Book review: The Tolpuddle Boy
October 27, 2010 8:17 pm Leave your thoughts
John Green reviews "The Tolpuddle Boy", a timely tribute to the struggles of early trade unionism.
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Modern Football: Money, Hype and Hysteria
June 18, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
John Green looks at how the status of the 'beautiful game' has changed in recent years.
BA Strike is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
March 26, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
The trade union movement is taking a lead in the struggle against the false panacea of austerity; John Green reckons the British Airways dispute is just the beginning.
Book of the Month: Fenner Brockway’s ‘Inside the Left’
March 12, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
John Green reviews Fenner Brockway's autobiographical account of a long and dedicated political career.
Election 2010: Whoever Wins, We Are in for Cuts
March 5, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
Decades of compromise have left the Labour party unfit to meet the challenges of the present crisis, writes John Green.
Book of the Month: ‘The Lacuna’ by Barbara Kingsolver
February 19, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
John Green recommends this witty and evocative political novel set in 1930s Mexico.
Book of the Month: ‘Common Wealth’ by Martin Large
January 29, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
John Green reviews this month's recommended read, which takes a critical look at the increasing dominance of corporate interests over civil society.
Product Placement – Why UK Television Viewers Should be Worried
January 22, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
The UK government is bowing to business pressure and looking to lift the ban on product placement in television programmes, as John Green explains.
Return to Family Values is Way Out of Crisis say the Tories
January 15, 2010 12:00 am Leave your thoughts
The Conservative Party started their election campaign on familiar ground, as John Green explains.