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Lula: Hope for the world and a lesson for the UK

Lula: Hope for the world and a lesson for the UK

Lula’s lesson for the world is this: Hope in politics is not yet lost
Opinion: Driving (HGVs) home for Christmas

Opinion: Driving (HGVs) home for Christmas

Johnson’s hypocritical good will gesture is rejected by migrants who can do better than play Santa to Brits this Christmas.
“Environmentally conscious” UoM spent £250,000 on Amazon in 2020

“Environmentally conscious” UoM spent £250,000 on Amazon in 2020

Investigation reveals that 1 in 10 University expenses purchases were with Amazon in 2020
Is ‘greenwashing’ by big tech deceiving us all?

Is ‘greenwashing’ by big tech deceiving us all?

Amelia Cummins discusses whether large tech corporations are really as green as they seem.
Review: Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm

Review: Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm

Outrageous, thought-provoking, and politically charged, Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Borat’ sequel has big swings but few hits
Alexa – Zoe Bracegirdle

Alexa – Zoe Bracegirdle

In an analysis of the relationship we have with our technology, Zoe Bracegirdle writes a love poem to her Alexa
National Companies Moving to Manchester

National Companies Moving to Manchester

A new wave of national and international companies are heading to Greater Manchester

Review: Tawai

An at times touching depiction of the effects of deforestation is hampered by Parry’s poor direction

The fallacy behind boycotting businesses

Boycotting products or services for allegedly supporting Donald Trump does very little to help the cause, writes Marina Iskander

Review: The Grand Tour, Episode One

The boys are back in town. And in a similar vein to recent weeks, May and Hammond had the nation in stitches

Where have all the book Amagone?

There’s a rumble in the jungle, but this time it’s our small book retailers getting knocked out

Diary of a reluctant Kindle user

Now that the e-book apocalyptists have quietened down a bit, Joelle Jefferis turns to the somewhat more measured possibility of peaceful co-existence between books and their e- counterparts

Creative writing professor urges ‘tax avoiders’ to fund libraries

Jeanette Winterson sees Starbucks, Amazon and Google as the key to saving the UK’s libraries

Tax evasion campaigner urges Starbucks boycott

John Christensen, Director of Tax Justice Network supports direct action against tax-dodging companies

Book Club: Francesca Freeman, 22, archaeology student

A ‘live’ conversation with Book Club turns from fantasy to the very real threat technology poses to reading