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My review of “Isaac and I: A Life in Poetry” and “The World is in Our Words” by Chris Searle.

Posted on August 19, 2023 by lipstick socialist

Chris Searle is a poet and a teacher. This is his autobiography, spread over two books.   In the first book he writes about his greatest influence the East London Jewish poet Isaac Rosenberg. Chris, unlike Isaac, came from a lower … Continue reading →

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My review of “The House that Jill Built” by Ethel Carnie Holdsworth

Posted on July 23, 2022 by lipstick socialist

      As a socialist feminist I am always looking around for books and authors to inspire me. I was introduced to Ethel Carnie  by  Ruth and Eddie Frow of the Working Class Movement Library. She was a northern … Continue reading →

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Book Review; Miss Nobody by Ethel Carnie

Posted on September 5, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Ethel Carnie grew up in one of the most vibrant and progressive eras for working class people. It was a period of the birth of the trade union movement, of mass unrest on the streets and in workplaces and 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 August 18, 2013 by lipstick socialist

Watch…..Louie (only on DVD) written by American real life stand-up comedian Louis C.K. He is the star of the show, playing a middle aged man going through a crisis about his life. We see him performing on-stage, off-stage with his … 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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