John Hoyland

John Hoyland has worked in radical journalism, theatre, music, festivals, campaigns and, during the 1980s, for the GLC and then Charter 88. He has published three books and co-authored two plays. He edits the "Feedback" humour page for New Scientist.

Delegation to Berlin

To mark the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we have a true story from its early days. It is about a young man's rites of passage, but also an era of deception, self-deception and co-option, when those who made the journey to the other side could be turned by the Cold War into weapons.

By John Hoyland

/ 10 Nov 2010