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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Aug 29
Another scorching Northern hemisphere summer has brought the heat of oppression – and the fire of outrage and protest – to many parts of the world. Our August 2025 Issue looks to the past, and to the small things, to find hope.
THE NORWICH RADICAL – AUGUST 2025 ISSUE
Welcome to the August 2025 Issue of The Norwich Radical! The world continues to heat up in an all-too literal sense, and another scorching Northern hemisphere summer has brought the heat of oppress…
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · Sep 2
This is a huge win. They wanted a weekend of hate, recruitment and fundraising and instead they were shut down by people like you.

They’ll try again and when they do, we’ll be ready. Thank you for standing with us.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · Sep 2
You did it. The neo-Nazi gig planned for Great Yarmouth has been CANCELLED. ❗

Over 34,000 of you emailed the Home Office and spread the word. Local press, councils and police took notice, and under pressure, we have just received the news that the venue has pulled the plug.
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · Aug 29
First published on @wearequeeraf.com the @thenorwichradical.com looks at how adult content restrictions are paving the way for more anti-LGBTQIA+ content censorship 👇

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RESTRICTIONS ON PORN AREN’T DESIGNED TO PROTECT CHILDREN
By Rowan Gavin Between the increasing dominance of major platforms, the rise of so-called ‘AI’ services, and the spread of platform decay maximising profits over user experience, we’ve all seen the…
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Aug 29
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Aug 29
SUBKULTFESTIVALEN 2025 REVIEW
By Kasper Hassett
SUBKULTFESTIVALEN 2025 REVIEW
by Kasper Hassett Sweden’s alternative music scene has a reputation for being needlessly strong, and – for dark music fans – Subkultfestivalen is one of the main events of the year. It is known as …
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Aug 29
RESTRICTIONS ON PORN AREN’T DESIGNED TO PROTECT CHILDREN
By Rowan Gavin
RESTRICTIONS ON PORN AREN’T DESIGNED TO PROTECT CHILDREN
By Rowan Gavin Between the increasing dominance of major platforms, the rise of so-called ‘AI’ services, and the spread of platform decay maximising profits over user experience, we’ve all seen the…
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Aug 29
THE FRUSTRATIONS AND FASCINATIONS OF FOOTBALL FANDOM
By Howard Green
THE FRUSTRATIONS AND FASCINATIONS OF FOOTBALL FANDOM
By Howard Green On the first weekend of August, Norwich played host to a massive number of Dutch football fans. The football club had organised a pre-season friendly against Eredivisie side NAC Bre…
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Aug 29
BURN THEM OUT! – A READING OF PÁDRAIG ÓG Ó RUAIRC’S HISTORY OF FASCISM AND THE FAR RIGHT IN IRELAND
By Bernard Rorke
BURN THEM OUT! – A READING OF PÁDRAIG ÓG Ó RUAIRC’S HISTORY OF FASCISM AND THE FAR RIGHT IN IRELAND
by Bernard Rorke These latest attacks once again punctured the smug fallacy that racism couldn’t take root among the Irish in the land of a hundred thousand welcomes (céad míle failte), with its ow…
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Aug 29
Another scorching Northern hemisphere summer has brought the heat of oppression – and the fire of outrage and protest – to many parts of the world. Our August 2025 Issue looks to the past, and to the small things, to find hope.
THE NORWICH RADICAL – AUGUST 2025 ISSUE
Welcome to the August 2025 Issue of The Norwich Radical! The world continues to heat up in an all-too literal sense, and another scorching Northern hemisphere summer has brought the heat of oppress…
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Jun 27
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Jun 27
REQUIEM BY TABUCCHI: A SURREAL TONIC FOR AN UNCERTAIN TIME
By Howard Green

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REQUIEM BY TABUCCHI: A SURREAL TONIC FOR AN UNCERTAIN TIME
By Howard Green During a short trip away, I picked up Requiem: A Hallucination by Antonio Tabucchi (translated by Margaret Jull Costa) from amongst a collection of Penguin Archive texts in a small …
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Jun 27
THE CRISIS OF UNLICENSED LANDLORDS IS FAR WORSE FOR DISABLED TENANTS
By Bliss Wylie, ACORN Norwich

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THE CRISIS OF UNLICENSED LANDLORDS IS FAR WORSE FOR DISABLED TENANTS
by Bliss Wylie, member of ACORN Norwich  Damp climbing walls. Mould spreading across ceilings. Broken boilers in winter. Faulty wiring. These aren’t rare housing horror stories—they’re …
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Jun 27
TOXIC NEIGHBOURS: HOW A CHINESE MINING GIANT ENDANGERS ROMANI LIVES IN SERBIA
By Jonathan Lee

