Roots –”To lose your home is to lose part of your humanity”
Editor’s introductory note Ai Weiwei has said recently in an interview published by the i newspaper that he lost his home from the day he was born. “Home never existed…
Gardening update
Well I last wrote from my garden in April. So what is happening now and how have my suggestions worked out? Our potatoes have provided an ongoing harvest, with each bucket yielding enough…
Ideology in the 21st century
In fact, it would not be hyperbolic to suggest that every minor detail of human behaviour – from aesthetic preference to modus operandi – can be predetermined based on an analysis of…
Dear The Government
Of all the things to criminalise, And cover up with countless lies, You chose cannabis and made up stories, But that’s typical of you – you’re Tories. It would have…
Why Education Isn’t Working
I’ve been a TA (Teaching Assistant) for a little under two months and in that time I’ve been working with kids who have all sorts of issues, personal and otherwise.…
Why people believe right wing propaganda
In his book, Drums in the distance – journeys into the global far right, Joe Mulhall describes his experiences of far right movements around the world. He watches these movements, often from the…
Sense Out Of Nonsense: Northern Ireland, Brexit, and Liz Truss
Northern Ireland has been prominent in the headlines in the week beginning 9th May. The situation has been a thorn in the side of the Tories since the Brexit referendum…
How UK Mental Health Services Stole My Father
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…
Free Julian Assange
The intelligence services of each country have colluded, behind the backs of their national parliaments and without people's knowledge, to ensure a truth teller can never be freely allowed to…
Prospects for Socialism
Have you ever wondered what it felt like to be present at the end of the Roman Empire? According to Donald Wasson, Rome grew from a few thousand citizens to over…