a tolerant, open minded and pluralistic… Know More
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OJ Simpson: Made In America and The Keepers

There’s been much made of the changes in viewing habits in the last decade. The move towards box set blow-outs being one of the trends. On the one hand they satisfy an audience’s desire for gorging gratification and on the other they turn a TV series into a vehicle for writers, directors and actors to… Know More
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Corbyn’s Terrorism Speech Today

Corbyn will be vilified by the right wing press and politicians for raising a passionate critique of UK foreign policy in the Middle East. It is already being said that he is using the awful and appalling Manchester attack by an Isis-trained killer as a political football. There is absolutely no defence for the bomb,… Know More
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The Ballad of Theresa May (The Mary Poppins of Brexit)

Cynical MPs who piss-take our voters New laws that further impoverish our sufferers A Cabinet of ears with nothing between These are a few of my favourite things Ever more food banks to feed low paid workers Concessions to Company high-paid tax shirkers Houses affordable for those with some bling These are a few of… Know More
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Thirteen Reasons Why

It’s time to jettison misconceptions – unless you are under 21! The threat to one’s sense of identity as a mature consumer of all things cultural should surely prevent even glancing at the first episode of Netflix’s Thirteen Reasons Why. An American High School setting. Early forays among late adolescents in a world of rocky… Know More
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Europe Farewell?

In 2016 the news went fake The Brexiters were on the make Politicians lied and more besides The poor got austerity and the rich got cake (chorus) It’s sad to say we are on our way We won’t be back for many a day Our hearts are down, our heads spinning around We’ll… Know More
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The history of human vice

The History of Human Vice The Brexiteers have blocked from view Why we should stay in the EU Which is that a Higher Court of Peers Can clip the wings of profiteers Of human shame Who’d otherwise be free from the blame Of comforting those regimes Who use every heinous means To strip human… Know More
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Leaving Europe

This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the… Know More
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Utopia Channel 4

Thoughts on TV series ‘Utopia’. I’m watching Season 2. Cult status. Critical acclaim. Brilliantly perverse. Mould breaking plot. Seasons 3 and 4 pulled by Channel 4. Why? One suspects the best conspiracy thriller in a decade has fallen foul of conspiracy itself. Weaving fiction with allegations of CIA MI6 dirty deeds involving real time events… Know More
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