Germany’s minister of state for culture, the senior Green politician Claudia Roth, one of the almost exclusively West German-born government officials, voiced her surprise at a recent... Continue reading
Jon Baldwin and Brett Gregory review ‘Hollywood Remakes of Iconic British Films: Class, Gender and Stardom’, by Agnieszka Rasmus, (Edinburgh University Press, 2024) ‘I can always take it... Continue reading
Working Till We Drop by Fred Voss, with image from Les McConnell I am pouring water from a faucet into a bucketto mix it with the coolant... Continue reading
Grup Yorum on the move Grup Yorum are an ensemble I have deeply admired for many years, and even had the privilege to bring them to Britain... Continue reading
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
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
‘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