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Anohni recommended Warzone by Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band in Music (curated)

 
Warzone by Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band
Warzone by Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band
2018
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"Almost everything I have tried to say, Yoko Ono was saying over 30 years ago. For half a century, she has been a prophet in our midst. On WARZONE, producer Thomas Bartlett sets her sage voice amid the barest of arrangements, shining a light once and for all on the essence of Ono’s legacy.A recent Netflix film revealed that Yoko cowrote the words for “Imagine,” one of the songs for which John Lennon was deified. It is pure Yoko that she would sit silently next to John as he sang it, knowing the world would listen to her message if it seemed to be from the perspective of her partner, a white, male English megastar. Yoko Ono has given and given to us. She is one of the most brilliant and generous artists of the 20th century, and the public record now reflects this."

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A Party with Socialists in It: A History of the Labour Left
A Party with Socialists in It: A History of the Labour Left
Simon Hannah | 2018 | History & Politics
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7.0 (1 Ratings)
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Great and detailed history of the Labour Party and its origins (1 more)
Helps identify trends and patterns to the Labour Party Culture
Is a little dry at times, and borders on textbooky (0 more)
The History, and Lessons of the Labour Party
After reading 'The Candidate', my lovely girlfriend got me this as a follow-up to allow me to learn more about the history of the left in the UK from the start of the 20th Century.

This book is very much a left-wing view of Labour's history, and does a good job of describing the main flag bearers and saboteurs of the worker focused socialist movements.

It helps trace the current Labour makeup back through the ages, via Benn, Bevan etc and gives a very good account of the many internal battles and compromises that took place through the 20th Century as the various power plays and world events echo Game Of Thrones at times.

Its also an important indicator of where power has corrupted idealogues of the past, and how it is often the working people that are the ones that pay the price for hubris (I am looking at you Kinnock!).

One for politico's only, not a casual read, but if you have an interest, do please check it out, there is a lot here to gain!