Commons image of Yasser Abu Shabab By Nick Moss War generates inevitablyA quisling soup of gore and cashA huckster slimeThat seeps across each well-drawnHard-foughtLine. A Haw-Haw, a... Continue reading
By Chris Norris Spare us a thought, us ‘terrorists’ still stuckIn this god-awful gaol while those who’ve sentUs down look on and can’t believe their luckAs nobbled... Continue reading
Book available here By Jenny Farrell Sean O’Casey’s only daughter and now sole surviving child, Shivaun, has given the worldwide O’Casey community a splendid memoir of her... Continue reading
By Jim Aitken Aye, they maun think we’re aw daftcomin’ up here in his kilt an’ tweedjaiket, swannin’ aroun’ as if he ownsthe place. Ah spose he... Continue reading
Image courtesy of King’s College, London by Mike Jenkins Snothin t do with me,Sall blydi overseas,Theyer all Arabs, Muslims anyway. Ow about puttin ower people first,Ow about... Continue reading
There’s been a powerful poetic reaction to the genocidal acts by Israel in Gaza. Under the most difficult of circumstances, poets in Gaza have recorded their sense... Continue reading
Gumball Machine, by Wayne Thiebaud By Nick Moss How do you paint the fire while being consumed by the flames? What possibilities exist for artistic practice to... Continue reading
In this issue of Our Culture, series editor Alan McGuire reflects on the BBC’s historical role and explores how decades of mismanagement and market-driven objectives have reshaped... Continue reading
Edited by Alistair Findlay, Morning Star, £12.50, available here By Andy Croft Poetry is in the news a lot these days. We have recently been subjected to celebrity... Continue reading
In cinemas late November/early 2026 By Rita Di Santo With a captivating poetic opening, director Marta Bergman chronicles the journey of a young couple, whose beginning is... Continue reading