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Geoff Clams is fixin’ to die

The weekly column from the world of Geoff Clams


Given the media tumult surrounding the Iranian presidential elections, accusations of stolen votes and an inflammatory cultural split, one might be tempted to say that, by comparison, political passions in Britain are either dying, dead or extinct.

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The People’s Republic of South Devon team provides a handy free newsletter that is delivered straight to your inbox. It covers what’s been going on along with a glimpse of what’s coming up, so subscribers can get the low-down before anyone else. It’s been going since the site started, but it’s recently had

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Images from the Gaza after the troops left by Jenny Linnell

These images were taken by Devon peace worker Jenny Linnell in the Gaza Strip town of Jabalia after the troops withdrew from the area. Continue reading…

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Can you answer these questions?

During the past week we’ve been peppering our posts with questions. Nothing unusual in that, and we reckon it’s part of our remit as a social enterprise to try to engage our readers in the debate around current affairs. So here’s a run down of some of the posers we’ve published. Can you answer these questions? Continue reading…

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The Sounds of Young Plymouth annual concert at the Guildhall

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The Sounds of Young Plymouth are expected to be especially dulcet – that’s sweet – at the Plymouth Youth Music service annual concert in the Guildhall, Plymouth, on Saturday (January 24), from 6.30pm to 9pm. Continue reading…

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Jenny Linnell in Rafah, Gaza from 14.01.09

“It was the hardest day of our lives.”
Wednesday 14th January, 2009.
The latest report of what’s happening in Gaza from 33-year-old Totnes resident Jenny Linnell.

In an escalation of the ground offensive in the south of the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces terrorised the population of Khoza’a, a small rural community east of Khan Younis. They entered the area at about 3am on the morning of Tuesday, January 13 in an incursion lasting until Tuesday evening. This follows heavy missile strikes on Khoza’a in recent days, notably on Saturday, January 10. Continue reading…

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News, reviews and interviews – the pick of stories from the South West on the PRSD in 2008

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Enough news, reviews, interviews from throughout the South West to shake a stick at.

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Now that the dust has settled on 2009, we thought we’d remind you of some of the most popular news, interviews and reviews from the South West that peppered the People’s Republic of South Devon during 2008. As you would expect, it’s a good mix of stories about art, the environment and current affairs, with a recipe thrown in for good measure.

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