Colin Cushion

Tag: Opinion

  • I Wanted to Love Tip Toe

    I Wanted to Love Tip Toe

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    Russell T Davies’ latest drama is ambitious, brilliantly acted and packed with moments of genuine humanity. But in trying so hard to explain itself, Tip Toe forgets to trust its audience, leaving a series that is powerful, frustrating and ultimately less affecting than it should have been.

  • Not Every Emergency Needs an Audience

    Not Every Emergency Needs an Audience

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    After emergency vehicles attended a possible missing person search in the Docklands, I found myself watching another kind of spectacle unfold: the crowd. Why are people so instinctively drawn towards sirens, flashing blue lights, and unfolding emergencies, and at what point does curiosity become performance?

  • The Problem With Olympic “Legacy” In Britain

    The Problem With Olympic “Legacy” In Britain

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    Britain became unbelievably good at selling the visual success of London 2012. Measuring the deeper social legacy proved far more difficult. As talk of a northern-led Olympic bid grows, the country faces a bigger question than where the Games should happen: does Britain still know how to deliver lasting national ambition beyond branding, spectacle and…

  • The World Cannot End Every Morning Before Breakfast

    The World Cannot End Every Morning Before Breakfast

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    Modern news increasingly feels designed to emotionally overwhelm rather than inform. After waking up to coverage of the Trump and Xi summit, Colin Cushion reflects on doomscrolling, media framing and why audiences are desperate for perspective again.

  • The Line That Gets You Out Is Breaking Down

    The Line That Gets You Out Is Breaking Down

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    Newham gets you through the day. Getting out is another story. As delays mount on the Docklands Light Railway, the gap between what Transport for London says and what passengers experience is becoming harder to ignore.