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Sweet Inspirations

by Stuart Cosgrove

Marxism Today, November 1986, pp. 49-50

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    2. We Are the Champions: Liverpool vs. the 1980s by Tony Lane, pp. 8-11
    3. The New Detente? East-West Relations After the Summit by Gerard Holden and Mary Kaldor, pp. 12-17
    4. The New Detente? East-West Relations After the Summit by Gerard Holden and Mary Kaldor, pp. 18-21
    5. The Beginning of the End? The Anglo-Irish Accourd by Martin Jacques, Henry Patterson, and Bob Rowthorn, ..., pp. 22-27
    6. The Race for Pole Position by Daniel T. Jones and Andrew Graves, pp. 28-32
    7. Letters, p. 33
    8. Viewpoint on Europe, pp. 34-35
    9. A Bit of Uplift, Tutus and Tights by Richard Ryer, p. 36
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      Curiouser and Curiouser by Michael Prowse, pp. 42-43 - 1 Review
      1. The Peculiarities of the British Economy by Ben Fine and Laurence Harris
    14. Unionscene, pp. 44-46
    15. Update, p. 47
    16. Close Up on Terence Conran by Barbara Ellis, pp. 48-50
    17. Cover Design, Photo by Peter Hammarling, Katherine Gutkind, and Lee Robinson, ...
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    February 1986 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Focus, pp. 2-5
    2. Tarzan Takes the High Ground by Andrew Gamble, pp. 6-10
    3. Turbulent Priests by Kenneth Leech, pp. 11-14
    4. Hung Parliament: The Choices Facing Labour by Michael Rustin, pp. 15-19
    5. The Alternative Economic Strategy: Goodbye to All That? by Sam Aaronovitch, pp. 20-27
    6. Letters, pp. 28-29
    7. Joan Collins by Rosalind Brunt, p. 30
    8. Modest America by Angela McRobbie, p. 31
    9. Caribbean Cricket by Tai Damu, p. 32
    10. Only a Game by Peter Guttridge, pp. 33-36
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      Clashing Values by Sarah Benton, p. 37 - 1 Review
      1. The Ideology of the New Right by Ruth Levitas
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      Things Ain't What They Used To Be by Alan Booth, pp. 38-39 - 1 Review
      1. A World Still to Win by Trevor Blackwell and Jeremy Seabrook
    13. Unionscene, pp. 40-42
    14. Update, p. 43
    15. Close Up on Winnie Mandela by Ruth Weiss, pp. 44-46
    16. Cover Design, Illustration by Patrick Burton and Ian Pollock
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    March 1986 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Focus, pp. 2-5
    2. Interview by Jesse Jackson, pp. 6-11
    3. The Sparks Are Flying by John Lloyd, pp. 12-19
    4. Just Another Child Abuse? by Emily Driver, pp. 20-23
    5. The British Way of Death by John Robson, pp. 24-28
    6. Black Gold Loses Its Shine by Michael Bleaney, pp. 29-32
    7. Letters, p. 33
    8. Viewpoint, pp. 34-39
    9. Parallel Lives by Brian Morton and Kenny Mathieson, pp. 40-41
    10. Goldcrest's Revolution by Graham McCann, pp. 42-43
    11. Designs for the Stage by Paul Allen#2, pp. 44-46
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      A Moral Giant by Basil Davidson, p. 47 - 1 Review
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      Economic Explorations by John Grahl, pp. 49-51 - 2 Reviews
      1. Very Nice Work if You Can Get It
      2. Joint Action for Jobs by Ken Coates
    15. Unionscene, pp. 52-54
    16. Update, p. 55
    17. Close Up on Viv Richards by Peter Wilson, pp. 56-58
    18. Cover Design, Photo by Lee Robinson and Andrew Levin
    19. Supplement on Co-Ops
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    April 1986 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Focus, pp. 2-5
    2. Goodbye to the GLC by Beatrix Campbell and Martin Jacques, pp. 6-11
    3. A Flexible Future by John Atkinson and Denis Gregory, pp. 12-17
    4. Will Gorbachev Shake the World? by Martin Jacques, Wlodzimierz Brus, and Monty Johnstone, ..., pp. 18-23
    5. Interview by Denis Healey, pp. 24-29
