Politics Archives – Jan Fuscoe - Award-winning Writer & Photographer

Save the East London Waterworks Park

Jan — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 08:55:43 +0000

Dreams of a freely accessible water park in East London are in danger of never being realised. An ambitious proposal for a disused Thames Water depot on Lea Bridge Road includes wild swimming ponds, conservation volunteering, a forest school, and a community hub. It is the brainchild of passionate volunteers at the East London Waterworks Park (ELWP)…

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What is ‘Disinformation’?

Jan — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 14:48:00 +0000

Is the Breakdown of Trust Damaging Our Democracy? The government has been pushing through a host of undemocratic pieces of legislation, with little pushback. We seem to be sleepwalking towards a more authoritarian, far-right, proto-fascist state. Is it because the electorate is constantly being distracted, or bombarded with disinformation? Where do you get your information…

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Artificial Intelligence 3

Jan — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:22:22 +0000

Artificial Intelligence and Work Fear of machines, or ‘technological unemployment’, as economist John Maynard Keynes called it, is nothing new. In the 19th century, radical textile workers, known as Luddites, smashed newly introduced mechanised looms. They feared that the machines would reduce their work. But, even as far back as the 4th century BC, political philosopher, Aristotle…

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Artificial Intelligence 2

Jan — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:10:19 +0000

Artificial Intelligence in Lethal Conflict Drone strikes have been carried out since the turn of the 21st century, mostly by the US military, in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. The drones are not manned, but have a ‘controller’ and a system of communications. But, even with a controller, there has been a…

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Freeports

Jan — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:53:28 +0000

One of the mainstays of the Brexit campaign was the desire for ‘sovereignty’ and ‘taking back control’. But there are freeports all over Europe already. What’s going on? When Michael Gove tried to clarify on the BBC’s Today programme on 28 December 2020 what ‘taking back control’ means, he referred to the UK’s ability to set up…

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Journey of the Far-right into Government

Jan — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:38:09 +0000

On a day in November when the ‘National Front’ was trending on Twitter, Jan Fuscoe reports on her findings as a researcher with the ‘Brick Lane – A Turning Point’, a project examining racism in the ‘70s. ‘I’d seen parallels with the increase in racist narratives during the run-up to the Brexit referendum, and not…

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Fighting Fascism – Art As Activism

Jan — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:47:39 +0000

The story of Dan Jones, artist, activist and campaigner, who was one of those who initiated the creation of the ‘Battle of Cable Street’ mural. The artwork commemorates the day when Oswald Mosley’s fascists were forced out of the East End of London. The work is Art as Activism. For more features on activists and…

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Fighting Fascism & Britain’s ‘Divide and Rule’

Jan — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 16:50:49 +0000

The story of Balwinder Singh Rana, an Indian activist who has been fighting fascism, racism and structural attempts at division in Britain for decades. As a researcher on the Brick Lane project, I was one of those tasked with identifying, and making contact with, some of the activists captured in photographer Paul Trevor’s images. Balwinder…

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The Woman with the Afro

Jan — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 08:49:25 +0000

This the story of Barbara Beese. In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, and ahead of a new drama by Steve McQueen (‘Mangrove’), I spoke to one of the last surviving members of the ‘Mangrove Nine’, whose trial in the 1970s was a defining moment for Black Power in Britain As a researcher…

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One Day in Ferrara

Jan — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Looking for things to do, and places to eat and drink in Ferrara? Do read my feature for culture magazine Bologna. I also visited For a little more of Ferrara’s rich history, read here. If you’re travelling around Emilia Romagna, please take a look at my features on Rimini, Parma, and Modena. If you’d like…

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