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The BBFC Doesn’t Know What It Is Doing

The BBFC prepares to change its guidelines based on fickle public opinion – doesn’t this suggest that its supposed ‘expertise’ counts for nothing?

Why the Sight and Sound Poll Doesn’t Matter – And Why It Does

Thoughts from 2012 on ‘the greatest films of all time’ and the odd outliers of the Sight and Sound poll that year as we await the 2022 results.

Censorship In Ireland: The Public Speak

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A VoxPop study of public attitudes towards strict film censorship in 1964.

Pandering To The Masses: The Hypocritical Fixation With Public Opinion

Why do people put so much time and effort into pretending that the opinions of the person on the street actually matter?

Hey, Media: Stop Thinking That Twitter Trending Means Anything

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The disproportionate importance given to whatever a small number of people are discussing on social media is something that needs to end.

Twitter Is Not The Real World

It’s time for lazy journalists and politicians to look beyond a quick Twitter search when trying to gauge public opinion.

Bad Research And Block Heads – Government Censorship And Compliant Pressure Groups

The Great British tradition of forcing through bad laws with a combination of manipulated hysteria and biased research from prohibitionist organisations.