In 2003, when John Pilger first published his study of emerging 21st-century imperialism, the UK was on the brink of launching itself into the Iraq War alongside the US, with […]
Boris – The Musical!
It’s what we’ve all been waiting for… Boris – The Musical! Writer of said musical masterpiece, Laurence Peacock, gave us the lowdown on this piece of theatrical genius. Hi Laurence, […]
Simon Anholt – The Good Country
What is The Good Country, and why did you start it? It’s a plan for changing the culture of governance, worldwide, from fundamentally competitive to fundamentally collaborative. This is necessary […]
Jo Cox
How to express accurately the tragedy of an event that transformed a photograph of a young woman beaming in the sunshine from one of happiness to one of gut-wrenching loss? […]
Positive Money
Positive Money is a non-profit organisation based in London, with partner organisations across the globe. Their aim is to facilitate a movement to democratise money and banking so that it […]
University Occupation
Richard Roberts Auditorium occupied by ‘The Free University of Sheffield’ “Lectures as normal. We don’t want to spoil your education,” says the sign on the Richard Roberts building at The […]
DiEM25
“Start cooking – recipe to follow.” On Tuesday 9 February former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis launched the ‘Democracy in Europe Movement 2025’, or DiEM25, at the Volksbühne Theatre in […]
Festival of Debate: In Review
In March and April of this year, as we approached the General Election, we held the first ‘Festival of Debate’. It included a variety of keynote speakers, responses from comedians […]
Postcapitalism by Paul Mason
On finishing Paul Mason’s Postcapitalism: A Guide To Our Future, I feel elated. But why? The majority of this book is a history of left and right-leaning economic theory, accompanied […]
Goldentie, or the Party That Loved Me.
It’s that time again; time to wade knee deep into the multi-coloured sludge that is the recent election and the results that crawled from it, like the creature from the […]
PCC Election
UKIP hope to replace the outgoing South Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner (SYPCC), Shaun Wright, after his resignation over the disgraceful scale of child abuse in Rotherham. The UKIP nomination, […]
LaDIYfest Sheffield – Get Involved
LaDIYfest Sheffield is an inclusive, DIY, anti-capitalist, community-based feminist festival taking place on 12th-13th November 2011. That’s quite a mouthful we know, but it’s good to be specific! All proceeds […]