MICK MCSHANE is roused by a band whose socialism laces every line of every song with commitment and raw passion
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ALEX HALL is disgusted by the misuse of ‘emotional narratives’ to justify uninformed geo-political prejudice
SUE TURNER welcomes a thoughtful, engaging book that lays bare the economic realities of global waste management
JOHN GREEN welcomes an insider account of the achievements and failures of the transition to democracy in Portugal
SIMON PARSONS applauds an imaginative and absorbing updating of Strindberg’s classic
PETER MASON is enthralled by an assembly of objects, ancient and modern, that have lain in the mud of London’s river
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St John on Bethnal Green
ELECTRONIC music deserves celebration and with this RPM event — now in its third year — a gathering of international talent does precisely that.
This time round there's a second room in the crypt of St John's church, where three DJ collectives perform simultaneous sets in a silent disco on separate channels.
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