Politics and Society Articles
The Poetry Business relocates to Sheffield
After twenty years based in Huddersfield, the Poetry Business has now relocated to Sheffield and is set for major rebranding and expansion. The Poetry Business was established in 1986 by Peter Sansom, became a limited company in 1991 and is now an Arts Council RFO . . . Read more
The Other Amis
“I see it differently.” Says Ronan Bennet, “Amis's views are symptomatic of a much wider and deeper hostility to Islam and intolerance of otherness”. Ronan Bennet sees it differently. Good for him. Otherness is exactly what Amis his been banging on about in the ‘world-flash’ post 9/11 . . . Read more
Where Have all the Heroes Gone?
Heroes have been scientists, warriors, revolutionaries, religious leaders, writers, thinkers, musicians, mountain-climbers. They have been national heroes and local celebrities, fictional characters and myths. They showed humanity at its awe-inspiring best, demonstrating excellence . . . Read more