Dan Hancox

<p><a href="http://dan-hancox.blogspot.com">Dan Hancox</a> is a freelance writer for The Guardian and others, interested in radical politics, protest, and pop culture in Britain, Spain and beyond

Shostakovich to Plan B: How to defend a great city with violins

‘iLL Manners’, the first single from London-based rapper Plan B’s forthcoming album of the same name was released on 25th March to critical acclaim. Driven by a sample from Shostakovich’s politically charged ‘Symphony No.7’, Dan Hancox explores the spirit of this appropriation and its resonance am

By Dan Hancox

/ 1 Apr 2012

Britain's policing: Kettling 2.0 and the Olympic State of Exception

Kettling, a controversial tactic used to contain protestors, now has an ugly sister: the steel police cordon, unveiled on the November 30 public sector strikes.

By Dan Hancox

/ 11 Dec 2011