16 August
'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness' Charles Dickens, Chapter 1, A Tale of Two Cities
Tje fanatical and pious Maximilien Robespierre today in 1792 presented the petition of the Commune of Paris to the Legislative Assembly, demanding the establishment of a revolutionary tribunal for the trial of political offenders. It was to become the beginning of the Terror that sent thousands of to the guillotine
‘Atheism is aristocratic; the idea of a great Being that watches over oppressed innocence and punishes triumphant crime is altogether popular.’
Maximilien Robespierre
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Bedding Down in the Shadows of Belfast’s Bonfires
The bonfires of Belfast have a raw relevance. Pádraig Ó Meiscill reflects on an annual controversy.
How Corbyn Unmasked Comedy
Juliet Jacques argues that the way comedians treated Jeremy Corbyn demolished their anti-establishment credentials
The Labour left and ‘the long march through the institutions’
Sabrina Huck kicks off the debate on Labour and the left with a re-reading of Dutschke, with an introduction by Hilary Wainwright
Refugee family reunification during a pandemic
Border closures and travel restrictions caused by the pandemic have made family reunification difficult for refugees. But, as Luke Butterly reports, these rights have been eroded over a number of years
Shaheen Bagh lives on
The women of a south Delhi neighbourhood have inspired a protest movement which will long outlive their temporary encampment, writes Ananya Wilson-Bhattacharya
