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Free the North or Free the World?

01/04/2021 Mike Stanton

In yesterday’s post on the Northern Independence Party, when I said that, “It is the lack of class struggle that in part explains NIP’s appeal,” that could be mistaken for…

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Free the North?

31/03/2021 Mike Stanton

The Northern Independence Party (NIP) is causing quite a stir. James Matthewson, head of communications to Ian Lavery, who chaired the Labour Party from 2017 – 20, has written for…

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Why Voting Matters

11/03/2021 Mike Stanton

IF VOTING CHANGED ANYTHING THEY’D MAKE IT ILLEGAL! I used to think this was a clever slogan. But if voting never changed anything what the heck happened with Brexit? And…

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Pandora’s Jar: Penelope

02/03/2021 Mike Stanton

Each of these illustrations is mentioned in Natalie Haynes book, Pandora’s Jar, about women in Greek myths. The page numbers refer to the book. The links are where I found…

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Pandora’s Jar: Medea

02/03/2021 Mike Stanton

Each of these illustrations is mentioned in Natalie Haynes book, Pandora’s Jar, about women in Greek myths. The page numbers refer to the book. The links are where I found…

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Pandora’s Jar: Eurydice and Phaedra

02/03/2021 Mike Stanton

Haynes only references three illustrations between them. So Eurydice and Phaedra are sharing a post. As before, each of these illustrations is mentioned in Natalie Haynes book, Pandora’s Jar, about…

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Pandora’s Jar: Clytemnestra

01/03/2021 Mike Stanton

Each of these illustrations is mentioned in Natalie Haynes book, Pandora’s Jar, about women in Greek myths. The page numbers refer to the book. The links are where I found…

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Pandora’s Jar: The Amazons

28/02/2021 Mike Stanton

Each of these illustrations is mentioned in Natalie Haynes book, Pandora’s Jar, about women in Greek myths. The page numbers refer to the book. The links are where I found…

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Pandora’s Jar: Medusa

28/02/2021 Mike Stanton

Each of these illustrations is mentioned in Natalie Haynes book, Pandora’s Jar, about women in Greek myths. The page numbers refer other book. The links are where I found the…

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Pandora’s Jar: Helen

27/02/2021 Mike Stanton

Helen of Troy is the third chapter of Pandora’s Jar by Natalie Haynes. Here are the pictorial resources she draws on in the text in glorious colour.

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