Category Archives: anti-cuts

Not for Sale; Keep Our NHS Public!

Posted on April 4, 2013 by lipstick socialist

On Tuesday 2 April, a bright but cold morning, many of us met up at the kremlin like edifice of Media City in Salford. The staff going in to work avoided us, thinking that we had come to protest at … Continue reading →

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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on March 31, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch…Kino Film Shorts at our own 3Minute Theatre…just stepping through the door you become part of John and Gina’s world. It’s a special Kino Shorts on the first day of the Afflecks and Northern Quarter Festival on 1st April from … Continue reading →

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Building a Socialist Library (1) Rebel Girls: Their Fight for the Vote by Jill Liddington

Posted on March 28, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Dear readers here is the first in a series of occasional posts about books that can inspire us, not just in terms of their content but also their capacity to encourage us to take part in campaigns and activities to … Continue reading →

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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on March 24, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch…Good Vibrations…and discover an aspect of 70s Belfast that is not well known…the punk scene and one man’s struggle to bring some life into a bombed out city. His name was Terri Hooley and he ran a record shop and … Continue reading →

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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on March 17, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch..the Spirit of 45. Ken Loach’s homage to post war Britain:We have been the dreamers, we have been the sufferers, now we are the builders. (Nye Bevan) Nowadays its more a case of trying to hold onto what hasn’t been … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of 45 and my hopes for 2013

Posted on March 14, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Ken Loach’s new film The Spirit of 45 looks back to a time in the history of this country that now seems almost impossible to imagine. I spoke to Ken last year when he was filming at the Working Class … Continue reading →

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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on March 10, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch out for….Viva, 19th Spanish and Latin American Film Festival at the Cornerhouse in Manchester from 8-24 March. There are some interesting political films: my top choices are: 30 Anos de Oscuridad (30 Years of Darkness), a documentary about the … Continue reading →

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Stop,Look,Listen…my weekly selection of favourite films, books and events to get you out of the house

Posted on February 24, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch….Chasing Ice ..as part of Climate Week (4-10 March), Manchester Film Co-op invites you to a screening of the brand new environmental documentary, Chasing Ice by photographer James Balog. In 2005 Balog decided to prove the effects of climate change … Continue reading →

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Temperature rises in Greater Manchester campaign to save NHS!

Posted on February 21, 2013 by lipstick socialist

If Nye Bevan’s famous statement the NHS will last as long as there are folk with the faith to fight for it is anything to go by, then the NHS is far from being finished in Greater Manchester. Stephen Hall … Continue reading →

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People Power Can Save Our NHS!

Posted on February 7, 2013 by lipstick socialist

In the North West of England the threat of privatisation of the NHS is being opposed by a mixture of traditional, such as trade unions, and new organisations, such as 38 Degrees: a reflection of the fact that many people … Continue reading →

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