The last – the only – general strike to take place in Britain was in May 1926. The strike was called by the TUC in support of... Continue reading
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Bernard’s Good Record by John Freeman A fairly good record, says the manager. It’s a very good record, Bernard says. Off for two weeks after Christmas this... Continue reading
March 17 is traditionally St Patrick’s Day, a day when ‘Irishness’ is celebrated all over the world. This date is traditionally held to be the date of... Continue reading
Culture Matters is pleased to present this short film by Professor Esther Leslie, Carl Joyce and Mike Quille. Professor Leslie’s text is below. Walter Benjamin was interested... Continue reading
The news that the BBC will not broadcast an episode of the new David Attenborough flagship British wildlife documentary Wild Isles indicates the power of acceptable and... Continue reading
FIVE WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT SOCIETY & POLITICS by David Betteridge, with drawing above by Bob Starrett Three of the five ways of thinking expressed beloware overly... Continue reading
“Siblings” by German Democratic Republic writer Brigitte Reiman has just been published in English translation by Penguin, in its series of classic international literature. It comes sixty... Continue reading
Introduction by Fran Lock This story both is and isn’t about Birkbeck. On the one hand, it is absolutely particular to an iconic institution that recently celebrated... Continue reading
Punches Full of Peace by Fred Voss Fist-knockshave replaced handshakesin this machine shopinstead of squeezing palms we hold out fistsand bump knuckles in the airbetween usI guess... Continue reading
On the 100th anniversary of Behan’s birth in 1923, Jenny Farrell celebrates his life and work. Photo above by William Murphy Brendan Behan was arguably one of... Continue reading
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