Heathcote Williams: An old photograph, dated 1945
It’s 1945 and Heathcote Williams is completely unaware of the war, or of thoughts of invasion.
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From Cable Street to Brexit: how a chilling wave of racism echoes down the decades
With racism and Islamophobia on the rise across London and the UK, it seems the tensions and dangers of 1936 still echo today.
Who are the enemies of democracy as anti-Corbyn mania reaches fever pitch?
The BBC has routinely peddled unsubstantiated stories about plots, intimidation, misogyny and anti-semitism.
Video: Heathcote Williams’ visceral hatred for Boris Johnson
Heathcote Williams hates Boris Johnson like everyone should, says Jeremy Hardy.
Hate crime and racism: who let the Brexit dogs out?
Brexit politicians cynically inflamed the most primitive xenophobic and nativist instincts.
London’s original graffiti artists were poets, playwrights and revolutionaries
Roger Perry’s photos capture a uniquely English take on graffiti; charged with subversive humour and heartfelt poetic sentiment
Undermining hope: The toxic legacy of a pointless Labour leadership election
It’s time for a real alternative to a system that plunges millions into poverty and destroys our public services.
Spraying the 70s: the pioneers of British graffiti
From Malcolm McLaren and the Angry Brigade to Madness and Heathcote Williams, tracing the story of Britain’s graffiti pioneers.
Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton: whoever wins it will still mean endless war
There may be antipathy between the candidates, but for the rest of the world this election will be no different from those before.
What’s it good for? Almost nothing. The trouble with second-hand clothes
Donating clothes to charity is not as ethically sound as it seems, says Tansy Hoskins.
What is more threatening? A woman in a burkini? Or Tony Blair in a suit?
Should we appease Islamophobes through banning religious clothing?
Q&A Tansy Hoskins: author of Stiched Up – the Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion
Imagine clothing where the restrictions of class, race, and gender don’t apply, says Tansy Hoskins.
How prophetic was Bob Dylan when he said the times were a-changing?
Inspired by the 1960s movements for peace and equality, Dylan wrote The Times They Are a-Changin’, But were they? asks Jeff Goulding.
Royal Babylon: the criminal record of the British monarchy
An investigative poem by Heathcote Williams. Narration and video by Alan Cox.
