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Rule Britannia – a much disputed part of British history
KEITH FLETT explores some little known aspects of the patriotic song
DYLAN MURPHY reports that far from helping people back into work, the sanctions regime is inflicting unnecessary trauma on working-class families
As Saudi Arabia is hailed abroad for its ‘reforms,’ the reality for women inside the kingdom grows ever more repressive. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, MARYAM ALDOSSARI argues it is time to stop applauding the illusion – and start listening to the women the state works hardest to silence
With Petro, Colombia has been making huge strides towards peace — but is all that at risk with the elections next year? MARK ROWE reports back after joining a delegation to the Latin American country
With violence against women and girls reaching unprecedented levels – particularly in the north of England – Unison North West is driving a union-wide push for education, prevention and trauma-informed support, writes JOANNE MOORCROFT
Amid national economic decay and with a lack of coherent left-wing responses, far-right narratives on women’s safety and immigration have taken root in former Labour heartlands. The WOMEN’S LIBERATION ALLIANCE warns that only a renewed politics rooted in an understanding of class, race and sex can stem the rise of authoritarianism
AFTER something of a media and social media furore – largely confected as a culture war by the right, it might be suggested – the BBC has determined that Rule Britannia will be played at the Last Night of the Proms this year but without the words. Apparently the words will be back next year.
This suggests that the BBC is still on the page of thinking that Black Lives Matter is a moment not a movement.
Objections to the song came not just because of the words but also because of the nationalistic context it is now sung in.
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