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Where’s your vision Sir Keir?

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By Paul Halas The blame game continues. Meanwhile… While the general public and the media obsess about Coronavirus […]

paulhalas 25 June 2020 Global warming, Paul Halas, Politics, The Labour Party, UK

Taking Power in Guyana

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PPP/C must seize the day by James Tweedie Guyanese caretaker president David Granger still refuses to admit defeat […]

James Tweedie 24 June 2020 Caribbean, Democracy, James Tweedie, World

Climate change: it’s later than we think

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Socialists and capitalists together have ruined the planet. by Pete Field Even though climate scientists tell us we […]

Ars Notoria 24 June 2020 Global warming, Pete Field, Politics

Animation with a social conscience

Halas & Batchelor Cartoon Films 1940 – 1995 By Vivien Halas This year marks the 80th year since […]

paulhalas 24 June 2020 Animation, Art, Fascism, France, World

The Danger of Working Class Fascism

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Everyday working class, fascism is real by Phil Hall One of the dirty secrets of history is that […]

Ars Notoria 23 June 2020 Capitalism, Phil Hall, Politics, The Working Class

Poet of Honour: Steven O’Brien

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Pearl Fishers by Steven O’Brien Such ember-gold in your eyes,As no other girlAnd deep church-glass green,Purple, soft as […]

Yogesh Patel 18 June 2020 Poet-of-Honour, Poetry

Binary

by Yogesh Patel Saddens me we are binaryto my skin.Grandpa used to tell me a lie.Prof Macaulay would […]

Yogesh Patel 18 June 2020 Poetry, Yogesh Patel

#7 Depression

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Ars Notoria is pleased to present the seventh episode in the comic series, Depression, by Dan Pearce.

Ars Notoria 18 June 2020 Dan Pearce, Depression

An all-American coup

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First Chávez, now Trump Photo by Alisdare Hickson (https://www.flickr.com/people/59952459@N08) by James Tweedie Sayre’s Law states that: “In any […]

James Tweedie 17 June 2020 Politics

HOW DONALD DUCK SAVED MY LIFE…probably

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COMICS – THE SEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT By Paul Halas To this day there’s still an intellectual snobbery […]

paulhalas 17 June 2020 Comics, Paul Halas, Politics

Is socialism a partial solution to discrimination?

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Is the solution to racism, misogyny and prejudice a nicer capitalism or do we need a more profound […]

Ars Notoria 16 June 2020 Capitalism, Equal rights, Racism

THAT REPORT

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A short appraisal by MERVYN HYDE As a baby boomer, born one month after the war in Japan […]

paulhalas 16 June 2020 Jeremy Corbyn, Politics, The Labour Party

Guyana: Waiting for Granger to Go

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Democracy delayed is democracy denied by James Tweedie Today is the 40th anniversary of the murder of Guyanese […]

James Tweedie 13 June 2020 Caribbean, Politics

The Mystery of Apolitical Bob Dylan

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Decades of dead-souled, dead music in zombie filled arenas headlined by people like Dylan. By Phil Hall Prospero […]

Ars Notoria 13 June 2020 Bob Dylan

Angry and Hungry

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– and bloody annoyed at the constant micro and macro racism of the British police By Des Willie […]

Ars Notoria 11 June 2020 Des Willie, Personal experience, Police, Politics, Racism

2015 AND ALL THAT

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How we regained faith in politics By Paul Halas Jeremy Corbyn was a phenomenon. This relatively obscure politician […]

paulhalas 11 June 2020 Jeremy Corbyn, Paul Halas, Politics, Socialism

#6 Depression

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Ars Notoria is pleased to present the sixth episode in the comic series, Depression, by Dan Pearce.

Ars Notoria 8 June 2020 Dan Pearce, Depression, Graphic novel

– with The Greatest Of All Time…

In my wildest dreams I never thought I would hang out with my hero, Muhammad Ali. By Andy […]

Ars Notoria 7 June 2020 Boxing, Muhammad Ali, Sport

From the forthcoming memoir: Eve and Tony

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Extract originally published in The London Magazine By Eve Hall My heroine of very early days was Joan […]

Ars Notoria 5 June 2020 Antisemitism, Eve Hall, France, Personal experience, Tony Hall

Making Society Fit for Children

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Challenging the Neoliberal Onslaught By Richard House I recently interviewed tireless childhood campaigner Sue Palmer for the Morning […]

paulhalas 5 June 2020 Economics, Education, Richard House, Socialism

How to be a Gourmet

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– like Richard Steinhardt By Phil Hall Grandpa was an admirer of Napoleon and this was partly why […]

Ars Notoria 4 June 2020 Food, France, Lisa Steinhardt, Phil Hall, Recipes, Richard Steinhardt

Breakfast toad in the hole

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A cracker from the renowned Circus Chef. “A bit of isolation cooking here. A breakfast toad in the […]

paulhalas 4 June 2020 Circus Chef, Food, Recipes

Poet of Honour: George Szirtes

George Szirtes We remain rainless. The late sun draped on washing like a faded flag. This is our […]

Yogesh Patel 3 June 2020 George Szirtes, Poet-of-Honour, Poetry

Allow Me to Spit!

