I think a reason that a lot of people feel politically paralysed is that it used to be clear how power was organised. But those who have their hands on the levers of popular culture today have great power - and it isn't even clear who they are.
Eddie Albert, Actor (1908) |
Kingsley Amis, Novelist (1922) |
Philip James Bailey, Poet (1816) |
Robert Barany, Scientist (1876) |
Glen Campbell, Musician (1936) |
Paul Davies, Writer (1946) |
Larry Elder, Journalist (1952) |
Janet Evanovich, Writer (1943) |
Henry Fielding, Novelist (1707) |
Henri La Fontaine, Lawyer (1854) |
Ansel Adams, Photographer (1984) |
Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Politician (1908) |
Stephen Lawrence, Celebrity (1993) |