By Kate Cairns “It’s our world. And we’ll do what we can to be part of the plan.It’s our world. And it’s wasting away, we’ve got to stop or we’ll pay.It’s our world. And we’ve got to save it now!” Quote: Assignment: Earth by Roger Emerson, 1990. Image: Assignment: Earth Teacher Manual. The year is …
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By Michael Lambert “In the depths of the social and economic deprivation of 1980s and 1990s Britain, this constituted a firm neoliberal commitment to a strong state when necessary – when the family was challenged – but otherwise with minimum welfare services, resources or social security, which were dispensable.” Image: Michael Lambert, 2020, from the …
By Rachel Rosen “This is what it sounds likeWhen doves cry…” Quote: Prince and the Revolution, “When doves cry,” 1984. Image: Prince & the Revolution, Around the World in a Day, detail from album art by Doug Henders for Warner Bros and Paisley Park, 1985. An insatiable hankering for roller skates. The sounds of Joan …
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By Karen Sands-O’Connor “Black BritishStan firm inna inglan,inna disya time yah…” Quote: Linton Kwesi Johnson, “It Dread Inna Inglan,” 1978. Image: Karen Sands-O’Connor, 2020. In 1978, Margaret Thatcher appeared on Granada’s “World in Action” programme to talk about her proposed policies should she win the election and become prime minister. Asked about immigration from the …
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