A rising number of people in Britain are on antidepressants. Your risk of mental illness correlates with how young, how poor and how socially-disadvantaged you are. Why is this and what should we do about it?

Lacking a fresh political perspective, entertaining with classic tunes and compelling design, My Beautiful Laundrette takes stage at The Lowry

David Cameron’s appointment as Foreign Secretary is sure to ruffle some feathers; but is this the start of a better future for Britain and British interests, both at home and abroad?

In his first address as monarch, King Charles III announces drastic changes to the education sector

What you should be reading to keep informed on today’s political sphere

Book burning is finally outdated, but book banning is still a stable trend. Why is this still the case and what we can do about it?

In the 1980s, student political organisation in Manchester was rampant: but at the Conservative Party Conference, it seemed like students are decreasingly involved in politics and protests

The Mancunion spoke to playwright Tanika Gupta about her newest adaptation of Dickens’s Great Expectations – a re-imagining which casts new historical and political light on the literary classic

No Pay? No Way!, a contemporary retelling of Dario Fo’s Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!, is a raw reflection of reality that has you laughing through the pain

From Minion suits to social movements, find out why fashion in politics has been making a statement for so long.

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, starring Kathryn Hunter, is a remarkable production, an unclassifiable story, and a visual feast

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, starring Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner, is a thought-provoking domestic dystopia

Voting and political engagement among young people is too low – the Mancunion explores why, and how young people can be better encouraged to take part in democracy.

This year’s festive musical at the Royal Exchange Theatre is Betty: A sort of Musical, which (sort of) tells the story of Baroness Betty Boothroyd, who is (sort of) played by Maxine Peake

The glamourisation of wealth, and the acceptance of inequality, is indicative of society’s failure as a whole

With (another) new prime minister in power, we investigate his record on science and how that might impact the UK’s scientific community

Rishi Sunak faces an impossible mission as Britain’s new PM and leader of the Tory Party

Is gender just about women, or do men have a voice too? Conflicted, this politics student doesn’t know where he stands.

Freya Thomson chats to Sleaford Mods about politics, fame, music, and social media.

Head Music Editor Sarah Taylor reviews a riotous return to Manchester from Leeds post-punk band and masters of satire Yard Act.