Heritage Open Days and ‘Ride and Stride’ make a great day out
Bob Copeland shows how to get the best from Heritage Open Days and Ride and Stride to explore the history...
Read moreDetailsBob Copeland BSc. MBCS CEng CITP
Bob has been an active member of the community in the village of Kingswood, Gloucestershire for over 30 years, he has helped to set up Churches Together in Kingswood and is currently part of a team working to establish a community hub there. Bob also hosts a Socialist book club, and has reviewed many of the books the group has read for Bylines. Professionally he is a Director of a business developing software for the transport and logistics industry. He enjoys the outdoor life, walking, cycling and camping, and has been writing for West England Bylines since 2021.
Bob Copeland shows how to get the best from Heritage Open Days and Ride and Stride to explore the history...
Read moreDetailsA broken economic model is driving humanity to a climate catastrophe; the World Inequality Lab (WIL) has a solution we...
Read moreDetailsSocialists gathered to discuss topics such as Iran, Palestine, South Africa, climate change, justice, and our failing democracy
Read moreDetailsBased on his experience as a journalist covering Russia for decades, Sweeney’s narrative in Killer in the Kremlin lives up...
Read moreDetailsSpeakers at Gloucestershire event trace Sudan’s descent from Darfur to today’s humanitarian catastrophe
Read moreDetailsAn hilarious story of Sayle's childhood in Liverpool coloured by his parents’ struggle for socialism from the start of the...
Read moreDetailsBritain dithers on the sidelines instead of seizing the opportunity to address a century-old injustice inflicted on the Palestinian people
Read moreDetailsA rare account by one of the forgotten victims of Nazi hatred, a communist survivor of Hitler’s genocide
Read moreDetailsA working-class boy succeeds as a city trader and sheds light on the crash of 2008 and the failure of...
Read moreDetailsIn his new book, Peter Oborne describes in excoriating terms the UK’s complicity in Israel’s destruction and slaughter in Gaza
Read moreDetailsAs a new imperialism dawns, wars rage, the planet burns, and governments are in thrall to oligarchs while a weakened...
Read moreDetailsIn Manifesto, green energy entrepreneur Dale Vince blends memoir and policy to argue for systemic solutions to climate change
Read moreDetailsShrubsole's book 'The lie of the land' provides a compelling catalogue of the loss of Britain’s natural environment
Read moreDetailsA story that twists and turns around the bleak life for the British as the sea levels rise, with much...
Read moreDetailsAt the dawn of capitalism German peasants sought a fairer society; they were slaughtered but the struggle continues
Read moreDetailsAlthough published 25 years ago, this book remains a striking and relevant reminder of how great and prophetic a writer...
Read moreDetailsDebate on Israel/Palestine is stifled by accusations of antisemitism, leaving apartheid, genocide, and reparations sidelined
Read moreDetailsSocialists from around the world met for four days to share ideas on how we can face the challenges ahead
Read moreDetailsWe send the US £1.25bn a week. Angus Hanton's book Vassal State explains how
Read moreDetails11 July marks 30 years since the massacre at Srebrenica. To commemorate, Dr Sheila Osmanovic spoke on the troubled history...
Read moreDetailsA detailed case is being built against the prevailing media view of the anti-semitism crisis during Corbyn’s Labour leadership
Read moreDetailsA satirical glimpse into the resilience and tragedy of Palestine
Read moreDetailsA new UN Pact aims to tackle global crises, but real reform needs a democratic charter with accountability and independent...
Read moreDetailsThe Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power charts the rise...
Read moreDetailsWhy the NHS is being betrayed and how we can fight for it. Dr Julia Grace Patterson’s book exposes deep-seated...
Read moreDetailsMarxism Festival 24 explored many pressing issues: Israel, Arab nations, modern apartheid, and tensions between capitalism and racism
Read moreDetailsA new theatre production of Kubrick’s classic film opens it to a new generation, highlighting the ever-present dangers of nuclear...
Read moreDetailsOur electoral system produces serious anomalies and this can badly affect public trust
Read moreDetailsJournalist Ian Dunt offers critical insights into our system of government and its many deficiencies, with a few tentative suggestions...
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