Mark Thomas in Check Up: Our NHS at 70
[Steve Ullathorne]
MATTHEW HAWKINS relishes the valiant defiance of two gay Scottish painters whose example resists both collectors’ taste and historical fiction
Essays on contemporary Latin American feminism, a poetry debut by a queer Texan of Mexican heritage, and a lush volume of tango and milonga drawings
JOHN McINALLY welcomes a rigorous class analysis of the history and exploitation of sectarianism by the Scottish ruling elite
The bard pays homage to his two muses: his wife and his football club
Mark Thomas
Check Up: Our NHS at 70
Arcola Theatre
London E8
NO MORNING STAR reader will need reminding of the detrimental impact that a lack of funding, PFI disasters and a decline in our general health has had on the NHS.
And I’m pretty sure that goes for many other people who don't read these pages. Yet it’s an issue that we cannot ignore — after all as Mark Thomas reminds us, every single person in this country will at some point or another will need its service — so, therefore, we need to do everything in our power to change things.
Which is why it was pleasing — if not surprising — to see comedian and lifetime left-wing activist Thomas focus on the NHS for his latest project.
JAMES WALSH has a great night in the company of basketball players, quantum physicists and the exquisite timing of Rosie Jones
