In the last two years, following the outbreak of the covid pandemic across the world, we have had to hold our festival on online basis; this was on the back of organising festivals continuously since 1989 despite all kinds of obstacle and hardships.

The impacts of covid on our lives will be felt for many decades to come. The pandemic has been used as an opportunity by government and capitalists to line their own pockets and deepen the cost of living crises, increase unemployment and further deteriorate the working conditions of the people in the world. The Tory government in the UK which chooses not to invest in our public services, prefers a policy of war mongering with its USA ally.