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?
The Advantages of Nearly Dying
RUTH AYLETT recommends poetry that does not succumb to self-pity, but deploys stoicism and humour
Rosen at an anti-racism rally in London's Trafalgar Square in 2016
[Pic: Garry Knight/CC]
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
MICHAEL ROSEN is one of a small handful of living poets whose work is known to people way outside the list of usual suspects.
His These are the Hands, written in 2016 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the NHS, has become a rallying cry for everyone fighting against its dismemberment by the Tories.
A phenomenally energetic and beloved children’s writer over many years, it is also widely known that he was an early casualty of Covid, and spent nearly seven weeks in a coma in intensive care followed by a long period of recovery.
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ANDY CROFT welcomes the publication of an anthology of recent poems published by the Morning Star, and hopes it becomes an annual event
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