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    5. Letters, pp. 10-11
    6. Love in a Cold Climate by Jeffrey Weeks, pp. 12-17
    7. The Sid in Us All by Charlie Leadbeater, pp. 18-23
    8. The Cult of the Gun by Fred Halliday, pp. 24-30
    9. Band Aid: Is That It by Noll Scott, pp. 31-33
    10. The Community of Women by Catherine Hoskyns, pp. 34-37
    11. White-flannelled workers by Stephen Wagg, p. 38
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    23. Update, pp. 53-55
    24. Close-Up by Melissa Benn, pp. 56-58
    25. Cover Design by Keith Ablitt
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    2. Letters, p. 9
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    4. The Gorbachev Revolution by Fedor Burlatsky, pp. 14-19
    5. Unions: Fit for Active Service by Tony Lane, pp. 20-23
    6. Labour Shores up its Defence by Jon Bloomfield, pp. 24-28
    7. Master of Arts by Eric Hobsbawm, p. 29
    8. Living in Fear of Feelings by Elena Lieven, pp. 30-33
    9. Shadowy Guerrillas of the Fringe by Brian McNair, p. 34
    10. The Subversive Laugh? by Stephen Wagg, pp. 35-36
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    12. 60 Years in the Cultural Crossfire by Andy Croft, pp. 41-42
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      2. China: A Travel Survival Kit by Robert Strauss and Michael J. Buckley
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      4. A Guide to Tibet by Elizabeth B. Booz
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    21. Close-Up by Bob Lumley, pp. 48-50
    22. Cover Design by Keith Ablitt
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    1. Focus by Martin Kettle, p. 2
    2. British Telecom Strike , pp. 3-4
    3. Moscow Moves , pp. 5-6
    4. Liberace , pp. 7-9
    5. Letters, pp. 10-11
    6. The Great Divide, pp. 12-19
    7. A Taste of Currie by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 20-25
    8. Election Voices, pp. 26-29
    9. The New Nostolgia by David Edgar, pp. 30-35
    10. 20 Years of Women's Choice by Alison Frater, pp. 36-39
    11. A Tale of Wapping Wode by Mike Power and Helen Hague, pp. 40-43
    12. ï¿½---, pp. 44-51
    13. Channel5Choice by Hang Wangford, pp. 52-54
    14. The Queen is Dead by Derek Kartun, pp. 55-59
    15. Comment, p. 60
    16. Update, pp. 61-63
    17. Close-Up by George Joffe, pp. 64-66
    18. Cover Design, Photo by Keith Ablitt and John Sturrock
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    2. Bealine by Beatrix Campbell, p. 9
    3. Letters, pp. 10-11
    4. Labour's Pain, Alliance Pleasure by Sarah Benton, pp. 12-17
    5. In the Land of the Dispossessed by Charlie Leadbeater, pp. 18-25
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    16. Slovene Stompers by Martin Pople, pp. 47-48
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    26. Close-Up by Peter Wilby, pp. 56-58
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    28. Gramsci 87 by Martin Jacques
    29. Gramsci by Roger Simon
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    31. Hegemony in print by David Forgacs
    32. Home-ground comeback by Anne Showstack Sassoon
    33. In praise of the peculiar by Stuart Hall
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    2. Bealine by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 9-11
    3. Letters, pp. 12-13
    4. Snatching Victory from Defeat by Eric Hobsbawm, pp. 14-17
    5. The Natural Alliance by Martin Kettle, pp. 18-23
    6. Parent Power at the Chalkface by Angela McRobbie, pp. 24-27
    7. It's off to Work we go by Veronica Beechey, pp. 28-33
    8. Quiet Death of N-Power by Colin Sweet, pp. 34-37
    9. Cilla the Survivor by Colin Cruise, p. 38
    10. A Clydeside Renaissance by Ruth Wishart, pp. 39-40
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    24. Dual Strategy by Dave Cook, p. 51
