Arts in Britain: Sleeping Beauty?
A View from St Mary in the Castle By Marcus Weeks Sadly, not a plug for this year’s panto at St Mary’s, but a description of that magnificent venue in the time of Covid-19 and indeed the Arts ; Like…
The Truth Behind Hastings Freedom Fighters
By Sue Layparvey There’s a new local group who call themselves the Hastings Freedom Fighters (HFF). They say that they are opposed to government restrictions imposed under coronavirus legislation. They have managed to organise one small demonstration in Alexandra Park…
What’s on your mind?
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School and Quarantine
Safiya Young is about to start her second year A Levels at Bexhill Sixth Form College. How was the lockdown for her and students like her? The buses were late. So often, ‘late’ did not mean late anymore. ‘Late’…
A teacher reflects
If you want the experience of not being listened to, work in education. The lockdown brought that into sharp focus for those of us lucky enough to work in education. The good point of working in education? We got paid.…
Hastings residents welcome refugees
By Jo Turner On Channel 4 News this week Sally-Ann Hart, MP for Hastings and Rye, was interviewed about her party’s policy on refugees and also her own personal poor record of behaviour online which brought about an investigation by…
People’s Opposition
We are seeing a rise in mass activism. Revolt is in the air, famers are driving their tractors through London, there are mass turnouts for Black Lives Matter and Extinction Rebellion (XR). Combative campaigns can win real victories, and such…
Readers react to Thoughts and Voices
Re 5G Network Rollout – Who Does It Benefit? I find the repeated mantra of ‘it’s going to change our world for the better’ quite untrue. The ‘benefits’ seem so minor, I prefer to see a clear view of the…
COMMENT: It really is time for the UK government to declare a Climate Change Emergency
Richard Price asks why the government isn’t declaring a climate change emergency given the evidence building up of climate catastrophe. Why are the media under-reporting or even ignoring the climate catastrophe in the making? Scientists consistently underestimate the speed…
COMMENT Riots, Rows And Rainbows
Pride Month In Pandemicamonium… June is LGBT Pride Month. Whilst many associate Pride with Parades, which take place in various locations around the world throughout the summer, Pride Month is this month in order to mark the original Stonewall Riots.…