JAN WOOLF applauds the necessarily subversive character of the Palestinian poster in Britain
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MARTIN GRAHAM welcomes a comprehensive history of the national debt, while regretting that it is neither up to date, nor has a class-based analysis
SYLVIA HIKINS is bowled over by a wonderful show that both entertains and educates
JOHN HAWKINS welcomes the straight-talking condemnation of genocide by a queer Jewish environmental journalist
TOMASZ PIERSCIONEK relishes a detailed history of the battles, manoeuvres and tactics that defeated fascism
MARIA DUARTE recommends an exposure of the state violence used against pro-Palestine protests in the US
CHRIS SEARLE urges you to hear the US saxophonist Joe McPhee on livestream tonight
Play the man, and not the ball.
Sneer about 2019, the impotence
of protest. Say nothing of slaughter.
Talk tough on benefits
in your free suit, glasses, shoes.
Mention veterans. Stop boats.
Glastonbury tickets trump digital tax.
You have a right to watch football.
Let me be clear. These are facts.
Your team, a snout.
Taylor Swift, a trough.
Isn’t it nice, the quiet?
At the helm of our nation’s photocopier:
grown-ups. Sensible. Beige.
Pastiches of Cool Britannia.
Your vision of the future?
A tribute act. Stamping
outsourced. Hail profit. Forever.
Steve Pottinger is a Midlands-based writer with several collections to his name. Rather than talk about his poetry, he much prefers to let his poetry speak for itself. www.stevepottinger.co.uk.
Poetry submissions should be sent to: thursdaypoems@gmail.com
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