    25. End of an Era by Neal Ascherson, p. 52
    26. Uncharted Waters by Bill Morris, p. 52
    27. Update, pp. 53-55
    28. Close-Up by Nicci Gerrard, pp. 56-58
    29. Cover Design by Keith Ablitt
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    2. Bullets Before Ballots , pp. 3-4
    3. In From The Cold , p. 5
    4. Common Future , pp. 6-8
    5. Letters, p. 9
    6. Labour: A Party in Search of Power by Bryan Gould, pp. 10-15
    7. Gramsci and Us by Stuart Hall, pp. 16-21
    8. Thatcher Britannia by Ros Brunt, pp. 22-25
    9. The Gorbachev Offensive by Archie Brown, pp. 26-31
    10. Japan At Bay by John Wells#2, pp. 32-38
    11. Channel 5 by Brian Hipkin, pp. 39-40
    12. Led Zeppelin: The riffs live on , pp. 41-42
    13. Londoners---city life on view , p. 43
    14. Tasting the grape , pp. 44-45
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      2. The Threshing Floor by Barbara Burford
      3. The Unbelonging by Joan Riley
      4. Watchers and Seekers by Merle Collins and Rhonda Cobham
    18. Comment by Monty Johnstone and Michael Meadowcroft, pp. 55-56
    19. Update, pp. 57-59
    20. Close-Up by Isabel Hilton, pp. 60-62
    21. Cover Design by Keith Ablitt
    22. Pop goes protest by Steve Redhead
    23. The CND factor by Bruce Kent
    24. That was Zen, but this is now by Tony De Meur
    25. And here is your host... by Jenny Eclair
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    2. Bealine by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 9-10
    3. Letters, p. 11
    4. Crawling from the Wreckage by Andrew Gamble, pp. 12-17
    5. Heartlands of Defeat by Doreen Massey, pp. 18-23
    6. Flexibility at the Coalface by Mick McGahey, pp. 24-27
    7. The Tamil Tragedy by Meghnad Desai, pp. 28-29
    8. Blue Election, Election Blues by Stuart Hall, pp. 30-35
    9. Interview with Rod Hackney by Jos Boys, pp. 36-37
    10. The Drama of Poland by John McGrath and Irek Szkamruk, pp. 38-39
    11. Channel 5 Choice by Sue Steward, pp. 40-42
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      1. Training Without Jobs by Dan Finn
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      1. Shcharansky: Hero of Our Time by Martin Gilbert
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      1. Look Back in Gender by Michelene Wandor
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      Painful Memories by Elspeth King, p. 45 - 1 Review
      1. The Bad Box by Alison Fell
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      1. Eamonn McCabe: Photographer by Eamonn McCabe
    20. Comment by Jude Bloomfield and Robin Blackburn, pp. 47-51
    21. Close-Up by Malcolm Rutherford, pp. 52-54
    22. Cover Design by Keith Ablitt
    23. Transports of Delight by Ina Myatt
    24. Urban Cycling by Jo Child
    25. Me and My Bike by Tony de Meur
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    1. Focus by Malcolm Rutherford, p. 2
    2. Democrats' White Hopes by Mike Davis, pp. 3-4
    3. An Ear for Quality by Eric Hobsbawm, p. 5
    4. NUM: Fight, Fight and Fight Again? by Hywel Francis, pp. 5-6
    5. To Fund or Not to Fund by Genista McIntosh, pp. 7-8
    6. Letters, p. 9
    7. Abuse of Trust by Esther Saraga and Mary MacLeod, pp. 10-13
    8. Ostpolitik Reborn by Eric Hobsbawm and Peter Glotz, pp. 14-19
    9. Italy's Fading Dream by Donald Sassoon, pp. 20-23
    10. A Hole in Labour's Heart by Robin Cook, pp. 24-25
    11. Women At War by Marge Piercy, Maria Lauret, and Cora Kaplan, pp. 26-28
    12. Ageless Edinburgh, p. 29
    13. Come to the Cabaret by Paul Allen#2, p. 30
    14. Art for City's Sage by Joyce McMillan, p. 31
    15. National Characteristics by David Edgar, pp. 32-35
    16. Travel to Edinburgh, p. 36
    17. Best of the Fest, p. 37
    18. Festival Food by Nigel Billen, pp. 37-38
    19. Fringe Benefits by Frances Rose, p. 39
