The Oscars announce that Zoom speeches ‘will not be an option’ for those uneasy about traveling

The Oscars ceremony next month will be an intimate, in-person gathering, limited to nominees, presenters and their guests at Union Station in Los Angeles. In an email sent to nominees on Thursday, attendees were informed there ‘will not be an option to Zoom in for the show’ amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  Guests also must adhere to … Read more

HENRY DEEDES sees an uneasy Labour leader beam in from home for PMQs

As with most members of the legal profession, Sir Keir Starmer would crawl through an open sewer to hear the sound of his own voice. No topic is too obscure, too arcane, on which he would happily hold court.  Weighty matters of Human Rights jurisprudence, for example, or the finer points of the Equality Act. … Read more