Soil and Soulwas first published in 2001, and it was a thoroughly well-received book. In his Foreword to it, George Monbiot described it as ‘a ground-breaking book.’ ... Continue reading
Mike Quille interviews Carl Joyce, maker of the award-winning short film The School on Seaside Lane. Below is the trailer… What inspired you to create ‘The School on... Continue reading
Above image: Salmon Net Drying Rack, 1973. This photograph and all the others in this review are courtesy of the artist. Fixing Time is the title of a comprehensive exhibition... Continue reading
Mike Quille interviews Mark Thomas about comedy, politics, pubs, Starmer, the miners, his latest show, and being a pastor. Image above by Tracey Moberley 1. Mark, looking on... Continue reading
He’s done it again! A few years ago, Ed Edwards exploded into Edinburgh with ‘A Political History of Smack and Crack’, performed at the Fringe Festival. It... Continue reading
Mike Quille interviews Mark Taylor, co-author of Culture is Bad For You, by Orian Brook, Dave O’Brien and Mark Taylor, published by Manchester University Press. Q. The usual... Continue reading
Mike Quille interviews Adam Theron-Lee Rensch about his new book No Home for You Here: A Memoir of Class and Culture Q. Can you tell us about... Continue reading
Sacred Symphony is a new collection of poems on life in inner-city Dublin, by Karl Parkinson, with photographs by Peter O’Doherty. It includes All the Swings are Gone and is... Continue reading
Class conflict, and the various ways class divisions are expressed and resolved in personal relationships, from outright violence to affection and peaceful co-existence, form the central themes... Continue reading