STEVEN ANDREW welcomes the third instalment of autobiography by a libertarian socialist whose political work is charged with Gramscian realism
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by Rob Walton
PETER MASON suspends his disbelief and disappears down a rabbit hole on the London Tube
WILL PODMORE welcomes a well-written and pacey account of the run-up to the 2024 general election
PETER MASON welcomes the national tour of an irreverent show that switches the spotlight to the wives of Henry VIII
DAVID NICHOLSON, eight-year-old BEHATI and nine-year-old SKYLAR applaud a hilarious production that doesn’t ignore the social message
SUSAN DARLINGTON is unmoved by a production full of spectacular tableax but without emotional connection to the characters
STEVE JOHNSON applauds an outstanding album that is a celebration of achievements won through collective struggle
responsibilities will include
pulling rabbits out of beanies
sawing poor children in half
then quarters
then eighths
making a noose from a soft rope
with a flick of the wrist
producing discoloured scarves
flecked with phlegm and blood
finding the king on all the cards
making your wallet disappear
wrapping the country’s wealth in a cloth
then smashing it with a hammer
before revealing the broken pieces
Rob Walton was born in Scunthorpe and lives in Whitley Bay. His debut collection This Poem Here was published by Archne Press 2021.
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