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Sunak’s plan for a 50-metre fence around his mansion is nothing but nonsense and insensibility

Sunak’s plan for a 50-metre fence around his mansion is nothing but nonsense and insensibility

Sunak isn’t just building a fence around his mansion; he’s building it around people and politics too
How helping an older neighbour had given me much more than a chance to volunteer

How helping an older neighbour had given me much more than a chance to volunteer

As we grow older, we grow more detached from the world, often without choice. However, Manchester tackles issues of isolation and the generational gap with its community programmes, sparking life back into the retirement years.
Natsu Fest: The Last Dance – What’s next for Manchester’s community clothing brand?

Natsu Fest: The Last Dance – What’s next for Manchester’s community clothing brand?

From an early collaboration with Wagamama to starting a music festival in his backyard. We sat down with student clothing brand owner Dhara Nat Sufraz Patel to talk everything Natsu Clothing.
Why Withington Walls are so colourful

Why Withington Walls are so colourful

The Mancunion explores the history behind Withington’s colourful street art, discussing the impact it’s had on Mancunian life with its creator.
Diaspora Children and Disappointing Identities

Diaspora Children and Disappointing Identities

Diaspora children navigate identity in a poor way that prevents them from effectively utilising their cross-cultural heritage
Review: Stump (UMDS)

Review: Stump (UMDS)

The Mancunion reviews Stum, performed by the University of Manchester Drama Society at The Brewers in Gay Village
“Hunger doesn’t wear club colours”: community support during the cost-of-living crisis

“Hunger doesn’t wear club colours”: community support during the cost-of-living crisis

Manchester City Football Club Fans Foodbank support group are collecting donations on matchdays on behalf of Manchester Central Foodbank
Comfort films and TV shows to cure the freshers blues

Comfort films and TV shows to cure the freshers blues

Freshers week and moving to university can be a daunting experience even for the most excited fresher so The Mancunion’s On-screen team have got a list of the films and TV shows they turn to for comfort when feeling blue!
The elitist control over UK media: A call for a transformational response

The elitist control over UK media: A call for a transformational response

Millionaires control the media … Here’s why we should have a collective ownership model instead
A Look Into: Rummage in the Range

A Look Into: Rummage in the Range

Rhiannon Ingle explores Manchester’s “Rummage in the Range” car boot sale and the community effort that surrounds it
COVID-19, community, and café culture

COVID-19, community, and café culture

Rhiannon Ingle ruminates on the prominence of coffee and café culture during Covid
MACFEST: The power of community over isolation

MACFEST: The power of community over isolation

What to expect from this year’s MACFEST, the festival of Islamic art and culture
Get involved in the Christmas Pamper Shoebox Appeal

Get involved in the Christmas Pamper Shoebox Appeal

Instead of treating yourself, treat someone else this Christmas by donating to the Christmas Pamper Shoebox Appeal
No justice, no peace:  Hulme’s fight against racism and inequality

No justice, no peace: Hulme’s fight against racism and inequality

Greater Manchester’s Stand up to Racism group have been taking the kneel in Hulme every Wednesday for six months, and they are not stopping now
Greater Manchester celebrates success in making neighbourhoods ‘age-friendly’

Greater Manchester celebrates success in making neighbourhoods ‘age-friendly’

The ‘Age-Friendly Challenge’ has helped communities come together to create a more inclusive Manchester
Rehabilitation, crime and community in the wake of the Streatham stabbing

Rehabilitation, crime and community in the wake of the Streatham stabbing

After another terrorist attack, Felix Hanif-Banks looks at rehabilitation in the UK and how our government fails prison inmates and communities
Go join your local library!

Go join your local library!

Whilst we can order books from the comfort of our home, it’s important to appreciate libraries do so much more for the community
MACfest: The festival we need in a divided Britain

MACfest: The festival we need in a divided Britain

MACfest, the first UK festival celebrating Islam, returns in 2020
Getting to know Adventure Queens; a women’s adventure community

Getting to know Adventure Queens; a women’s adventure community

Aisha Al-Janabi chats to Emma Frampton, co-founder of Adventure Queens, to find out more about this women’s travel community which aims to encourage women to travel and pursue their dreams
LevFlix: A community cinema at the heart of Levenshulme

LevFlix: A community cinema at the heart of Levenshulme

LevFlix was created in 2018, and hosts screenings with the community at the heart of it’s founding, organisation and continued success