Bandes dessinees (comics) – the French do it so much better. Most of my working life was spent […]
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Most of the problems people have, which caused them to vote Leave, are created by our own governments […]
THE SAD PLIGHT OF OUR RIVERS I have little time for The Guardian these days, but when it […]
Or, “I really think we need to take a break”. By Paul Halas After several months of running […]
The birth of a genre, French noir 1930 – 1960 When thinking of “film noir” the names that […]
By Paul Halas With the Labour Party once more appeasing the “Establishment”, can it still be home to […]
By Paul Halas Cartoons that were art. Growing up in a family that was immersed in the visual […]
By Paul Halas A favourite saying amongst Tories, not least the late demented Margaret Thatcher, is that the […]
Story-writing for comics By Paul Halas It’s surprising how often I’ve been asked how one becomes a comic […]
There was no antisemitism: the troubling case of Peake, Starmer and Long Bailey By Richard House, Abdul-Karim Al-Malahi, […]
By Paul Halas The blame game continues. Meanwhile… While the general public and the media obsess about Coronavirus […]
Halas & Batchelor Cartoon Films 1940 – 1995 By Vivien Halas This year marks the 80th year since […]
COMICS – THE SEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT By Paul Halas To this day there’s still an intellectual snobbery […]
A short appraisal by MERVYN HYDE As a baby boomer, born one month after the war in Japan […]
How we regained faith in politics By Paul Halas Jeremy Corbyn was a phenomenon. This relatively obscure politician […]
Challenging the Neoliberal Onslaught By Richard House I recently interviewed tireless childhood campaigner Sue Palmer for the Morning […]
A cracker from the renowned Circus Chef. “A bit of isolation cooking here. A breakfast toad in the […]
Can we look forward to a more sustainable future when the Coronavirus virus recedes? By PAUL HALAS For […]
Was Labour’s 2019 Election Defeat a Grave – Even Terminal – Defeat for Democracy Itself? By Richard House […]
A new paradigm for school accountability and improvement is long overdue – and a judicial review against Ofsted […]
By Paul Halas Why would a sane person go fishing? How many times have I been asked that […]