To Chris Taylor and others. You mention the cinematic. The reality is much more deadly than that. Today, saw the March of Nurses on Washington DC protesting against medical downsizing and lack of adequate hospital standards. Homelessness and exploitation are growing at alarming rates. I'm afraid the Hays Code and classical Hollywood affirmative visions are things of the past. Soon, in Britain (now heavily influenced by American culture both in cinema television, and newspapers (thanks to allowing Rupert Murdoch an American citizen control over your media you will soon experience an apocalyptic doom far more dangerous than the controvery over British beef! Consider the following facts. New Labour modelling itself after Slick Willy and Margaret Thatcher which has now officially accepted the end of the welfare state, the health service becoming more privatized and the state pension scheme gradually ending. The lack of a minimum wage requirement and the impossibility of most people ever saving enough money towards paying for hospital bills and old age. Indeed, your media has already paralleled the nihilistic visions of American cinema with the Francis Urquhart trilogy (HOUSE OF CARDS, TO PLAY THE KING, THE FINAL CUT) with its depiction of an eternal right-wing Tory dominance over England far more overpowering than escapist costume dramas, Jane Austen recreations, and the pompous posturings of Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson. Look beneath the surface, The UK experience is just as bad. Tony Williams ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]