Fiction
Zompey Apocalypse
by Jon Crout Fear was a daily watchword on this troubled island. This evening those present on its northern edge bore witness to an unholy bleakness. The surface of the water danced in macabre fashion [… read more ]
Month: October 2015
Politics
Human Rights: A Small Suggestion
Portsmouth activist Rosy Bremer objects to the government’s increasing disdain for human rights. At long last I’ve got it; I have the perfect solution to the anger-causing problem that we all have human rights. So annoying isn’t [… read more ]
Culture
Portsmouth The Corsetry Capital: Feminist Force or Whiff of Desperation?
Tessa Ditner examines Portsmouth’s credentials as the historic corsetry capital of the world. Corsets. A frivolous topic isn’t it? It’s like writing about the politics of Dairy Milks. Yet corsetry from the point of view [… read more ]
Culture
This Week at No. 6 Cinema
Star & Crescent film reviewer Zach Lockwood provides an exclusive guide to this week’s screenings at No. 6 cinema. Thursday, 29th October: La Regle Du Jeu (PG) The illusive French film La Regle Du Jeu (The [… read more ]
News
Spinning the Spinnaker
Sam Ward takes a satirical swipe at new proposals to sponsor our defining landmark. The news broke the way it does these days. Cut-up and quoted, trickling out from the source, repurposed and ridiculed, a [… read more ]
Culture
Keeping it Real with Ralph Bakshi (Part II)
As part of Portsmouth University’s recent This Is The Week That Is festival, Dr Van Norris hailed filmmaker Ralph Bakshi as one of the great – yet underrated – satirists of our time. We present [… read more ]
Politics
Refugee Reverie
Rosy Bremer calls for Portsmouth City Council’s refugee policy to be informed by facts rather than myths and misconceptions. Hats off to Donna Jones and her Conservative colleagues for their adept and skilful handling of the problem [… read more ]
Events
Portsmouth Launches Community Resilience Team to Help in Crisis Situations
International emergency response team, Serve On, are starting a Community Resilience Team for Portsmouth to train local residents to support local emergency services in crisis and emergency situations. Serve On – which also provides international [… read more ]
Culture
From Southeastern Europe to Southeastern England
A year ago Yordana Shopova relocated from Bulgaria to Portsmouth… and she’s been loving every minute of it since. The first thing that struck me about Portsmouth was its warm weather. Coming from Bulgaria, my [… read more ]
Events
Portsmouth Green Party Event Highlights Plight of Refugees
The newly formed Portsmouth Green Party presents Journeys for peace, an evening with author and journalist Rory O’Keefe and peace activist and author Angie Zelter, at Friendship House on 26th October at 7pm. In the aftermath of [… read more ]