Ron's rages are sincere and — according to his wife — healthily cathartic. But can these splenetic outbursts loosen the grip of capitalism at its most monstrous?
It's time to rock against racism again
There's a lot to learn from music movements that knew who the enemy was
Two-tone triumph: Carnival Against the Nazis, Leeds 1981
[Syd Shelton]
ANGUS REID considers the power of the podcast as a vehicle for consensus building in opposition to mainstream media narratives
GLENN FOSBRAEY recommends a biography worth reading for both existing George Michael fans and those yet to be converted
FRANCIS DEVINE introduces a new collection of essays that draws on Pease McKenna’s example to indicate future paths for the movement
KEVIN DONNELLY and MARIA DUARTE review Shoot the People, The Last One For The Road, Rosebush Pruning, and Moana
JAMES WALSH recommends an exceptional documentary about the experience of Western doctors in Gaza
HOUSMANS bookshop hosts some bona literary and discussion events. What’s the left without a chance to pontificate meaninglessly on a pointless tangent?
I was there for the launch of David Renton’s new book Never Again – Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League 1976-1982, a book I'd already read, and it’s refreshing that it questions Rock Against Racism (RAR) and the Anti-Nazi League (ANL) and gives time to the squadists.
I’m ever interested as to why the middle-class left is so terrified of working-class people organising themselves. There’s nary a working-class voice in the supposedly resurgent left of the moment. More please.
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