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The Creative Arts Building at City College Norwich - Credit: David Bussey The architects of old Norwich are well known but what about those of the 21st century? Derek James takes a look at a fascinating new booklet From council houses to shops and from additions to landmark buildings to high-rise homes….this is the changing face of Norwich. The story behind the latest developments are told so well in a booklet  you can buy for a fiver, tuck under your arm and go exploring…looking at some of our major new developments. Yes, we have lost too many fine old buildings in the past, but it is ...

Letters PCS merger? The Public and Commercial Services union is claiming that its forthcoming conference in June will be the most democratic across the trade union movement. Branches can register as many delegates as they like, but only one will be allowed to vote and they will use their card vote on every motion (the number of votes each branch will have will be the number of members of that branch). I have no quibble with branches having more delegates than they would normally be allowed to have - this means, in principle, far more members might attend and observe this online conference. I ...

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Coups, putsches and revolutions Not only real, but counterfactual history too, can provide valuable political insights. Derek James reports on the Spring Communist University, held over the long bank holiday weekend of April 30-May 3 Organised by the CPGB and Labour Party Marxists, Spring 2021 CU, was designed, in part, to cast a sharp light on the momentous January 6 events in Washington. Titled ‘Coups, putsches and revolutions’, its aim was, though, designed not just to assess what exactly happened with Donald Trump, Capitol Hill, the boogaloos, the DC police and the servile GOP establi...

This is the story of the Norfolk skid kid who became, and still is, champion of the world. Derek James reports