In the Wake of Rwanda
A poem on the plight of post colonial Africa
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- Oct 16, 2020
- 9 min
Sweet racism: who took the jam out of Jamaica?
The Great Argyll he goes before, He makes the cannons and guns to roar, With sound o'trumpet, pipe and drum, The Campbells are coming,...
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- Oct 4, 2020
- 2 min
Reel News: beat the Covid blues
In these times of social isolation and cultural deprivation there is no lack of television shows and films to watch and so many platforms...
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- Oct 2, 2020
- 1 min
Celts Stand Up for Palestine
Featuring addtional commentary, footage and graphics alongside the interview with members of the London Celtic FC Supporters on the May...
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- Sep 25, 2020
- 4 min
Play for Today: See Me, Jimmy
A 3-Act play about race, class, love, sex and homelessness The attached files contain the script of a play I began to write 3 years ago....
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- Sep 20, 2020
- 2 min
The Dwarf Has Landed!
Greetings and welcome to our new subscribers. Hi everyone and welcome to all our new subscribers. I hope you are enjoying the blog and...
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- Sep 4, 2020
- 18 min
Haud Yer Wheesht: language and class in Scotland
Haud yer weesht – in English it means shut your mouth or be quiet– is what Scots speakers have been told to do for centuries. ...
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- Aug 27, 2020
- 1 min
Published writings of Brian Lyons
Cuba and Venezuela: Breaking the Chains of Underdevelopment in Latin America, (co-author Rich Palser). London, 2005. ISBN . 0-954675-0-9...
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- Aug 3, 2020
- 1 min
Defenders of the future
The Young Guard: a revolutionary song for today's conditions The French revolutionary song The Young Guard is scarcely known in France,...
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- Jul 28, 2020
- 4 min
Race, class and British imperialism
"The brutal muder of George Floyd was not an isolated incident or just another manifestation of systemic racism. It has revealed the...
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- Jul 28, 2020
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In the wake of Ruanda
A poem I wrote 25 years ago about the tragedy of Africa's exploitation and underdevelopment. O diamond princes and oil black kings, O...
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- Jul 28, 2020
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Back to the Future: What I'm Reading This Summer
Some books that helped me understand history and move forwards. 1. Inside Hitler's Greece by Mark Mazower, Yale University Press 2. ...
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- Jul 28, 2020
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Anti-semitism and cop brutality
Why it is not wrong to attack Israeli state “ A conspiracy theory - and certainly the Jewish conspiracy theory - is something quite...
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- Jul 28, 2020
- 1 min
Songs of struggle
In these times as we emerge from social isolation imposed by the lockdown it is more important than ever to recover the legacy of social...
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