Dr Kate Maltby
@katemaltby.bsky.social
weekly at the i newspaper (news column)
monthly at Prospect & at The Stage (on theatre)
often at FT & Observer (books, culture)
also Deputy Chair, Index on Censorship; Co-Chair, Critics' Circle (Drama); Senior Research Associate, Jesus College, Cambridge
monthly at Prospect & at The Stage (on theatre)
often at FT & Observer (books, culture)
also Deputy Chair, Index on Censorship; Co-Chair, Critics' Circle (Drama); Senior Research Associate, Jesus College, Cambridge
This really is becoming just like the other place, circa 2015, isn't it?
April 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
This really is becoming just like the other place, circa 2015, isn't it?
And what do we want to bet she does, in fact listen to speakerphone audio in a library?
April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
And what do we want to bet she does, in fact listen to speakerphone audio in a library?
That is an excellent line.
April 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
That is an excellent line.
As I've written often, I share concerns that our attempts to regulate speech on tech platforms will cause all the unintended consequences that censorship attempts always do. But Vance's posturing on anti-abortion protest is throat-clearing to present Starmer as anti-speech, before he pushes on this.
April 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
As I've written often, I share concerns that our attempts to regulate speech on tech platforms will cause all the unintended consequences that censorship attempts always do. But Vance's posturing on anti-abortion protest is throat-clearing to present Starmer as anti-speech, before he pushes on this.
One thing I'd add that I haven't said here: I suspect the 'free speech' Vance is really concerned about is the UK's moves to make tech companies accountable for 'harmful' content. He flagged this at Starmer's Feb White House press conference and it is a key issue for the tech donors who made him VP.
April 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
One thing I'd add that I haven't said here: I suspect the 'free speech' Vance is really concerned about is the UK's moves to make tech companies accountable for 'harmful' content. He flagged this at Starmer's Feb White House press conference and it is a key issue for the tech donors who made him VP.
Incredibly disappointing on stage. Bizarrely.
March 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Incredibly disappointing on stage. Bizarrely.