    6. Political Animals by Sara Mills and Patrick Williams, pp. 30-34
    7. Letters, pp. 35-36
    8. Viewpoint, p. 37
    9. The End of the Teenage Era by Marek Kohn, pp. 38-39
    10. Taking to the Streets by Rex Barker, p. 40
    11. Putting the Popular Back into Culture by Brian Hipkin, pp. 41-42
    12. Churchill's Crusade by Sioned-Mair Richards, pp. 43-46
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      Today's News by Mike Power, p. 47 - 1 Review
      1. Eddie Shah and the Newspaper Revolution by David Goodhart and Patrick Wintour
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      Dense Texts by Jon Chadwick, pp. 48-50 - 1 Review
      1. William Shakespeare by Terry Eagleton
    15. Update, p. 51
    16. Close Up on John Smith by Alan Rusbridger, pp. 52-54
    17. Cover Illustration by Ken Laidlaw
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    May 1986 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Focus, pp. 2-5
    2. Crime in the City by Richard Kinsey, pp. 6-11
    3. The AIDS Scare by Paud Haggerty, pp. 12-15
    4. The French Paradox by Keith Dixon, pp. 16-21
    5. Europe's Left: the new continental blend by Donald Sassoon, pp. 22-27
    6. The dark side of the Sun by Clare Short, pp. 28-32
    7. Letters, p. 33
    8. Viewpoint on Co-ops, pp. 34-35
    9. Maydays in Glasgow by Fiona MacMillan, p. 36
    10. Coming Out of the Commune by Mark Perryman, pp. 37-39
    11. Opening Up the Airwaves by Richard Dyer, pp. 40-42
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      1. An End to Laughter
    14. Unionscene, pp. 48-50
    15. Update, p. 51
    16. Close Up on Alice Walker, pp. 52-54
    17. Cover Illustration, Design by David Hine and Phoebe Evans
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    June 1986 Issue = 19 Articles
    1. Focus, pp. 2-6
    2. Nuclear Cloud over Britain by Tony Hall, pp. 7-9
    3. Soviet Power Failures by Zhores Medvedev, pp. 10-13
    4. The Gadafy Factor by George Joffe, pp. 14-15
    5. Aid Crusade by Glenys Kinnock and Joan Ruddock, pp. 16-19
    6. The Battle of the Blackboard by Brian Simon, pp. 20-27
    7. Party Music by Simon Frith and John Street, pp. 28-34
    8. Letters, p. 35
    9. Viewpoint, pp. 36-39
    10. Simone de Beauvoir: She Came to Stay by Ann Oakley, p. 40
    11. High Tech City by Richard Hill, pp. 41-42
    12. Love and Britishness by Rosalind Brunt, pp. 43-44
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      3. Simone de Beauvior by Judith Okely
      4. Julia Margaret Cameron by Amanda Hopkinson
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      1. The Magic of Indian Cricket by Mihir Bose
    16. Unionscene, pp. 48-50
    17. Update, p. 51
    18. Close Up on Bobby Robson, pp. 52-54
    19. Cover Illustration by Peter Goodfellow
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    1. Focus, pp. 2-9
    2. People Aid by Stuart Hall and Martin Jacques, pp. 10-15
    3. Making Waves by Tricia Davis, Jan Etienne, Lee Harrison, and Deborah Worsley, ..., pp. 16-21
    4. After Atlanticism by Dan Smith, pp. 22-27
    5. Public Sector Possibilities by Robin Murray, pp. 28-33
    6. Homage to the Civil War by Manuel Azcarate, pp. 34-38
    7. Letters, p. 39
    8. Viewpoint on Defence and the Alliance by Paddy Ashdown and Neville Pressley, pp. 40-41
    9. No Pasaran! by Liz Wells, p. 42
    10. Freedom Songs by Roy Palmer, pp. 43-44
    11. An Athletic Fix by Steve Platt, p. 45
    12. Marketing Maggie by Kathy Myers, pp. 46-47
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      1. Political Strikes by Peter Hain
    15. Update, p. 51
    16. Close Up on Sarah Ferguson by Nicci Gerrard, pp. 52-54
    17. Cover Design, Illustration by Lee Robinson and Bill Sanderson
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    1. Focus, pp. 2-5
    2. The Apartheid Effect by Sarah Benton, pp. 6-11
    3. Divisions in the Laager by Roger Omond, pp. 12-15
