Miles Davis: “The most brilliant sellout in the history of jazz”? Miles Davis, The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions, Columbia C3K 65362 (3 CDs) £34.99; Live at the Fillmore East… Continue reading “Miles Davis: “The most brilliant sellout in the history of jazz”?”…
Educator and Agitator: Charlie Gibbons, 1888-1967 This biographical study of a leading figure in the South Wales syndicalist movement was first published in 1989 in Llafur,… Continue reading “Educator and Agitator: Charlie Gibbons, 1888-1967”…
Ken Livingstone and the history of Zionism: A reply to Jane Caplan Here is a letter from Jane Caplan that was published in Saturday’s Guardian: It is not as a Jewish Labour… Continue reading “Ken Livingstone and the history of Zionism: A reply to Jane Caplan”…
Mad Mel and the Norway terrorist attacks The Guardian reports that Melanie Phillips is outraged at the post by Sunny Hundal at Liberal Conspiracy which noted that her writings were cited by the… Continue reading “Mad Mel and the Norway terrorist attacks”…
The JC and the ‘jihadist’ Last week’s Jewish Chronicle – the same issue that included Geoffrey Alderman’s column applauding the murder of Vittorio Arrigoni at the hands… Continue reading “The JC and the ‘jihadist’”…
Dawkins ponders anti-Islam alliance with evangelical Christians Richard Dawkins is often described as a “militant atheist”. However, if this term is meant to convey that Dawkins maintains… Continue reading “Dawkins ponders anti-Islam alliance with evangelical Christians”…