Tom Inniss Gold Voice Team

Thanks for posting! A really interesting read about a topic I never really considered. Adding this to the Editors Pick's voicebox and promoting on the homepage. Can't wait to read what you write next!

I notice that The Room did not make the list.... Disappointing.

Movie fatigue and over-saturation is becoming a big talking point in Hollywood at the minute - especially as Disney continues to put out (insanely successful) franchise films from Marvel and Star Wars. I think there certainly is a risk of cinema becoming a habitat for just those big blockbuster movies, but that unfortunately is the fault of the studios who for so long allowed film budgets to spiral out of control, especially in regards to marketing, and demanding so much from the cinemas who run the film that they now aren't as willing to take a risk on the smaller films so they either get run at stupid and inconvenient times, or drop off after 2 weeks.

But, with every problem comes opportunity, and i think you were right in identifying new players like Netflix or Amazon as disrupters in the market. They've certainly posed a significant threat to traditional TV, but I'm yet to be as convinced by their film outing. But perhaps it will be enough to inject some life into the industry.
Great, thought provoking piece - adding it to the Editors Picks voicebox!

I can assure you there is no appeasement here. Rape is rape and rapists should be imprisoned. But, the accused should be found guilty in a court of law, and go through the due process. What Tommy Robinson did, as I explained in the article, was undermine that process and nearly collapse the case.
He has done this twice now.

His interference could very well have meant that there needed to be a retrial or the accused be acquitted, which doesn't provide justice to anyone. Likewise, he wasn't telling 'the truth' he was spouting what he (maybe?) believed to be the truth, predominantly based on pre-existing prejudices, which again, is Contempt of Court while a case is active.

So yes, I do defend his arrest, because I respect the law, and have to trust that it will provide justice. It can't do that, however, if people like Tommy Robinson are going to try and circumvent it.

I just came back here to grab the link to put in our monthly report for user generated pick and I realised I hadn't actually left a comment! Thanks for posting on Voice, a great and topical poem - excited to see what else you produce :)

From what I remember, I think my SexEd was quite thorough. We had the whole explanation of the STI's, the different kinds of contraception, the importance of consent, as well as the more biological aspects of it.

I'm fairly sure we had a whole 'health' day where we got to try out putting condoms on bananas and had an (awkward) Q&A where, as you might imagine, 16 year olds mostly took the mick.

I do distinctly remember the school not being able to give condoms out on the day because some students were under 16...