    4. Latin America: Can't pay...Won't pay by John Wells#2, pp. 16-23
    5. Guilty Secrets: the role of women's therapy by Susie Orbach, pp. 24-27
    6. Viewpoint, pp. 28-30
    7. Letters, p. 31
    8. Whisky, Absinthe and Exotic Cookies by Florence Kray, p. 32
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    13. Mind Over Body by Chris Savage-King, pp. 37-39
    14. Casting Off the Veil by Eileen Phillips, pp. 40-42
    15. Update, p. 43
    16. Close up on Annie Lennox by Cath Carroll, pp. 44-46
    17. Cover Design by Lee Robinson
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    1. Focus, pp. 2-7
    2. A Royal Coup: Mrs Thatcher vs. the Queen by Andrew Gamble, pp. 8-15
    3. New Wave Unions by John Edmonds, p. 16
    4. The State of the Movement by Charles Leadbeater, pp. 17-27
    5. Unemployment---the resistible force by Bob Rowthorn, pp. 28-31
    6. Why Do Women Write? by Grace Nichols and Fay Weldon, pp. 32-35
    7. The Sectarian Divide by Paul Bew and Henry Patterson, pp. 36-42
    8. Letters, pp. 43-45
    9. Viewpoint on Live Aid, pp. 46-47
    10. Here We Go...Again! by Eugene McLaughlin and Steve Readhead, p. 48
    11. Changing Face by Brian McNair, pp. 49-50
    12. Me and My Floppy by Jim Hawkins, p. 51
    13. One Woman's Story by Scarlett MccGuire, pp. 52-55
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      1. A Passion for Friends by Janice G. Raymond
    16. Update, p. 59
    17. Close Up on Mick McGahey by Donald Macintyre, pp. 60-62
    18. Cover Illustration by Dickie Braganza
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    1. Focus, pp. 2-8
    2. Bealine by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 9-10
    3. Letters, p. 11
    4. Past Imperfect, Future Tense by Eric Hobsbawm, pp. 12-19
    5. Peace in the Battle of the Sexes by Kate Soper, pp. 20-25
    6. The Importance of Being Liberal by David Steel, pp. 26-33
    7. The Painful Path to Health by Steve Iliffe, pp. 34-39
    8. Deliverance by Wendy Savage, pp. 40-43
    9. Retreat in the Style Wars by Sarah Mower, p. 44
    10. Credibility and Mystery by John Berger, pp. 45-47
    11. Channel 5 Choice, pp. 48-53
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      A Talent to Inspire by Pratibha Parmar, p. 54 - 1 Review
      1. The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou
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      1. The Politics of the UCS Work-In by John Foster and Charles Woolfson
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      Familiar Trenches by Sarah Benton, p. 55 - 1 Review
      1. Hidden Agendas by Elizabeth Wilson and Angela Weir
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      Flashes of Difference by Terence Hawkes, p. 56 - 1 Review
      1. Faith in Fakes by Umberto Eco
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      A Cover-Up by Dennis Ogden, p. 57 - 1 Review
      1. I Spy in Russia by Tim Sebastian
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      Survival under Apartheid by Dede-Esi Amanor, p. 57 - 1 Review
      1. Working Women by Lesley Lawson
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      Warning Signals by Peter Kellner, p. 57 - 1 Review
      1. The Gallup Survey of Britain by Gordon Heald and Robert J. Wybrow
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      Subject Women by Jane Moore, p. 57 - 1 Review
      1. Telling the Truth About Jerusalem by Ann Oakley
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      Steel City by Paul Hudson, p. 57 - 1 Review
      1. The Survivors of Steel City by Geoffrey Beattie
    21. [+]
      New Right: Old Racism by Paul Sharma, pp. 57-58 - 2 Reviews
      1. The New Right: Image and Reality by G.A. Cohen and Nicholas Deakin
      2. New Right, New Racism by Amy Elizabeth Ansell
    22. Update, p. 59
    23. Comment by Raphael Samuel, pp. 60-63
    24. Close Up: Norman Tebbit by David Edgar, pp. 64-66
