Five Most Popular Posts in March

The last 31 days have zipped by like nobody's business. But there was business done as far as this blog was concerned. What made waves among the internet-travelling public?

1. Politics After George Galloway's Victory
2. A Cynical Case of Fiscal Dishonesty
3. Why Reform Failed in Rochdale
4. The Political Uses of Racism
5. The Demise of Lee Anderson

In other words, what made it were all the big political stories from the first half of the month. I know it was remiss not to discuss Owen Jones's resignation from Labour, Keir Starmer talking about his localisation agenda, the Angela Rayner "scandal", and more polling woe for the Tories but if the appetite isn't there to do the homework, I'm not going to turn something out half-arsed. A rule people who are paid to talk about politics would do well to heed.

Second chances ... who deserves a spell in the spotlight? As none of the science fiction commentary made it into the monthly hall of fame, I select my quick look at Becky Chambers's The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. At some point in the next 10 years these books will get films/series/animated shows. Just don't expect thrills 'n' spills.

Looking forward to April, I gave no idea what I'm going to write about. Something's bubbling under about the Tories. There might be food for thought coming out of next weekend's Midlands Critical Theory conference. And surely some SF shall be fed into the mix. As ever, if you haven't already don't forget to follow the monthly newsletter, and if you like what I do (and you're not skint), you can help support the blog. Following me on Twitter and Facebook are cost-free ways of showing your backing for this corner of the internet.