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
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
Special Offer by Chris Norris The State of Israel, strange as this may seem,Has offered us Iranian folk its aidIn getting shot of our ‘hated regime’By means... Continue reading
This is a brilliant directorial debut of Italian actress, Paola Cortellesi. Sharp, elegant and passionate, she tells a story of the past with great love and great... Continue reading
This poem was commissioned by Culture Matters as an act of solidarity with Francesca Amewudah-Rivers (above) who has recently suffered racist abuse for having the audacity to... Continue reading
A Brief and Biased History of Love by Alan Humm. £9. Culture Matters. ISBN 978-1-912710-55-3. Reviewed by Patricia McCarthy This interesting debut collection from novelist Alan Humm merits reading... Continue reading
Weekly Briefing by Owen Gallagher Starving children trudge to schoolwhile I serve tea to his Majestyand the Prime Minister. The King urges his PM to try his... Continue reading
Ghazal: no surviving family by Janet Hatherley It’s a new acronym, the medic says,WCNSF. Wounded child, no surviving family. The three-year-old in her rescuer’s arms, chatters, glances... Continue reading