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      2. Ten Men Dead by David Beresford
      3. The Provisional IRA by Patrick Bishop and Eamonn Mallie
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      1. Of Love and Shadows by Isabel Allende
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      1. A Taste of Power by Maureen Mackintosh and Hilary Wainwright
    23. Update, pp. 42-47
    24. Close-Up by Bob Woffinden, pp. 48-50
    25. Cover Design, Illustration by Keith Ablitt and Clifford Harper
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    1. Focus, p. 2
    2. The Alliance , pp. 3-4
    3. Confrontation in the Gulf , pp. 5-8
    4. Bealine, p. 9
    5. Letters, pp. 10-11
    6. Lessons in Elitism by Brian Simon, pp. 12-17
    7. The Maya Character, pp. 18-21
    8. Unions go to Market by Charlie Leadbeater, pp. 22-27
    9. Coalfield Conundrums by Hywel Francis, pp. 28-29
    10. Left Turns Across Europe, pp. 30-35
    11. Channel5, pp. 36-44
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      Pessimism of the Intellects by Bob Rowthorn, pp. 45-46 - 1 Review
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      Instruments and Ideals by Keith Ebbutt, pp. 47-48 - 3 Reviews
      1. Why Don't Teachers Teach Like They Used To? by Rachel Pinder
      2. The Comprehensive Experiment by David Reynolds and Michael Sullivan
      3. Two-Track Training by Cynthia Cockburn
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      Unequal Value by Emma MacLennan, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. Women and Poverty in Britain by Caroline Glendinning and Jane Millar
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      Not Dead Yet by John McGrath, p. 49 - 1 Review
      1. Other Theatres by Andrew Davies
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      1. The New Heroin Users by Geoffrey Pearson
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      1. Feminist Practice and Post-Structuralist Theory by Chris Weedon
    19. Comment, pp. 50-55
    20. Close-Up by George Joffe, pp. 56-58
    21. Cover Design, Photography by Keith Ablitt and Howard Kingsnorth
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    1. Focus by Andrew Gamble, p. 2
    2. Che Guevara , pp. 3-4
    3. Power to the Parents , p. 5
    4. Poll tax , p. 6
    5. Brum Brum , pp. 7-8
    6. Bealine, p. 9
    7. Letters, pp. 10-11
    8. Out of the Wilderness by Eric Hobsbawm, pp. 12-19
    9. The Morals Dilemma by David Edgar, pp. 20-25
    10. Women's Fertility Rights, pp. 26-31
    11. Happy Birthday to Us, pp. 32-33
    12. After the Apocalypse by Adam Fforde, pp. 34-39
    13. Channel5, pp. 40-48
    14. [+]
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      2. If Voting Changed Anything, They'd Abolish it by Ken Livingstone
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      1. Beyond the Rhetoric by Paul Teague
    18. Comment by Peter Hain, p. 53
    19. Evading the Issue by Martin Jacques, pp. 53-59
    20. Close-Up by Martin Kettle, pp. 60-62
    21. Cover Design by Keith Ablitt
    22. They Shall Not Pass by Marek Kohn
    23. The Women's Campaign by Julie Grant
    24. Style Counsel by Darryl Moore
    25. Campus Novel by Duncan Webster
    26. Bad Press by Richard Johnson
    27. Not Standing Alone by Chris Granlund
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    1. Focus, p. 2
    2. Women and Science , pp. 3-4
    3. Job Training Scheme , p. 5
    4. Star Wars , p. 6
    5. Greenham Rifts , p. 7
    6. Letters, pp. 8-10
    7. Bealine by Beatrix Campbell, p. 11
    8. Moscow on the Move by Fred Halliday, pp. 12-13
    9. Glasnost and After by Monty Johnstone, pp. 14-19
    10. Trotsky and Co. by Yuri Afanasyev, pp. 20-25
    11. Women Behind Bars by Melissa Benn and Chris Tchaikovsky, pp. 26-31
