Duke Ellington, a prominent figure in music and cultural history, especially in jazz, died fifty years ago on May 24, 1974. Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into... Continue reading
In his book, How The Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland’s Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe, Thomas... Continue reading
Jon Baldwin and Brett Gregory analyse Labour’s Plan for the Arts, Culture and Creative Industries On the 13th March 2024 Bracknell News reported that Sir Keir Starmer... Continue reading
Jon Baldwin reviews the new book by Gregor Gall, Mick Lynch: The Making of a Working-Class Hero (Manchester University Press, 2024) Mick Lynch is a 60-year-old London... Continue reading
Image above by Martin Gollan Rishi’s Mission by Stuart McFarlane Rishi, your mission, should you choose to accept it,is to win a majority at the next election.This... Continue reading
The campaign group Republic, working towards the abolition of the monarchy and its replacement by a directly elected head of state, have organised a day of protest... Continue reading
Sean Ledwith introduces his new book The past is never dead. It’s not even past. – William Faulkner The essays are written in the spirit of Leon Trotsky’s... Continue reading
‘You’re lifted, Trotsky—in the fucking van.’ Perfectly timed to chime with the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike 1984-85, this collaborative poetry pamphlet is powerfully delivered by... Continue reading
This is the News by David Betteridge Today: Household Cavalry horses run amok through London streets, their riders having lost control. Most days: Multitudinous rivers of sewage... Continue reading