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Posts tagged 'coronavirus pandemic'
Poem: The 2020 Movie
December 31, 2020 -
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Ominous opening credits theme ebbs to silence. Fade in: shaky-cam footage from various news agencies; a montage establishing...
Appreciating the Heart: The Immigrant Workers Keeping the NHS Going
November 21, 2020 -
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An emotional journey through a new digital exhibition that shines a spotlight on the contribution of BAME workers to the NHS Heart...
The Platform Preview to the BFI London Film Festival, 2020
October 6, 2020 -
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Our film editor Dr Louis Bayman previews the selection at this year’s online version of the BFI London Film Festival. What...
Poem: Lockdown Sestina
May 25, 2020 -
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Normality has come to an impasse. The world shrinks to a small web of streets, everyday life to these four walls. Everything beyond...
Poem: The After Life
May 9, 2020 -
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After the sizzle and spit of my flesh going up like bacon thrown on eight hundred degrees centigrade, when my bones have...
The Platform Film: A Feast of Greed and Privilege
May 8, 2020 -
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Netflix horror 'The Platform' directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia shows us the ugly face of class and capitalism. * Contains...
Coronavirus School Closures Affect the Most Disadvantaged Students
April 12, 2020 -
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The impact of school closures on children experiencing poverty extends well beyond the classroom – and has been underestimated...
Coronavirus Crisis: Ethnic Minorities on the NHS Frontline
April 1, 2020 -
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The coronavirus crisis throws into sharp relief Britain's debt to ethnic minorities at the NHS frontline It was always...
Poem: Normal
March 26, 2020 -
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I wouldn’t have you back. With your nice houses and good schools on the better side of wherever. You installed (or tried...
A Unified NHS Is More Important Now Than Ever Before
March 25, 2020 -
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A medical professional tells The Platform that NHS Trusts are being left to their own devices in response to the coronavirus...