I remember growing up in Radcliffe, in Lancashire. A small industrial town, with hundreds of chimneys belching smoke over the valley. None remain now. Steve Latham The cotton industry has collapsed. Our temporary historical blip, of imperial protection, has been replaced by global capitalism, and the terminal decline of British […]
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From Ecuador, Karla Kanora’s singing
A natural beauty, enchanting, but most of all talented, Karla Kanora isrecognised as one of the popular voices of the South American country. She has had success on both the national and international stages. . Nubia PiquerasGrosso . It all began when she was only eight years old in her […]
The endangered lives of the Ashaninka
The hydroelectric project on the river Ene could destroy the land where 10,000 indigenous people live and further deteriorate their living conditions, especially that of the children who do not have access to a school and 82% of them live in chronic malnutrition. O. Briasco The Amazon rainforest, […]
Coventry vs. the Bedroom Tax
It is estimated that this measure will affect 2,300 families in the region. Therefore, on the 11th April, hundreds of people will protest in the town hall to demand a no eviction policy. . On the 1st April the so-called ‘spare bedroom tax’ will be put into place, by which […]