    25. Cover Concept, Illustration by Keith Ablitt and Tony McSweeney
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    1. Focus, pp. 2-8
    2. Bealine by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 9-10
    3. Letters, p. 11
    4. The Rejkjavik Fiasco by Gerard Holden, pp. 12-15
    5. About 1956 by Eric Hobsbawm, pp. 16-23
    6. Dodging the Taxing Question by John Grahl and Bob Rowthorn, pp. 24-31
    7. Fund Special, pp. 32-35
    8. Women in the Mainstream by Beatrix Campbell, Tricia Davis, and Gaynor Legal, ..., pp. 36-41
    9. Return of the Fighter by Steve Vines, pp. 42-45
    10. A Successful Formula by Nick Newman, p. 46
    11. The Spice of Life by Michelene Wandor, pp. 46-47
    12. Going Out in Style by Rosalind Brunt, p. 48
    13. The Party Is Over by David Berry, p. 49
    14. Sweet Inspirations by Stuart Cosgrove, pp. 49-50
    15. The Mop vs. the Pen by Janie Glen, p. 51
    16. Channel 5 Choice, pp. 52-53
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      Row, Row, Row, the Boat! by Anthony Barnett, p. 54 - 2 Reviews
      1. Memoirs, 1916-64 by Harold Wilson
      2. Union Man by Jack Jones
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      Class Warriors by David Forgacs, p. 55 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Retreat from Class by Ellen Meiksins Wood
      2. Working Class Politics in Crisis by Leo Panitch
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      Moribund Militant by Ian Williams, p. 55 - 1 Review
      1. The March of Militant by Michael Crick
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      Fair Enough? by Alan Leaman, p. 56 - 1 Review
      1. Proportional Misrepresentation by Peter Hain
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      Political Megastar by Trevor Carter, p. 57 - 1 Review
      1. C.L.R. James: The Artist as Revolutionary by Paul Buhle
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      Women world-wide by Haleh Afshar, p. 57 - 1 Review
      1. Women in the World by Joni Seager and Ann Olson
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      Body Packaging by Catherine Luyster, p. 57 - 1 Review
      1. The Body Shop by Gilly McKay and Alison Corke
    24. [+]
      Vines and Wines by Stephen Hayward, p. 57 - 1 Review
      1. Vines, Grapes and Wines by Jancis Robinson
    25. [+]
      Child Sexploitation by Kath Parr, pp. 57-58 - 2 Reviews
      1. The Sexual Exploitation of Children by Judith Ennew
      2. Thou Shalt Not Be Aware by Alice Miller
    26. Update, p. 59
    27. Comment by Hywel Francis, pp. 60-63
    28. Close Up: Duke Hussey by Joan Smith, pp. 64-66
    29. Cover Design by Keith Ablitt and Jan Brown
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    December 1986 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Focus, pp. 2-8
    2. Bealine by Beatrix Campbell, p. 9
    3. Letters, pp. 10-11
    4. No Light at the End of the Tunnel by Stuart Hall, pp. 12-17
    5. Family Matters by Carol Lee, Beatrix Campbell, Mary Kenny, and Valerie Riches, ..., pp. 18-21
    6. Journey to Pretoria by Joe Slovo, pp. 22-29
    7. Sixteen: Sweet or Sorry? by Cynthia Cockburn, pp. 30-33
    8. Life After Reykjavik by Denis Healey and Fedor Burlatsky, pp. 34-37
    9. Sisters Under the Skin by Kris Kirk, p. 38
    10. Reclaiming Our Foremothers by Liz Wells, pp. 39-40
    11. Christmas lift-off by Mije Barnor, pp. 41-42
    12. Empty Visions? by Andrew Goodwin, p. 43
    13. Channel 5 Choice, pp. 44-47
    14. Lucky Strike by Tom Sawyer, p. 48
    15. Critical Canons by Gregor McLennan, p. 48
    16. Gastronomic Pleasures by John Carr, p. 49
    17. Cover Stories by Janice Winship, p. 49
    18. Nuclear Alert by Stuart Boyle, p. 50
    19. Woman Can Fly by Jean Barr, pp. 50-54
    20. Update, p. 55
    21. Close-Up by Susannah Tarbush, pp. 56-58
    22. Cover Design, Illustration by Keith Ablitt and Paul Rickwood
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