Blog Entries by Andy Hayes from 05/2012

Homeland: Sergeant Brody Should Have Blown Himself Up

| Posted 05.08.2012 | UK Entertainment

Sergeant Nicholas Brody has been a pleasure to watch. Old Etonian Damian Lewis's top-dollar American accent, the way in which he portrayed almost constant, angsty discomfort, and his character's strangely decent incipient terrorism - wanting to avenge a drone strike that killed scores of children - made for compelling viewing.

Heathrow: You're 'Aving a Larf

| Posted 05.16.2012 | UK

I used to think it was advisable, before entering marketing, to leave reality behind. Now I've realised it's essential.

Iraq: It's As If It Never Happened

| Posted 05.24.2012 | UK Politics

Maybe it's just my over-sensitivity, but the mooted return of Tony Blair to British politics strikes me as mind-bendingly peculiar.

Tony Blair: The Jury's Still Out

| Posted 05.29.2012 | UK Politics

"He looks haunted," said one of my colleagues, as Tony Blair gave evidence to the Leveson Inquiry. While various commentators have said the former prime minister appeared more relaxed than he'd done during Hutton and Chilcott, there was still something slightly askew about him. Something not quite right.