Poetry
Lockdown
By Peter Ashdown-Knights Lockdown, was committed to quicker than I can get a sock down on my foot It was all a shock down in our systems We could barely take stock down of what happened [… read more ]
Month: June 2020
News
English Literature Redundancies are Unfair: An Open Letter to Portsmouth University
In February, S&C reported on staff and student protests against cuts to the University of Portsmouth’s English Literature department. The consultation was paused when the COVID-19 lockdown began, but has now restarted, despite the English [… read more ]
Culture
89 Not Out: Day 87, Arid-Land Archipelago Records Pt 3
S&C contributor and Pompey Politics Podcast host Ian Morris shares his experience of the lockdown, as someone with diabetes. It’s Day 87, there’s only two days until the end of the 89 Not Out series [… read more ]
News
Coronavirus: Wearing a Cloth Face Mask is Less About Science and More About Solidarity
Simon Kolstoe, Senior Lecturer in Evidence Based Healthcare and University Ethics Advisor, at the University of Portsmouth explores the science behind how effective cloth face masks are against Covid-19. Recent headlines suggest that mask wearing [… read more ]
Social Issues
Listening to the Wider Conversation on Mental Health
Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, shares advice and resources on how to manage your mental health in lockdown. This week, Carolyn shares the thoughts of others [… read more ]
Poetry
STAR POems: Black Lives Matter
Lola-Rose Yussuf, aged 11 years, wrote this poem after attending a Black Lives Matter peaceful protest in the Guildhall Square, Portsmouth. Lola-Rose told S&C, ‘I am amazed at the amount of positive feedback from the [… read more ]
Culture
89 Not Out: Day 86, Arid-Land Archipelago Records Pt 2
S&C contributor and Pompey Politics Podcast host Ian Morris shares his experience of the lockdown, as someone with diabetes. It’s Day 86, and Ian chooses the next three songs as part of his short series, [… read more ]
News
Cantando FVC Choir: ‘A Sisterhood and Support Network’
Sarah Cheverton interviews Rebecca Robertson from Cantando FVC Choir about their ongoing fundraiser to support victims and survivors of domestic violence. Sarah Cheverton: When we reported on Cantando FVC Choir, you’d recorded one video with [… read more ]
Culture
Essential Series: Pictures Taken in Lockdown
Tom Benjamin captures the empty local high streets and carparks during lockdown. With things the way they are, it has affected everything about our lives. It dictated the places you could go, the things you [… read more ]
Memoir
89 Not Out: Day 85, Arid-Land Archipelago Records?
S&C contributor and Pompey Politics Podcast host Ian Morris shares his experience of the lockdown, as someone with diabetes. It’s Day 85, and as we get ever closer to the end of our Not Out [… read more ]