The socialism I believe in is everybody working for the same goal and everybody having a share in the rewards. That’s how I see football, that’s how... Continue reading
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Mark Perryman has been reading up on the sport we’ve lost, and what sport might become, as what seems like a never-ending lockdown gradually eases Way back... Continue reading
Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman recalls the Clash’s epic album of 40 years ago. Image designed by Hugh Tisdall for Philosophy Football 14th December 1979 – the year of... Continue reading
Mark Perryman criticises the exclusive way some sports are managed, and suggests some progressive policies to bring out all the benefits of sport – for the many, not the... Continue reading
40 years on, Mark Perryman celebrates the release of the debut single from The Specials On the 3rd May 1979, Margaret Thatcher leads the Tories to a crushing... Continue reading
Mark Perryman of Philosophy Football criticises the commercialisation of football, and explores the possibilities of fan culture as a social movement. During the international break, a mini-spat... Continue reading
8th April is the 40th Anniversary of The Clash’s debut album. Mark Perryman reminds us what the 1977 punk and politics mix was all about. The birth of punk... Continue reading
What kind of cultural celebration, Mark Perryman asks, do the art and the politics of the Russian Revolution deserve? A century ago, on 23rd February 1917, Russian... Continue reading
Mark Perryman describes Dad’s Army as the most popular front of them all. 1968 was a tumultuous year. The Tet Offensive, the civil rights movement, the May... Continue reading
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