Bob Piper has been a Labour Councillor for the Abbey
Ward in Sandwell, West Midlands, for 10 years. He is a lifelong supporter of Aston Villa Football Club and a follower of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
The views expressed here are mine in a personal capacity, not those of the Labour Party, Sandwell MBC, Aston Villa or Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Get it! Mine... just mine!
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Please note however, that The Labour Party is not responsible for the content of this website or individual posts as, unless specifically stated, I am writing solely in a personal and individual capacity.
Charlie Brooker may well be right. Is this the best TV in the last decade? The beauty of The Wire is that it doesn't just show the seamy side of life in the projects of Balitmore. It provides a direct comparison with the seamy side of life in the police force, local government, organised labour, the education system and in the final series the media. It also shows that in all of these areas there are people heroically performing within the system, leading to a conclusion that it is the apple that is rotten, not the worms.
If you haven't seen it, I would heavilly recommend the DVD's because you can watch with subtitles and follow what people are saying.
