Deirdre O’Neill
Deirdre O’Neill is a filmmaker who created the documentary Adult Human Female. She tweets at @AHFdoco
Union blues
The directors of Adult Human Female explain why they are taking their trade union to tribunal
Not coming to a venue near you
How activists have forced a documentary film underground
Anti-industrial strategy
Manufacturing has been systematically devastated by successive governments
Will Labour build back better?
The most conspicuous monuments of the last decade are the vast online shopping warehouses
The mean queens of the book world
A rare case of a “progressive” employee facing consequences will not change the publishing industry
Mutilation theology
Asserting mastery over their future selves is a feature of mastectomy, not a bug
Corporations can become communities
Canary Wharf’s 8 Canada Square should be humanised
Stolen moments
Smoking is a precious social currency in a fast atomising world
It is good to challenge kids
That which makes us anxious can also make us strong
The professional classes don’t understand manual work
They cannot understand distinctions between different kinds of labour
Civilisation versus barbarism in Kensington and Chelsea
A new book reminds us of the irreplaceable value of our architectural heritage