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In the USA racism is the collateral damage caused by social inequality and injustice, and a history of […]

Ars Notoria 3 June 2020 Phil Hall, Politics, Racism, USA
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#5 Depression

The decade of political idolatry

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It’s staggering that as the world spiralled into a political death loop over the past decade, and trust […]

Emil 2 June 2020 Emil Blake, Politics

Guest poet

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Anandi Sharan Giving and receiving Giving and receiving isa matter of systems-logic.Listen to the poets!Here it is,metabolising civilisation.Is […]

Ars Notoria 2 June 2020 Anandi Sharan, Poetry

Who controls the Surplus?

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The Problem of Surplus and the COVID-19 Pandemic. ‘Can we justify £16bn fortunes when nurses are poorly compensated, […]

Ars Notoria 1 June 2020 Capitalism, Cooperatives, Covid-19, NHS, Peter Stanfield

Brave Green World

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Can we look forward to a more sustainable future when the Coronavirus virus recedes? By PAUL HALAS For […]

paulhalas 1 June 2020 Ecology, Environmentalism, Paul Halas, Politics

No Country is an Island

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Song by Richard Tuley: Taking Back Control   By Richard Tuley Perhaps it’s distasteful to mention Brexit. People […]

Ars Notoria 31 May 2020 Brexit, Music, Richard Tuley, The Labour Party

Ideas about Cuba and Che

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Che appeals to revolutionary fantasists who like the poetry of violence. By Phil Hall When we watched a […]

Ars Notoria 28 May 2020 Communism, Cuba, History, Personal experience, Phil Hall

The Poetry of Markets

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One of the greatest pleasures in my grandfather’s life was to visit the market in Cannes, to admire […]

Ars Notoria 28 May 2020 Markets, Phil Hall, Poetry

4# Depression

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Ars Notoria is pleased to present the fourth episode in the comic series by Dan Pearce.

Ars Notoria 27 May 2020 Art, Dan Pearce, Depression

Abandon the Cities!

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The revolutionary environmentalist, Anandi Sharan, argues that to meet 2050 zero carbon emissions the government must give each […]

Ars Notoria 27 May 2020 Anandi Sharan, Ecology, Economics

DEMOCRACY’S LAST NEWSSTAND

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Was Labour’s 2019 Election Defeat a Grave – Even Terminal – Defeat for Democracy Itself? By Richard House […]

paulhalas 25 May 2020 Capitalism, Media, Richard House

Tread Softly Starmer, You Tread on Our Dreams

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LISTEN TO THE LEFT STARMER, OR GO! Masks off! Keir Starmer got elected as Labour leader under false […]

Ars Notoria 24 May 2020 Phil Hall, Socialism, The Labour Party

Are Ofsted’s Days Now Numbered?

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A new paradigm for school accountability and improvement is long overdue – and a judicial review against Ofsted […]

paulhalas 24 May 2020 Education, Richard House

3# Depression

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Ars Notoria is pleased to present the third episode in the comic series by Dan Pearce.

Ars Notoria 22 May 2020 Art, Dan Pearce, Depression

A Personal Vision of Richmond Park and Beyond

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by Philip Hall Richmond Park is not far away from us. It’s easy to reach it and to […]

Ars Notoria 22 May 2020 Personal experience, Phil Hall, Photography, Walking

COMING UP FOR AIR

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By Paul Halas Why would a sane person go fishing? How many times have I been asked that […]

paulhalas 21 May 2020 Fishing, Paul Halas

Poem of the Month

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In Search of Salt – by Yogesh Patel There is a jungle in this desert! The baboons of […]

Ars Notoria 20 May 2020 Poetry, Yogesh Patel

Is Keir Starmer a Blairite or a Corbynite?

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Take our survey.

