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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?
'See you on the picket line'
STEVE WHITE AND THE PROTEST FAMILY talk to Bob Oram about the activist approach to making inspirational music
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
Home to the beautiful William Morris Gallery, a closed-down dog track and East 17, Walthamstow is captured perfectly on the superb latest album This Band is Sick from Steve White and the Protest Family.
With White on guitar, harmonica and vocals, Funky Lol Ross on mandolin and electric guitar, Doug E Harper on bass and Russ Chandler on banjo it's a protest album fusing punk and folk that is proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with workers and the oppressed.
But it's not all about doom and gloom, as White explains. “We started the year in typical Protest Family style, agreeing to play a benefit show for UCU members on indefinite strike at Lambeth College.
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