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A woman’s perspective on the invisible front: A review of ‘The Shadow in the Shadow’

1 July 2024 / 515

Spy thrillers about and accounts of East-West spying during the cold war abound, always written from a particular Western political standpoint. Autobiographies relating the stories of former... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Poetry

‘A powerful work of Scottish working-class liberation theology’: A review of ‘The Orgreave Stations’

28 June 2024 / 416

Alastair McIntosh reviews The Orgreave Stations, by William Hershaw with images by Les McConnell. Photos below by Alastair McIntosh, images by Les McConnell A few hours after... Continue reading

Alastair McIntosh

Fiction

The Suitcase

25 June 2024 / 415

He carries the suitcase like he means business. He carries it like he cares about it. He carries it like he cares about it too much. He... Continue reading

Alan McCormick

Poetry

Tyrant

18 June 2024 / 348

Tyrant by Pete Godfrey, with image above by Martin Gollan Never have we seen one quite like this,Empty of respect or feeling, King Disdain,Terror his watchword, bombs... Continue reading

Pete Godfrey

Poetry

Jaffa

17 June 2024 / 313

Jaffa{used to be a byword for a succulent orange by Steven Taylor Before you say I’m antisemitic He wasn’t Jewish But there was a child in our... Continue reading

Steven Taylor

Music

El Sueño Existe: The spirit of Victor Jara lives on in Wales

17 June 2024 / 471

During an inspiring weekend (9th 10th 11th August) West Wales will reverberate to the unlikely sounds of Latin American music with a distinctly political twist as the... Continue reading

Tim Hollins

Poetry

Whose Name?

14 June 2024 / 332

Whose Name? by Mike Jenkins Whose name on the bomb?Is it yours or is it mine?Is it the men & women on the lines?The factory owner or... Continue reading

Mike Jenkins

Poetry

1978

6 June 2024 / 322

1978 by Stephen Paul Wren We sing Grease songs, make daisy chains.I grasp nettles, make my hands sore.Teresa finds Mrs Dixon.The trees are young and fit and... Continue reading

Stephen Paul Wren

Poetry

God is not the state of Israel

6 June 2024 / 341

God is not the state of Israel by Alan McGuire He is not the bombs that dropon sleeping childrenprisoners being starved of hopewomen hoping for rain and... Continue reading

Alan McGuire

Poetry

Poetry, Humour, the General Election, and the Dream of a Better World

5 June 2024 / 339

Fran Lock excoriates the Tories and presents some great poems. Image above: Soldiers Leave the Armed Forces, by Chad McCail I cannot tell a lie, I began... Continue reading

Fran Lock

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