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- Guilt – the gripping new psychological thriller. 1 March 2021
- A roam about my books 9 – in search of postmodernism 23 February 2021
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- Akala 19 March 2019
- Deluded, the gripping psychological thriller 20 May 2018
- A Preston egg rolling ritual and a Manchester Passion 1 April 2018
Category Archives: Review
Akala
When Akala was twelve he was in the top 1% of his age group in mathematics. That was almost 25 years ago and, in these times when political discourse is dominated by obfuscation and hypocrisy, his grasp of statistics and … Continue reading
A Deluded Conversation: Manchester Art Gallery and the Nymphs
My take on Mancheste Art Gallery and the Nymphs Continue reading
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Tagged Deluded, Hylas and the Nymphs, John Waterhouse, Manchester city Art Gallery
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On Neoliberalism. In conversation with George Monbiot, Home, Manchester. 17 May 2016
‘Two and a half of you,’ George Monbiot concludes, counting the raised hands which affirm that their owners are indeed comfortable with the definition of “neo-liberalism”. Half an hour later every member of the audience is familiar with the political … Continue reading
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Tagged George Monbiot, Neoliberalism
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Gloria Steinem in conversation with Rachel Cooke
‘I’m 81 and still introduced as an ex-bunny girl, it was a bad career move.’ Gloria Steinem must have related this anecdote herself many times. The association with the identity of Playboy Bunny which Steinem assumed for her expose … Continue reading
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Tagged civil rights, feminism, Gloria Steinem
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Yanis Varoufakis in conversation with Paul Mason.
Yanis Varoufakis on Europe and Corbyn. Continue reading
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Tagged European Union, Jeremy Corbyn, Paul Mason, TTIP, Yanis Varoufakis
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No time for encores
‘Try to evolve, not to repeat. Why fall in love with Swan Lake again and again?’ Life is too short for too many encores. Carlos Acosta wants to try everything before checking out, he tells the audience gathered in the … Continue reading
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Tristram and Michael in conversation about Friedrich, HS2 and other things Manc
Michael Wood gave his inaugural lecture, or more accurately, inaugural conversation on the broad topic “Victorians, Manchester and the Importance of History in Public Culture”. The member of the audience who complained that he was expecting a lecture on what … Continue reading
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Tagged Chartist, Engels, Manchester, Marx, Michael Wood, Shock City, Tristram Hunt
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David Miliband Farewell Tour
David Miliband stands in front of the ‘one nation’ banners that proclaim his brother Ed’s strategy for Labour. He is in the political spotlight for one last time to thank his supporters, before leaving for a new career in New … Continue reading
‘We keep being told “we’re all in this together”. But it remains boom-time for the people at the top.’ Owen Jones
Owen Jones, The Independent columnist, political commentator and author of Chavs:The Demonization of the Working Class, presented the Fourth Frow Lecture, organised by the Working Class Movement Library, on 4 May 2013. Owen Jones, brought up in nearby Stockport, an … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-austerity, Manchester, Owen Jones, Salford
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The trouble with bridges: people walk all over them
David Miliband 7 March, 2012, at the University of Manchester It was standing-room only, in a buzzing lecture theatre at the University of Manchester, when David Miliband spoke to PolSoc students as part of a tour of universities to support … Continue reading
