A life made up of important ‘accidents’ led him deep into Ghanaian culture and music. Passionately involved as a player, and now an authority on styles and the flow of music in both directions across the Atlantic. Graham Douglas Born in England, came here at 7 or 8 […]
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Shrinking society
Church-going is declining. Among migrant communities, it is still strong. But for the second and third generation the attractions of active religion are also less. Steve Latham Before the atheists get too excited, however, they need to reflect that the same phenomenon is occurring among political parties and […]
Lancashire lad
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 Our temporary historical blip, of imperial protection, has been replaced by global capitalism, and the terminal decline […]
Fidel Narvaez: “Julian Assange knows he is protected and that helps him to be calm”
This week on Jun 19th it will be one year since Julian Assange entered the Ecuadorian Embassy to request asylum. Mónica del Pilar Uribe Marín It has not been a easy year: tense and full of speculations. Sought by the US and Swedish authorities, and with the UK […]
“Fossil”… a story of love, a story of lost
Love and lost, spirits of the past, awakening the childhood of civilisation, cultural exchange with the distant souls are the topics of Iraqi born Artist Sadiq Toma. Shanta Sultana Living in exile in London Sadiq creates a cultural phenomenon connecting with the ancient civilisation of Sumeria and introducing […]















