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'The longevity of issues makes protest music of the past all the more powerful' Music Editor Izzy Harris discusses the history of protest music in the UK and speaks to UCU strikers about music on the picket.

It's a song which extolls the virtues of the monarchy - and we're just getting used to singing God Save The King, after the ascension of King Charles III.

It's a song which extolls the virtues of the monarchy - and we're just getting used to singing God Save The King, after the ascension of King Charles III.

A new archive of English protest songs comes to Cecil Sharp House for live performance and exhibition launch

When Chinese novelist Mo Yan accepted the Nobel Prize in Literature earlier this week, the relationship between literature and politics attracted much attention. The award is often given to writers who forcefully oppose political repression. When authors are from countries recently embroiled in political strife, or there are repressive dictatorships or socialist regimes involved, sometimes the artistic aspects of an author’s work receive less attention than they would for more famous authors....