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"The management freedom given to academies should be rolled out across the whole state sector," said Richard Tice, chair of Northampton Academy school.

One of the most insidious of crimes committed by the Thatcher government was the privatisation of the building societies (Feature, Socialist Review, February 2008).

Director: Brian De Palma; Release date: 14 March

The cost of living rose at an annual rate of 2.2 percent in January if you believe the government's Consumer Price Index (CPI).

It was interesting to read about the struggles in Kenya following the elections (Frontlines, Socialist Review, February 2008).

Director: Fatih Akin; Release date: out now

Marshall Adame, ex-marine and Democrat congressional candidate for North Carolina, has incurred the wrath of mercenary firm Blackwater, whose 7000 acre training facility is based in his constituency.

It was good to read Alex Kenny's column on the NUT teachers' union ballot and pay campaign (Union-made, Socialist Review, February 2008).

Director: Sylvester Stallone; Release date: out now

Back in 2000 Fox News announced George W Bush's "victory" before the results had even finished being counted, leading to the widespread media acceptance that Democratic candidate Al Gore had lost, a result eventually accepted by Gore himself.

Bob Dylan's song "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" begins with words that are the cornerstone of justification for the justice system in model capitalist democracies.

Director: Philippe Aractingi; Release date: 21 March