Monthly Archives: July 2019

My review of “The Metal Mountain” by John Healy

Posted on July 26, 2019 by lipstick socialist

IT  is 30 years since John Healy wrote his classic “Grass Arena”  his autobiography of growing up Irish in London. Published at a time when the Irish in Britain were going through a time of renaissance from politics in groups … Continue reading →

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Why Manchester activists are taking to the rooftops in Oldham to stop arms sales to Israel

Posted on July 25, 2019 by lipstick socialist

  For Ade Mormech the political is personal . He, alongside other Manchester Palestine  Action  activists, recently  occupied the roof of Elbit’s Ferranti factory in Waterhead Oldham  for three days. “We think that arms companies like Elbit Ferranti should stop … Continue reading →

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My review of “Last Witnesses Unchildlike Stories” Svetlana Alexievich

Posted on July 19, 2019 by lipstick socialist

        PUBLISHED in 1985 in the Soviet Union this first English edition is a very painful reminder of the affects of war on children. In the 1970s  Alexievich  started interviewing the generation of children who had  lived … Continue reading →

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