How Long Will We Sing This Song?

No matter what you think of our reasons for going into Iraq, how can anyone justify Guantanamo Bay? Forget the allegations of torture and there's still a basic human rights issue being wilfully ignored. Would we stand for it if the boot was on the other foot? Sometimes I'm ashamed to be British.

While I'm venting spleen, allow me some words for Capote. I watched it last night while Philip Seymour Hoffman was winning his Oscar. He was outstanding but Catherine Keener as Harper Lee looked uncannily like how someone I used to be madly in love with will look in five years. There was no conflict at all yet the film just wouldn't end. All the characters come out of it either scarred or dead and the same could be said for the audience. It killed my birthday buzz after only two days and I slept like crap. Avoid this movie! Especially if you're me!