Tag: The Absence of War

DH: People tend to ask: do politicians know they’re lying? JG: I think more of Britishness. A good joke is what makes you realise what you think and feel. You, DH, have been writing about Labour for more than 30 years. We’re licensed in society to admire people who fight on single issues, identity politics, people who stand for their own group, be they women, black, Jewish, Arab. We don’t know how to use it well enough. JG: No. What can political theatre do that political journalism can’t? DH: People will happily talk to playwrights because they know their views will not be attributed and so they can be honest and not just politicians – I am talking about people in all walks of life. DH: Yes – what are the next three plays, James?!