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English National Opera considering move to Manchester

English National Opera considering move to Manchester

The English National Opera may relocate to Manchester after a change in funding
Annie Dabb: It’s all Greek to me

Annie Dabb: It’s all Greek to me

Greece’s recent wave of strikes exemplify the government’s failure to fulfil promises of relief after years of austerity, argues Annie Dabb
Opinion: Forget politeness, we must speak out against Tory cruelty

Opinion: Forget politeness, we must speak out against Tory cruelty

Tallulah Brennan questions whether we must maintain a pretence of politeness in government despite some of their morally dubious policies
How ‘the North’ became a baseless political football

How ‘the North’ became a baseless political football

The government seems to be patting themselves on the back for finally offering a glass of water to those communities starving in the North of England and beyond, argues George Walker
“Every billionaire is a policy failure”

“Every billionaire is a policy failure”

Tallulah Brennan argues that the billionaire class should not exist and stands in the way of human flourishing
Latin America burning: What the British people can learn

Latin America burning: What the British people can learn

Joe Mason argues that we in Britain can learn a lot from the protests in Chile and Ecuador
‘Bulldoze the estates’: how local and national responses to poverty miss the point

‘Bulldoze the estates’: how local and national responses to poverty miss the point

George Walker argues that Rochdale is emblematic of the systemic national failure to address the deprivation in British towns
Not another one! The generational stakes of the upcoming election

Not another one! The generational stakes of the upcoming election

After a good month of parliamentary jostling and maneuvering, PM Boris Johnson has finally twisted the opposition’s arm in getting an election, framing it in eerily 2017-esque “crush the saboteurs” terms. The hope for the Prime Minister is that with the election he can effectively wipe out any mandate for a second referendum, picking up […]
Blurring the lines between political statement and live music: Manchester’s underground music scene

Blurring the lines between political statement and live music: Manchester’s underground music scene

Taking place below the streets of the city, the event was a timely comment on society in Britain today, perfectly encapsulating the dissatisfied, determined and defiant outlook of today’s youth
Conservative Party Conference marked by protests throughout Manchester

Conservative Party Conference marked by protests throughout Manchester

Approximately 13,000 people took to the streets as the Conservatives held their annual party conference in Manchester
University report examines austerity in Greater Manchester town

University report examines austerity in Greater Manchester town

Report claims austerity in Northern city has lead to economic and social challenges due to lack of funding from government
Austerity prevents Manchester from becoming Northern Powerhouse

Austerity prevents Manchester from becoming Northern Powerhouse

Spending cuts as a result of austerity have prevented Manchester from outshining rival international cities, but is the Northern Powerhouse still an attainable vision?
A balancing act: Manchester City Council’s 2019/2020 budget released

A balancing act: Manchester City Council’s 2019/2020 budget released

Manchester City Council’s draft budget for 2019/2020 set to balance austerity and spending on social services as it meets a three year plan
Weathering the ‘perfect storm’ in education

Weathering the ‘perfect storm’ in education

The Tutor Trust is just one of many charities helping disadvantaged pupils achieve their educational dreams
Austerity hitting the North disproportionately worse than Southern areas

Austerity hitting the North disproportionately worse than Southern areas

Cuts to public services combined with increasing demand have led to councils hiking taxes
‘We’re All The Same’: an exhibition to humanise homelessness

‘We’re All The Same’: an exhibition to humanise homelessness

Louis Haddad reviews the photography exhibition, ‘We Are All One’, which sought to humanise the pandemic of homelessness; an all-too-familiar problem in Manchester
I have as much chance of ending austerity as this budget

I have as much chance of ending austerity as this budget

Matthew Gold argues that the Conservatives’ 2018 budget is about as far away from genuinely ending austerity as any of us are and Hammond’s pledges are just more Tory policies which benefit only the richest in society.

Britain needs a New Deal-esque pledge in next weeks Autumn Budget

Why Big Lip needs to pull the ‘magic money tree’ out of his arse and deliver before we’ve had it.

Thousands attend People’s Assembly march in Manchester

With the Conservative Party conference arriving in Manchester, thousands choose to make their opposition heard during the People’s Assembly demonstration

In it together? A welcome to Professor Osborne

How will students receive the ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer’s appointment?