This is the full PDF of Issue 12. You can read it here, or download it to read on your own device. We think this is the best way to…

Welcome! This month, as part of our focus on Health, we have important articles on the NHS and the Welfare State. Both were severely compromised under Blair, and this trend…

There are a lot of illnesses which, were you to catch them, could potentially be terminal. The NHS exists to ensure whatever medical misfortunes befall you, help is dependent on…

RS: You’re a campaigner I have always admired and I’ve enjoyed doing a few things with you on the Twittersphere. This viral video – seen more than 600,000 times –…

Visualise the most important person in your life standing before you smiling. Focus on that nice warm feeling deep down inside of you. Focus on the happy memories you two…

How can autism be political? It is a medical condition, isn’t it? Maybe and maybe not. But who am I to talk? Well, I used to teach autistic kids. My…

Ordinary people often lead extraordinary lives and their life experience does not often find its way into poems. Rita Ann Higgins grew up in poverty and reflects on this in Some…

A Tale of the Bizarre. Gina Roberts, filled with apprehension, was staring out of her kitchen window into the garden.  The sun was starting to sink below the horizon and…

Tan was born in Birmingham, in the United Kingdom, and studied Ancient & Medieval History at university. He is a qualified teacher. He enjoys science fiction, fantasy and horror, both…

With thanks to Nancy Wildwood who has contributed this article. How many of us have heard the name ‘Bram Fischer’, a man who was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in…