Wire

Title: Annoyance caused by BT wire obstructing window view in Urmston

by
Title: Annoyance caused by BT wire obstructing window view in Urmston

The wire ‘can’t be more than a metre away’ from Janet Owen’s home and she is worried it will hit her home during strong winds. The wire was installed to service the property next to Janet’s home. A BT spokesperson stated that an engineer will check the positioning of the overhead cable and move it … Read more

Alexei Navalny’s Memoir Reveals The Wire as Inspiration for Political Career: ‘I’m a Huge Fan’

by
Alexei Navalny’s Memoir Reveals The Wire as Inspiration for Political Career: ‘I’m a Huge Fan’

In his posthumously published memoir, Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, describes how he was directly inspired by American grassroots politics as depicted in The Wire, David Simon’s seminal HBO series about crime and power in Baltimore, when he launched his political career in the campaign for mayor of Moscow in 2013. “I was banned … Read more