The bard pays homage to his two muses: his wife and his football club
‘Music is not useful to capitalism’
Arts that fight with humanity, and for the broadest amount of humanity, demonstrate we as humans have more in common with each other, writes BEN LUNN
MEMORABLE: The Pageant of Labour was held at The Crystal Palace, London, England, October 15-20 1934 - with words by Matthew Anderson and music by Alan Bush (right), it celebrated the history of the British labour movement
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MARY CONWAY is disappointed by an incoherent show that fails to question stereotypical assumptions about the Soviet Union
JOHN McINALLY welcomes a rigorous class analysis of the history and exploitation of sectarianism by the Scottish ruling elite
WILL STONE, JAMES WALSH and MARIA DUARTE review Souleymane’s Story, Sunlight, Good Fortune, and After The Hunt
ALEX HALL recommends an exhaustive investigation of the means by which the Starmer faction assassinated the left
DAVID MORGAN recommends a refreshingly inspiring novel that features encounters with some tremendous women
AFTER an underwhelming and disorganised period with Oliver Dowden as our “secretary for culture and sport” we have awoken to a new day with ostrich anus-munching Nadine Dorries as our new MP responsible for the arts, sport and culture within Britain.
Beyond the numerous jokes about her opinions of gastronomy and avant-garde cuisine, the overall feeling about the appointment is a mixture of annoyance, exasperation at her tedium and bemoaning that Brexit Britain is collapsing.
Why can’t we be like the cultured folks in Germany and France, and not devolve further into a plebeian nation.
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