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TOXIC NEIGHBOURS: HOW A CHINESE MINING GIANT ENDANGERS ROMANI LIVES IN SERBIA
by Jonathan Lee  “This settlement once looked beautiful. We grew up as children in this settlement. We had hygienic conditions, we had pitches where we played football, we didn’t have to play…
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Jun 27
LABOUR MUST STOP PLAYING AT PROGRESSIVISM
By Sunetra Senior

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LABOUR MUST STOP PLAYING AT PROGRESSIVISM
by Sunetra Senior It is no secret that Starmer is, in many ways, a populist. To whatever degree a strange one. He attempts to cater to different factions of the British electorate, having identifie…
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Jun 27
Our June 2025 issue is out now! In what is, for many, a summer of struggle, we explore the conflicts and contradictions of our time on scales large and small.

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THE NORWICH RADICAL – JUNE 2025 ISSUE
Welcome to the June 2025 Issue of The Norwich Radical! This month marks a year since Keir Starmer took power in the UK, and six months since Trump was reinstalled as President in the US. The mechan…
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Mar 28
NEMIK: A STAR WARS STORY; OR, REWATCHING ANDOR IN 2025

By Alex Valente
NEMIK: A STAR WARS STORY; OR, REWATCHING ANDOR IN 2025
by Alex Valente Contains spoilers for Season 1 of Andor. I have no love for Disney. I have soured on most big franchise properties, including the juggernaut space fantasy that is Star Wars. I am ex…
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Mar 28
HOUSING JUSTICE IN NORWICH AND GREAT YARMOUTH

From zines published by the Just Urban Alliance
HOUSING JUSTICE IN NORWICH AND GREAT YARMOUTH
The ideas, values and proposals presented here were originally published in zines by the Just Urban Alliance, a research initiative based at University of East Anglia led by Kavita Ramakrishnan, Ca…
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Alex V @alexvalente.fyi · Mar 28
this is the piece i was mentioning yesterday, and i would love for you to read it

i like this series a lot, and i saw a different story the second time round
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Mar 28
With spring in the air, we find courage in smaller things in our March 2025 issue. Check it out for new independent writing on just housing, Nosferatu, the German election and, yes, Star Wars.
THE NORWICH RADICAL – MARCH 2025 ISSUE
Welcome to the March 2025 Issue of The Norwich Radical! We find ourselves inching closer to spring, a time of renewal, rebirth, and rejuvenation. Many of us are already tired, and have been for som…
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JustJessieD @justjessied.bsky.social · Mar 28
"Community is the only antidote to the alienation of capitalism and the re-emergence of fascism"

@alexvalente.fyi drives home the message of hope, but only if we all try. Bit by bit, drop by drop, we will win.
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Mar 28
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Mar 28
UNCERTAINTY AT THE FOUNDATIONS: THE 2025 GERMAN FEDERAL ELECTION

By Howard Green
UNCERTAINTY AT THE FOUNDATIONS: THE 2025 GERMAN FEDERAL ELECTION
By Howard Green The dust has settled on the most recent German federal election. The results delivered the second most-feared outcome: further socio-political stagnation under the leadership of the…
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Mar 28
NOSFERATU (2024): A MARXIST CRITIQUE OF CAPITAL, CRISIS, & REPRESENTATION

By Silvana Lamb
NOSFERATU (2024): A MARXIST CRITIQUE OF CAPITAL, CRISIS, & REPRESENTATION
by Silvana Lamb Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu (2024) reinterprets one of cinema’s foundational horror narratives, infusing it with contemporary aesthetic and psychological depth while preserving the hau…
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Mar 28
NEMIK: A STAR WARS STORY; OR, REWATCHING ANDOR IN 2025

By Alex Valente
NEMIK: A STAR WARS STORY; OR, REWATCHING ANDOR IN 2025
by Alex Valente Contains spoilers for Season 1 of Andor. I have no love for Disney. I have soured on most big franchise properties, including the juggernaut space fantasy that is Star Wars. I am ex…
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The Norwich Radical @thenorwichradical.com · Mar 28
HOUSING JUSTICE IN NORWICH AND GREAT YARMOUTH

From zines published by the Just Urban Alliance
HOUSING JUSTICE IN NORWICH AND GREAT YARMOUTH
The ideas, values and proposals presented here were originally published in zines by the Just Urban Alliance, a research initiative based at University of East Anglia led by Kavita Ramakrishnan, Ca…
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