Tariq Ali on the Future

Sea Bird said:
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Very interesting. At least he has remained true to himself. In the mid sixties he, with Jack Straw and a few others led the demos in London which were reflections of those in paris and parts of Germany. He edited (or was a major contributor) to the wonderful romance of revolutionary publications, International Times, Red Dwarf (I can find reference to 'Black Dwarf' but I know I can remember the 'Red' version, it was printed entirly in red ink!) , Frendz, Gandalf's Garden and of course the most significant, Richard Neville's Oz.
Jack straw sold his honesty for a position in Blairs cabinet, most of the others appear to have just disappeared. But it was a truly wonderful time in London. The Keeler Profumo affair, the launch of Private Eye, satire on TV with 'That was the week that was' and a little club on Greek Street of which I was a fleeting member before being posted to the north, The Establishment Club.
We (because we all felt part of the movement), we nearly brought the government to its knees. Europe shook in fear as the young fought the establishment. Hey Ho. Those were the days.
 
I saw him speak and then met him a few years ago. We have this place on LI, the shelter rock congregation, located in one of the wealthiest areas of the north shore of Nassau. It's very well funded and beautiful and they have the most amazing guests there to speak. I went to see Ali after reading a couple of his books. He's a genius with a fine sense of humor and quite charming. I love his work.
 
Lowaicue said:
Very interesting. At least he has remained true to himself. In the mid sixties he, with Jack Straw and a few others led the demos in London which were reflections of those in paris and parts of Germany. He edited (or was a major contributor) to the wonderful romance of revolutionary publications, International Times, Red Dwarf (I can find reference to 'Black Dwarf' but I know I can remember the 'Red' version, it was printed entirly in red ink!) , Frendz, Gandalf's Garden and of course the most significant, Richard Neville's Oz.
Jack straw sold his honesty for a position in Blairs cabinet, most of the others appear to have just disappeared. But it was a truly wonderful time in London. The Keeler Profumo affair, the launch of Private Eye, satire on TV with 'That was the week that was' and a little club on Greek Street of which I was a fleeting member before being posted to the north, The Establishment Club.
We (because we all felt part of the movement), we nearly brought the government to its knees. Europe shook in fear as the young fought the establishment. Hey Ho. Those were the days.
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Felix Dennis went on to have a small measure of success in publishing after editing Oz. I think he is worth around £00 million or thereabouts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Dennis
 
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