‘We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance... Continue reading
Type K individuals by Liz McPherson No women in the Long Roomnever mind the board room,no place for black skin or brown skin –you have to be... Continue reading
Sunken Levels by Jim Aitken It was the first item on the newsfor days, the Titan submersibletaking a group to see the Titanic wreck. The loss of... Continue reading
Social Mobility by Patrick Druggan March is a borderline monththat tells you that the world has always been this way, it will never change. The world is... Continue reading
Nick Moss reviews two new books from Smokestack Books: The Selected Poems of Clive Branson, edited by Richard Knott, and The Collected Poems of Montagu Slater, edited by... Continue reading
The Mandelson Masterclass by Paul Francis You ready, Keir? The die is cast. Embrace the future, ditch the past.You, Rayner, Nandy were a teambut solidarity’s a dreamand... Continue reading
The Colossus of Snide by James O’Brien Feet planted on pilings too small to bear the weight,The sunken god fell, contradicted by the elements,The mournful plaintiff soon... Continue reading
The Refugee Game by Mike Jenkins You start in your own land. What are you fleeing from? Pick a card: drought, war, famine,A callous, oppressive regime. If... Continue reading
Del Boy Trump Rides Again by Carol King, with image by Martin Gollan Ere mate, come over ere an listen to this.Some old tart dared to cross... Continue reading
Work by Charlie Hill I’ve never been drawn to young men who stand wide-legged;supervisors and the like, with their hair and their shoes and the obedience of... Continue reading