The election: A map of Tory Britain, 2019
Written by Mike Bryson and Colin Gardner
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"What do you think an artist is? He’s a political being, constantly alive to heartrending, fiery, or happy events, to which he responds in every way. No, painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war, for attack and defense against the enemy."
Pablo Picasso
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 25 November
Written by Friedrich Farshaad Razmjouie
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Mixed Media, Board, 90cm x 60cm #StopViolenceAgainstWomen
The election: we need equality at the heart of politics
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Zita Holbourne
Zita Holbourne says why she's voting Labour We have had ten years of a hostile environment where migrant communities to the UK who have contributed to the economy and society and raised their families over decades are suddenly told they are in the UK illegally, detained, criminalised and deported. As…
The election: Childcare
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Martin Gollan
The Labour Party has vowed to spend £1bn on opening 1,000 new early years centres in England, saying they would get parents back to work and help children achieve. The Lib Dems are promising working families subsidised care for children from the age of nine months. The Conservatives say they…
No More War!
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David Betteridge
David Betteridge notes how Remembrance Sunday at least marks the huge cost paid by the enforced many, not the few Watching the ceremony from The Cenotaph on TV this morning was an experience of mixed thoughts and mixed emotions. The huge scale of warfare in present and past times, and…
The frackers are fracking off
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Martin Gollan
Cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom has admitted the fracking suspension imposed by the government is a “disappointment”, as the Conservatives face escalating pressure to introduce a permanent ban. Her remarks came as environmental campaigners hailed the announcement of a moratorium on fracking in England, declaring it a victory for communities and…
Throne of Blood: an image of Iran
Written by Friedrich Farshaad Razmjouie
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Throne Of Blood.......For Iran Paperboard, Watercolour & Rotring Rapid, 79cm x 57cm, April 2019
The revolutionary painting of Rembrandt van Rijn
Written by Jenny Farrell
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Jenny Farrell marks the 350th anniversary of the death of Rembrandt van Rijn with a discussion of some of his dynamic, democratic and deeply humane paintings Rembrandt’s Times In the 13th and 14th centuries, the Flemish cloth trade had developed into the strongest competitor of Florentine cloth makers and traders,…
International Day of Peace
Written by Friedrich Farshaad Razmjouie
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The only way out is together: The Venice Biennale and Late Capitalism
Written by Dennis Broe
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Dennis Broe reviews the biennial festival of contemporary art May You Live in Interesting Times is the title and organizing principle of this year’s Venice Biennale, year curated by Ralph Rogoff, head of the Hayward Gallery in London. Mr. Rogoff is now an officer in something called The Order of…
