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The Invisibles - House of Commons debate

Chubby P

13:30 / 04.07.03

"ST.SWITHIN'S DAY - a story about a young man from the North attempting to assassinate Margaret Thatcher - had questions raised in the House of Commons, as did THE INVISIBLES, Morrison's highly-influential six-year long series about a group of occult terrorists." (Source)

Anyone know what questions were raised about The Invisibles? And who raised them? How much time was spent by MPs discusing it? I've searched google but to no avail so any help would be appreciated.

_Boboss

14:14 / 04.07.03

I think it was just toi do with the amount of swearing in the first issue, down where the kiddies can reach them on the newsstands, that set the ruflles fuffing. i remember the news report on the big breakfast [not a serious news show] at the time, just some tory going 'they say the f word fucking loads in this the cunts' and that was it. the big breakfast ran a news story on kirby's death when he passed, so good on em i say

They'd lock you up for that now : A cat called "Darkie"

14:26 / 04.07.03

I thought I remembered an interview with Grant where he said the debate was about the extremely anti-authoritarian stance?

I could be wrong.......it has been known!

Kiss My Apocalips

14:41 / 04.07.03

Yep, it was because of the anti-authoritarian stance and because of the depiction of royals and the british crown. But, well, according to David Icke, Prince Charles is a shape-shifting, blood-drinking reptoid from Sirius (or was it Orion?). So why bother about some harmless Moonchild stories?

_Boboss

14:48 / 04.07.03

while it's obvious to see why morrison would prefer that to be the reason, unless anyone has a commons transcript to prove otherwise i reckon i'm right. tories hardly known for shitting theirselves just because a comic goes o bondage up yours a bit. that kind of popular dissent is well tolerted in brit culture really, as they know the best way to deflate the power is to ignore it. teaching the kiddies to swear tho? that'll have mrs grundy up in arms and no mistake.

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