    12. Centre Partings by Shirley Williams, pp. 32-35
    13. Towards 2025 by Bob Rowthorn and John Wells #2, pp. 36-39
    14. Pink and Polished by Bob Woffinden, p. 40
    15. A Spy in Us All by Phillip Knightley, pp. 41-42
    16. Family French Lessons by Nicci Gerrard, p. 43
    17. Politics on the Wall by Oriana Baddeley, p. 44
    18. Hamlet Across Time by Chris Granlund, pp. 45-46
    19. Black Brookside by Apala Chowdhury, p. 47
    20. Rebirth of the Song by Denis Campbell, pp. 47-48
    21. Soviets With Style by David Elliott, pp. 49-50
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    29. Cover Design, Photograph by Keith Ablitt and Ian McKinnell
    30. City Strategies by Lord Bernard Donoughue
    31. Pensions by Sue Ward
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    33. Investors by Tony Levene
    34. Unit trusts by Susana Antunes
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    2. Bealine by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 9-10
    3. Letters, p. 11
    4. Spend, Spend, Spend by John Wells#2, pp. 12-17
    5. Legacy of the Crash by Charlie Leadbeater and Bob Rowthorn, pp. 18-23
    6. Violent Screen Play by Rosalind Coward, pp. 24-27
    7. Beating a Unilateral Retreat by Jon Bloomfield, pp. 28-31
    8. The Left's Hallelujah Chorus by Rosalind Brunt, pp. 32-36
    9. Dear Mum... by Stuart Cosgrove, p. 37
    10. The Game Set by John Carr, p. 38
    11. Feast Without Flesh by Susan Thorpe, p. 38
    12. Vino Verities by Edward Penning-Rowsell, p. 39
    13. The Call of Port by Mark Saunders, p. 39
    14. Come On, Everyone! by Fay Weldon, pp. 40-43
    15. Kids' Stuff by Sue Townsend, p. 44
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      2. All the World's a Globe by Patrick Barlow
      3. Spitting Images
      4. Condomania: 101 Uses for a Dead Condom by Peter Maddocks
      5. 101 Uses of a Condom~~One Hundred and One Uses of a Condom by Russell Jones
      6. Wicked Willie's Low-Down on Men by Gray Jolliffe and Peter Mayle
      7. The Opposite Sex by Viv Quillin
      8. Pure Posy by Posy Simmonds
      9. Where's My Baby Now? by Claire Bretecher
      10. The Working Woman Book by Barbara Dale and Jim Dale
      11. How to Be a Complete Bitch by Pamela Stephenson
    17. Fave Fives by Chris Granlund, p. 47
    18. [+]
      Cry Freedom by Jacqueline de Gier, pp. 48-49 - 1 Review
      1. Cry Freedom (1987 Film) by Richard Attenborough
    19. [+]
      Over the Moon by Nicci Gerrard, p. 50 - 6 Reviews
      1. Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively
      2. Circles of Deceit by Nina Bawden
      3. The Book and the Brotherhood by Iris Murdoch
      4. Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe
      5. The Color of Blood by Brian Moore
      6. Chatterton by Peter Ackroyd
    20. [+]
      Christmas Reading by Colin Hughes, pp. 50-55 - 10 Reviews
      1. The Child in Time by Ian McEwan
      2. Change by Maureen Duffy
      3. The Passion by Jeanette Winterson
      4. Trust by Mary Flanagan
      5. Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
      6. A Sport of Nature by Nadine Gordimer
      7. The House of Hospitalities by Emma Tennant
      8. Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood
      9. A Book of Spells by Sara Maitland
      10. The Virago Book of Ghost Stories by Richard Dalby
    21. Close-Up by Julian Turner, pp. 56-58
    22. Cover Design by Keith Ablitt
9. [+]
  Issues of 1988 = 12 Issues, 272 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1989 = 12 Issues, 248 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 1990s = 3 Years, 25 Issues, 523 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1990 = 12 Issues, 235 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1991 = 12 Issues, 262 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1998 = 1 Issue, 26 Articles