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My review of “Common Cause” by Kate Hunter

Posted on June 27, 2019 by lipstick socialist

  KATE Hunter, a working class writer and political activist, recognises the massive barriers facing any person   from her background who wants to write. At the age of  nine she won a  National Essay prize,  but there was no encouragement … Continue reading →

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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on September 21, 2014 by lipstick socialist

Watch…Manuscripts Don’t Burn (general release) ….one of the most frightening films I have seen in a longtime. Why? Because it was made by Mohammad Rasoulof, a filmmaker who has been banned by the Iranian government from making films so the … Continue reading →

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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on August 11, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch….. Parks and Recreation (DVD) it was on BBC4 but the series has now finished. Set in the fictional town of Pawnee in Indiana,USA, it centres on a group of people working in the Parks and Recreation department. Actor Amy … Continue reading →

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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on July 7, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch…..We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks one of the most fascinating stories in recent years has to be that of Wikilleaks a website set up to expose the deepest and dirtiest secrets of the USA. Julian Assange is now … Continue reading →

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Can’t Pay Won’t Move: The Bedroom Tax and Tameside

Posted on June 13, 2013 by lipstick socialist

The Government call it an “Under occupancy penalty”, but its now universally known as “the Bedroom Tax” to all those people whom it affects. And those people are some of the poorest and vulnerable members of society. The Bedroom Tax … Continue reading →

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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on June 9, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch…. Food, Inc….another engaging collaboration between Manchester Film Cooperative, Trauma at MMU and FoodCycle Manchester. This film, set in America, exposes the links between a small number of corporations and the food chain, sanctioned by the agencies that should be … Continue reading →

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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on March 10, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch out for….Viva, 19th Spanish and Latin American Film Festival at the Cornerhouse in Manchester from 8-24 March. There are some interesting political films: my top choices are: 30 Anos de Oscuridad (30 Years of Darkness), a documentary about the … Continue reading →

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