Mapping work in the UK
Over the last twelve months or so there have been some very interesting, modest little pieces on the specific experience of work. Partly for my […]
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Eleven background snippets on Ukraine
Like many of you I know a lot more about Ukraine today than I tend a few months ago. To follow up on my round-up […]
Review: Comrade Jim – the spy who played for Spartak
Last month Inside Left kindly published this piece by me – it’s been a respectful pause so I’m republishing it here. Although technically accurate, the […]
Australia against conscription 1916
One event we’re unlikely to hear much about in the next few years is the 1916 referendum on conscription they held in Australia. Unlike in […]
Music Hall; not such a lovely war
It’s hard to imagine but way back one hundred years ago the cultural life of this country was very different. People were not watching The […]