Funding cuts hit fire service Following severe warnings from the Fire Brigades Union over government mishandling of the service, cuts have been announced in the Northeast and…
TV Times - 19 - 25 January 2008 This weeks pick is the definitive account of the US mishandling of the invasion of Iraq.
Dunn, Fred 1884-1925 A short biography of English anarchist Fred Dunn, active opponent of the First World War.
Sound Clash: Jamaican Dancehall Culture at Large, by Carolyn Cooper, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. Book review – Tom Jennings Carolyn Cooper’s Sound Clash sees contemporary reggae as rebel music, still. Tom Jennings is mightily impressed
Wall and Piece, by Banksy, Century, 2005. Art/book review – Tom Jennings Tom Jennings reviews a coffee table offering from the media’s favourite subversive.
Arofish stencil graffiti (2005). Art review – Tom Jennings Stencil graffiti by Arofish often succeeds in transcending formula and cliché, according to Tom Jennings.
News comparisons - start of 2008 A while back I did a story count exploring how much the mainstream media actually writes in comparison to anarchist press and online. So, having done a Freedom revamp with more stuff levered in, and as an exercise to see how online is doing in terms of story count, I thought I'd revisit the subject...
Refuse workers take to the streets Bin men and women blockaded roads around Waltham Forest Town Hall earlier this week to protest at proposed pay cuts of up to £8,000 each.
TV Times - 12 - 18 January 2008 This weeks highlight is a colourful exploration of State executionary methods.
Wess, Woolf, 1861-1946 A short biography of Jewish anarchist Woolf, aka William, Wess, active in the Socialist League in East London.
TV Times - 5 -11 January 2008 This week's Pick tells the story of how a quick-witted Russian early warning expert was largely responsible for averting nuclear armageddon in…