James Boyle

A short verse about the enclosure of common land is circulating widely: "The law locks up the man or woman who steals the goose from off the common, but leaves the greater villain loose who steals the common from off the goose." The anonymously written poem was quoted by James Boyle in 2003 and referenced in a recent arXiv paper, and readers are sharing it as a pointed commentary on property law, privatisation of shared resources, and who the law punishes.

Director Danny Boyle has said British actor Jack O'Connell would make a great James Bond, praising him for having "that darkness" he believes suits the role. His comments add a notable voice to ongoing debate about who should succeed Daniel Craig as 007 following the end of the previous Bond era.

Director Danny Boyle says his new film Ink, about Rupert Murdoch and the launch of The Sun under editor Larry Lamb, written by James Graham, raises what he calls 'terrifying' concerns about artificial intelligence in journalism. He suggests the story of tabloid power and media manipulation resonates with today's debates over AI-generated news.