01 Tuesday Apr 2014
Posted in Anniversaries, Fiction, History, Politics
My review of Public Battles, Private Wars – a new novel by Laura Wilkinson, marking the thirtieth anniversary of the Miners’ Strike – is posted today at For Books’ Sake.
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06 Friday Dec 2013
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Nelson Mandela at 43, in June 1962. Photographed by Michael Peto
My tribute to Nelson Mandela, whose death was announced yesterday. Continue reading
30 Tuesday Jul 2013
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A year after their trial shocked the world, I explore Pussy Riot‘s radical take on the written – and spoken – word, and how they have inspired feminist writers, over at For Books’ Sake.
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10 Wednesday Apr 2013
The recent death of Margaret Thatcher – who dominated British politics during my formative years – has inspired a new blog, Life Under Thatcher, in which contributors share memories of how Thatcherism affected their lives.
My personal post can be read here. If you would like to write for this blog, submit via Tumblr or email info@compassonline.org.uk.
10 Thursday Mar 2011
Posted in Art and Photography, Brighton, Politics
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Angry art for troubled times: found on a wall outside the Cobbler’s Thumb pub, New England Street, Brighton. The (anonymous) rhyme dates from the 17th century, protesting against land enclosure and rural dispossession.
Tara Hanks 
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