The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
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Fighting back
A new book doesn’t just expose the punitive measures taken against the jobless, say VERA SALEFSKY. It shows that through solidarity and collective action they can be overcome
This right-wing conspiracy theory is used to justify the coercive measures against gender, race and labour rights that best serve capitalism, attests GAVIN O’TOOLE
KENNY MONROSE recommends a new exhibition that highlights the significance of Black British music
ANGUS REID is bowled over by an exuberant film about the making of Keith Jarrett’s legendary concert
MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O’CONNOR and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Savage House, Enzo, Madfabulous, and Erupcja
CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician
Righting Welfare Wrongs: Dispatches and Analysis from the Front Line of the Fight Against Austerity
by the Scottish Unemployed
Workers Network
(Commonprint, £10)
RIGHTING Welfare Wrongs is a must-read for anyone moved by the film I, Daniel Blake, anyone who cares for our welfare state and any activists outraged by the stigmatisation of the unemployed.
It is hugely important in challenging the “justice” discourse of the powers that be by uncovering the brutality of the austerity regime.
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JOHN GREEN asks how can we take decisive action on population levels with a world leader who is a destructive ignoramus
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