Martin Cloake interviews Phil Thornton, author of Casuals: Football, Fighting and Fashion – The Story of a Terrace Cult. Phil Thornton’s book Casuals is an insightful cult... Continue reading
To mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War, and in memory of the British and Irish International Brigaders who wrote poems and... Continue reading
Keith Flett continues his selfless quest at beer festivals to identify the economics of producing craft beer in a competitive, capitalist market – and what tastes nice.... Continue reading
Via email interview, Robb Johnson introduces his new album and talks about politics, protest music, and plum pudding. Q. Can you tell us something about your new... Continue reading
‘the bravest of the brave’ by Fran Lock We will never again – in any future conflict – let those activist, left-wing human rights lawyers harangue and... Continue reading
Steve Presence looks at the way space, class and masculinity are represented in two films directed by Shane Meadows. Introducing his book Cinematic Countrysides (2007), Robert Fish... Continue reading
The recent exposure of greed and possible corruption at the highest levels of English football raise questions about the way sport in Britain, under tremendously strong and... Continue reading
Following her appearance on the In Our Time radio programme discussing Orwell’s Animal Farm, Professor Mary Vincent reflects on its powerfully written but fundamentally untruthful and simplistic... Continue reading
Graham Stevenson reviews the recent In Our Time radio programme about George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Melvyn Bragg’s discursive radio series, In Our Time, recently considered Orwell’s Animal... Continue reading
Phil Brett finds an intoxicatingly high level of class struggle in the latest V and A exhibition. Rock music is ageing and whilst not dead, does appear... Continue reading