The Fly separates personal privilege from “white privilege,” tracing a childhood on free school meals, a father’s business lost to globalisation, graft through odd jobs to a late degree, and even life as an outsider in Spain. He questions whether skin colour explained his progress, argues today’s squeeze hits everyone, and urges dropping the label in favour of shared opportunity. Write the Fly Support the show
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The Fly separates personal privilege from “white privilege,” tracing a childhood on free school meals, a father’s business lost to globalisation, graft through odd jobs to a late degree, and even life as an outsider in Spain. He questions whether skin colour explained his progress, argues today’s squeeze hits everyone, and urges dropping the label in favour of shared opportunity. Write the Fly Support the show
The Fly takes aim at Bob Villain’s Glastonbury set and the BBC’s decision to air it, then dissects an Amsterdam clip where the act allegedly celebrates a US commentator’s death. He questions double standards, crowd complicity, and whether free speech means letting performers expose themselves — without mistaking that for virtue. Write the Fly Support the show
Fly in the Ointment
The Fly separates personal privilege from “white privilege,” tracing a childhood on free school meals, a father’s business lost to globalisation, graft through odd jobs to a late degree, and even life as an outsider in Spain. He questions whether skin colour explained his progress, argues today’s squeeze hits everyone, and urges dropping the label in favour of shared opportunity. Write the Fly Support the show