Geoffrey Heptonstall is a widely-published poet, fiction writer and essayist.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe country and the cityThe recent re-issuing of Raymond Williams' The Country and the City should remind us of the importance of rural Britain.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIs Hollywood helping to change attitudes to the Cold War?A Bridge of Spies is a timely reminder that East-West relations in the Cold War can be viewed now with the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIs Downton Abbey the best we can do?Downton Abbey’s blend of nostalgia and wishful-thinking has been entertaining, but it raises questions about class...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCorbyn – after OldhamThe Oldham by-election is an early suggestion that public support for the new Labour leadership is stronger than has...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWho are the real patriots?A true patriot cares about the social realities rather than sentimental ideas of nationhood.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCorbyn's victory is the new political realityCorbyn’s leadership is new and untested. But the real question is not about one politician. It is about a climate of...