Commons image, CCA 4.0 By Jim Aitken Brexit’s broken boneshave morphed into nativismas they wave their flags. Continue reading
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By Jim Aitken Surely one of the best acts at this year’s Edinburgh Festival has been ‘The Horse of Jenin’ presented by Palestine Comedy Club at the... Continue reading
The Rich and the Poor, by Ignacia Ruiz Jim Aitken reviews four new poetry books Culture Matters have four poetry collections that all seem to have forms... Continue reading
Miles Pickering By Jim Aitken I have always supported Plasticine Actionever since attending nursery school.The teacher told the class all about it,explaining its importance and enabling usto... Continue reading
By Jim Aitken Michael Rosen loves words. He loves their sense, their sounds, their layers of meaning and the uses they can be put to. He does... Continue reading
Published by Penguin Books, 2025 By Jim Aitken ‘They can’t break or occupy my words’ – Mahmoud Darwish We Are Not Numbers by Ahmed Alnaouq and Pam... Continue reading
Paul Trevor, Anti-racists gather to block route of National Front demonstration, New Cross Road, London, August 1977 © Paul Trevor by Jim Aitken Not long after this... Continue reading
by Jim Aitken For Ward Jalal Al- Shaikh Khalil The whole world saw her silhouettedancing through the flames of a school.There was something ethereal,some strange scene from... Continue reading
Palestine refugees enforced to flee Hamad quarter in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, after receiving an evacuation warning from Israeli army. Commons image. by Jim Aitken MacCaig... Continue reading
by Jim Aitken A headline in the Daily Telegraph on the 11th of April this year read, ’Migrants are handed life jackets by the French.’ This implied... Continue reading
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