Swift: Volume One: 1

Swift Volume One (black and white edition) is the inaugural edition of a new arts and politics publication aimed at speaking out against the rise of fascism in the UK and our populist government. Founder Leanne Warren has worked with a collaborative of artists, photographers, bloggers, writers, poets and academics (The Swift Collaborative) to create this bi-annual publication. Featured contributors include anti-fascist historian Dr Louise Raw, historian of empire Paddy Docherty and composer Dr Richard Norris. List of contents & contributors:

• Foreword by Paddy Docherty
• Dr Louise Raw: No Pasaran! Why a Woman’s Place is in Anti-fascism
• Death by Brexit – Wendy Nowak
• Corruption in Plain Sight – Nigel Davies
• Poetry by Mandoline Wordsmith
• Solidarity! A story about Scotland, Solidarity against dictatorship, and the connection between fascism and Brexit - by Paddy Docherty
• Poetry by A Yorkshire Poet
• Two World Wars and One World Cup by Jim Pool
• Led by Donkeys & Hassan Akkad - A Message from the white cliffs of Dover
• Lauren Caldwell - “È un casino.”
• A Covid 19 Timeline from Led by Donkeys
• From the Heart of Lockdown by Mrs Aitchbee
• Triggered – Diary of a Madman – by Martin, again
• Poetry by Laura-Ding Edwards
• Climate Change – A world in Crisis by Nigel Davies
• MENTAL HEALTH: Therapist Mita Mistry - Finding Happiness and Hope Amid Uncertainty
• Austerity’s Victims by Neil Carpenter
• The grim outlook for music education – Dr Richard Norris
• No to Brexit Chaos – Magdalena Williams
• I have abolished the honours system and I suggest that you do too – Paddy Docherty
• Through the Lens by Simone Rudolphi
• Making Sense of It All by Nigel Davies
• ‘Experiences of racism’ – from the Dad of Joel Baccas
• London Black Lives Matter Protests by Alice Mason
• 3.5% - Making Your Voice Heard by Jan Altendorff
• Autonomous Civil Disobedience by Kirsty Neil
• Taking a Small Stand: 3.5% by Chris ‘Doc Strange’ Taylor
• Meet ‘EU Supergirl’ Madeleina Kay
• SODEM at Chequers by Chris ‘Doc Strange’ Taylor
• Work Together or Fail – Jon Johnson
• Book Club - reviews & recommendations by Simon Ferrigno & Simone Rudolphi
• Artwork by Ceris Jones, Rachael House, Pauline Plug, Lauren Caldwell, Madeleina Kay, Mrs Aitchbee, Fiona Mary, and Leanne Warren

Swift Volume One colour edition is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08KWRYRKN/