Britain: A poet speaks truth
Posted by Mike E on August 9, 2011
Darcus Howe, West Indian writer, on what gave rise to the British uprising.
Kasama
An age of information, but rarely of ideas. Let's change that.
-
-
Subscribe
-
Comments
carldavidson on Forget Bob Dylan, remember Bob… ron jacobs on Forget Bob Dylan, remember Bob… Tunisie travail on fascism: flag and cross ish on Urgent… today…. NO… Kumar Sarkar, Second… on Urgent… today…. NO… carldavidson on Roberto’s question: So w… Mike E on Urgent… today…. NO… Geoff Schotter on Urgent… today…. NO… louisproyect on Urgent… today…. NO… Chris on Roberto’s question: So w… Keith on Roberto’s question: So w… Mike E on Roberto’s question: So w… maju00 on Roberto’s question: So w… Chris on Roberto’s question: So w… maju00 on Roberto’s question: So w…
billyoc said
It’s great how he dresses down the beeb talker. Isn’t he CLR James’ great nephew?
Mike E said
The interviewer Fiona Armstrong is obviously seeing her job as a raw propagandist against the youth in the streets and ANY implication that they have justice on their side. All the talk of objective reporting in a free press? Just study closely the operations and obvious assumptions behind the performance here.
And that point is not lost on viewers.
Brian said
I think just nephew
Darcus though i’m sure he would hate the idea is a bit of a national treasure in the UK. His New Statesman articles deserved to be collected as in the main they were excellent
The current UK situation does need a lot of analysis and this article is a useful start
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/08/tottenham-riots-not-unexpected
As a Brit is reads sensibly to me but I would be keen to hear others views
Brian said
Hopefully this will post this time
Nephew i think rather than great.
Darcus is a bit of a national treasure and a first rate writer – didn’t know he wrote poetry will have to check it out
The events of the last few weeks will need a lot of analysis. Can i recommend 2 interesting articles. i be keen to hear the views of others
http://www.socialistunity.com/?p=8411#comment-396772
and this article which was written by somebody on the ground
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/08/tottenham-riots-not-unexpected
Brian said
An apology from the BBC
http://madnews.wordpress.com/2011/08/10/uk-news-bbc-apologies-to-writer-and-broadcaster-darcus-howe/