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South of the River – Islamaphobia again

On 18 October 2013 By leeds11

The 7/7 bombers caused terrible death and destruction, but in some ways they did Beeston a favour. In the aftermath of the bombings most people locally came together to refute the allegation that the bombers somehow represented Beeston, or that Beeston was an “Islamic slum” as one of the

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South of the River – Terrorism and the press

On 24 May 2013 By leeds11

The appalling events in Woolwich this week brought back memories of the 7/7 London bombings and fallout in Beeston. I have written before about how the world’s press descended on Beeston, putting their need for a story before the needs and feelings of the community. I don’t want to

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South of the River – poetic licence

On 25 January 2013 By leeds11

Tony Harrison’s controversial poem “V” is in the news again. A programme is being made and an updated version of the poem will be read by Harrison on Radio 4 next month. The poem is controversial because of the liberal use of four letter words – the words Harrison found