Politics old and new

This week on CW’s post-election blog, Dolan Cummings explores the ambiguous politics of ‘aspiration’, while Anwar Oduro-Kwarteng asks what’s new about the ‘new politics’. And in a warm-up for his 2010 football World Cup blog, Geoff Kidder revels in England’s triumph in cricket’s Twenty20 Cup. Sharmini Brookes reviews two films exploring the history of World Cup host nation South Africa, Saturday Night at the Palace and Katrina. And moving to the political history of the US, Dan Schneider reviews the classic documentary, Harlan County, USA. Finally, Andrew Haydon reviews the nicest play ever written, now playing at the National Theatre in London.

20 May 2010