Robert Hutton
RobDotHutton from the broken site. Parliamentary sketches and film columnist for The Critic, co-host of classic cinema love-in War Movie Theatre. New spy book "The Illusionist" is out now.
- Hot Take 2: if this is Mandelson's position, there is no reason for him not to issue a statement to this effect. If he has not issued a statement to this effect, the BBC's "understanding" of his actual position may be inaccurate. Stop letting people play this game.
- HOW? HOW DOES THE BBC "UNDERSTAND" THESE THINGS? Ouija board? Cup attached to a piece of string?
- Hot Take: Mandy should have listened to Epstein more.
- Peter Mandelson: a man undone because he just cares too much about other people, and their yachts. My SKETCH. thecritic.co.uk/no-f...
- The awfulness of Epstein risks overshadowing the fact that what Mandelson did would have been wrong whichever financier he was sending stuff to. thecritic.co.uk/pete...
- You have to admire Peter Mandelson's capacity to deliver surprises. thecritic.co.uk/pete...
- What's that? Peter Mandelson resigning from something again? FIRE UP THE (OLD) SKETCH! thecritic.co.uk/oh-m...
- This week on War Movie Theatre, we're telling you to stay alive, no matter what occurs, as we watch The Last Of The Mohicans. If by some chance we don't find you, you can find us wherever you get your podcasts: pod.fo/e/382e7c
- If Britain had a Department of Culture, it would be able to engage with this issue.
- 'the UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that... contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs." www.thetimes.com/culture/film...
