Monthly Archives: March 2017

My review of “Sound System, The Political Power of Music” by Dave Randall

Posted on March 25, 2017 by lipstick socialist

Dave Randall is a professional musician and ex-member of the SWP. In this new book he charts his own awakening into the world of music and politics and tries to explain why music is so important to all of us. … Continue reading →

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Book review; Bob Crow Socialist, Leader, Fighter by Gregor Gall

Posted on March 12, 2017 by lipstick socialist

Bob Crow grew up on a council estate in the East End of London: his father was a docker and his mother was  a cleaner. He left school at 16 without any qualifications with dreams of becoming a professional footballer, … Continue reading →

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A Better World for Women: British Women Trade Unionists visit the Soviet Union in 1925

Posted on March 8, 2017 by lipstick socialist

In 2017 it feels  like the word hope has left the political vocabulary. Politics today seems to be all  about trying to hang  on to our jobs and our public services. It feels as if we are all in the … Continue reading →

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