Years and Years, and Yet so Far to Go
A few weeks ago, my father suggested that I watch a new and exciting poli-sci-fi programme on…
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Imagining Poppies
Poppies on cakes, poppies on buses, poppies on hawks, and even Liz Trusses. Every poppy season brings…
Radicalised Politics? Where the UK political parties stand on de-radicalisation and counter-extremism
On Thursday 8th June the UK public goes once again to the polls only two years after…
“Decent housing for all!” The UK Squatters Movement 1968-1980
On 1st December 1968 a small group of homeless people and libertarian anarchists calling themselves the “London…
The Politics of the Poppy
It is that special time of the year again: the days are getting shorter, the temperatures are…
1978. Punk is Dead. Where have you Been?
Punk was inextricably linked to Britain’s social, political and economic environment during the 1970s. The crisis provided…
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