Ars Notoria 20 May 2020 Politics, Survey

Two Tall Trees

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Two Tall Trees There’s a window in the bathroom and if you stand at the bottom of the […]

Ars Notoria 20 May 2020 Art, Eve Hall, Poetry

You are in for a big surprise

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Sandeep Saxena wants us to grow our food in forests By Anandi Sharan Sandeep Saxena graduated from the […]

Ars Notoria 19 May 2020 Anandi Sharan, Ecology, Economics

Social Darwinism: the deadly poison at the heart of reason

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by Philip Hall The cast system is inhuman. FGM seems impossibly cruel. Look at the Taliban: Malala got […]

Ars Notoria 19 May 2020 Capitalism, History, Phil Hall, Racism

Road of Dreams

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Socialism? What are we talking about? By Dominic Tweedie The communists mean to show the way – as […]

Ars Notoria 19 May 2020 Capitalism, Communism, Dominic Tweedie, Philosophy, Socialism

2# Depression

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Ars Notoria is pleased to present the second episode in the comic series by Dan Pearce.

Ars Notoria 19 May 2020 Dan Pearce, Depression

Kondratiev and the next K-Wave

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Now AI is Coming for the Middle-Class By Emil Blake In 1925 a Russian economist, called Nikolai Kondratiev […]

Ars Notoria 18 May 2020 Capitalism, Covid-19, Economics, Emil Blake

We Were Caught in the Neo-liberal Trap

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But now we have another pivotal moment. By Bryan Greetham Before the Second World War a German chemist […]

Ars Notoria 15 May 2020 Bryan Greetham, Ecology, Economics, History, Philosophy, Smart Thinking

Down with Lockdown!

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What do you do when the cure does you more harm than the disease? You stop taking it. […]

Ars Notoria 15 May 2020 Brexit, Capitalism, Communism, Covid-19, Economics, James Tweedie, NHS, Socialism

Don’t Tear Up your Labour Membership Card

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WHAT IS TO BE DONE? By Phil Hall The British Disease is passive aggression. It is class hatred […]

Ars Notoria 12 May 2020 Capitalism, Communism, Economics, History, Phil Hall, Socialism

“YOUR BOYS TOOK ONE HELL OF A BEATING!”

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The demoralisation of grassroots Labour. By Paul Halas The Stroud Labour CLP meeting to nominate its preferred leadership […]

Ars Notoria 12 May 2020 Brexit, Capitalism, Economics, History, Paul Halas, Socialism

Holi, Holi, Holi

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Celebrations in the streets of Dharavi, Mumbai By Andy Hall The principle practice  in street photography, and why […]

Ars Notoria 9 May 2020 Andy Hall, Art, India, Personal experience, Photography

Humanity’s Rosy Fingered Dawn: 2020

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By Phil Hall Covid-19 arrives, We sit at home for a long while. The cities empty, the air […]

Ars Notoria 8 May 2020 Capitalism, Covid-19, Ecology, Economics, History, Phil Hall, Philosophy, Photography, Psychology, Socialism, The Labour Party

To the undertakers

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By Yogesh Patel To the undertakers A preview of myself is a hidden mirror in a selfie mirror. […]

Ars Notoria 7 May 2020 Covid-19, Personal experience, Philosophy, Poetry, Yogesh Patel

Why Did the Working Class Vote Tory?

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by James Tweedie, Plymouth, May 6th 2020 The one-word answer is: “Brexit.” The Labour Party backed the losing […]

Ars Notoria 7 May 2020 Brexit, Capitalism, Communism, Conservatives, Economics, History, James Tweedie, Socialism, The Labour Party

Mon Oncle

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By Paul Halas On my very infrequent visits to Paris, passing Drancy Station on the RER suburban line […]

Ars Notoria 6 May 2020 Communism, France, History, Paul Halas, Personal experience, Philosophy, Psychology, Socialism, WW2

#1 Depression

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Ars Notoria is pleased to present the first episode in the comic series by Dan Pearce.

Ars Notoria 6 May 2020 Dan Pearce, Depression

How to defeat Covid-19

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By Phil Hall In China the barefoot doctors believed in prevention rather than cure. So how can we […]

Ars Notoria 6 May 2020 Brexit, Capitalism, Communism, Covid-19, Economics, History, NHS, Personal experience, Phil Hall, Philosophy, Psychology, Socialism, The Labour Party

CONSERVATIVES’ NHS HYPOCRISY

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By Paul Halas Our television has led a charmed life in recent weeks. Every time a Conservative minister […]

Ars Notoria 5 May 2020 Capitalism, Covid-19, Economics, History, NHS, Paul Halas

Why?

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“we hope we have not cast a Pearl before the swine, but set a glass before the grateful […]

Ars Notoria 21 May 2018 Philosophy

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