By Alan Morrison Prolific socialist poet, playwright and verse-dramatist Tony Harrison passed away yesterday aged 88. His many works included The Loiners (1970), From the School of... Continue reading
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A Few More Sunrises Yet Before It Ends – Selected Poems by Martin Hayes (Broken Sleep Books, 2025), 359pp By Alan Morrison A Few More Sunrises Yet... Continue reading
I thought they were slightly incomprehensible comments that were totally inappropriate. It doesn’t disturb me, because it’s actually proof that we live in a country where free... Continue reading
By Ness Sadri Clutching my fashion jewellery, a gold cross I had bought in a hurry, I walk through a town that feels more hostile than ever. ... Continue reading
“Patriotism will always be an important thing to [the Prime Minister]. Absolutely, patriotism, putting up English flags”—The prime minister’s spokesperson “I’m going to confess I have not... Continue reading
‘Yes I think we [Welsh] rather love precipices, we go towards them, then withdraw… I think we all do, we Celts… …there was a second or two... Continue reading
‘It feels a dark kind of summer, in which prejudice is dressed in fuchsia and the political class shrug their shoulders while the angry mob grows. We... Continue reading
A Review of Undercover Work by Nick Burbridge (Olympia Publishers, 2025) By Alan Morrison Nick Burbridge is a Brighton-based ‘stalwart of the folk revival’, a veteran songwriter-lyricist... Continue reading
Another interior monologue from Keir Starmer on his suspension of four Labour rebels who voted against the Pathways to Work green paper, Rachael Maskell, Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian... Continue reading
by Alan Morrison The Chancellor sits puffy-eyed on the front benchAs the Prime Minister leans in to his nondescript scriptAt the despatch box amidst rambunctiousEighteenth century theatrics... Continue reading
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