Richard Clarke reviews The Bleeding Edge, by Bob Hughes, New Internationalist 2016 A discussion paper published by the (left-leaning) Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) at the... Continue reading
Mike Jenkins offers a prose-poem inspired by Martin Hayes’ book of poetry ‘The things our hands once stood for’ Those Hands for Martin Hayes ... Continue reading
James Crossley argues for the importance of the radical Christian tradition as an important resource for the revolutionary transformation of the world. On becoming leader of the... Continue reading
Richard Clarke outlines how religion, like any other cultural activity, is capable of both promoting political and social liberation, and being manipulated and controlled by ruling classes... Continue reading
our mother’s day will come by Fran Lock my mother’s face exists in the space between kaijū and sphinx. she’s wearing clothes that holdher body in contempt.... Continue reading
The Things Our Hands Once Stood For – by Martin Hayes £6 (plus £3.00 p&p). ISBN 978-1-907464-32-4. Culture Matters has published an oustanding new collection of poetry by... Continue reading
Fran Lock has curated this year’s compilation of poetry for Culture Matters, to mark International Women’s Day. There are poems by Jane Burn, Sogol Sur, Joanne Key,... Continue reading
30 years ago at approx 3.30pm Mairéad Farrell was murdered by the British state on Gibraltar. Standing by her side, also with his hands in the air,... Continue reading
To mark IWD, we’re publishing this poem from a new collection by Sheree Mack called skinshame, to be published shortly by Culture Matters.‘We’ll show you you’re a... Continue reading
Sanjiv Sachdev reviews an exhibition focusing on the influential, dangerous and subversive power of jazz. It is nearly a century since live Jazz came to Britain. Playing... Continue reading