The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
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We may soon all have cause to fear the dawn raid
John Robins's book Guilty Until Proven Innocent explains why, says BERNADETTE HYLAND
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
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
by Jon Robins
(Biteback Publishing, £12.99)
IN THE introduction to this crucial analysis of the criminal justice — read injustice — system, Michael Mansfield QC reminds the reader that, after the 1980s landmark miscarriage of justice cases such as the Birmingham Six that revealed gross non-disclosure by the judiciary, safeguards were brought in which were supposed to stop a repeat of them.
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