Opinion

Manchester – Why Aren’t You More Angry?0
- Manchester, Opinion, UK
- November 5, 2017
Recently online gossip and food review site Manchester Confidential asked why people in the city are so angry. But if you just care to open your eyes there is plenty to object to. In telling us everything is in fact fine, Confidential fell in to one of the classic traps. They based a ‘state of
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Big Brother Is A Straight Guy 0
- Digital, Featured, News, Opinion
- September 14, 2017
Claims made that AI can tell your sexuality from your face have raised pressing ethical questions and significant concern in the LGBT community. Artificial Intelligence is often hitting the news these days, both as the answer to our problems and the bringer of new ones. But Stanford University research claiming that AI can find subtle
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Manchester : Food And Drink Is The New Rock And Roll 1
- Culture, Featured, Manchester, Opinion
- August 16, 2017
When it comes to setting trends Manchester likes to think of itself as the great music city. But these days its food and drink that’s getting Mancunians buzzing. Those massive queues? They’re for Pollen Bakery not pop stars. It’s about the latest street-food stalls, not clubs. Tweeting a pic of your tipple, Instagramming your scran.
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The Democrats: Do We REALLY Need A New Anti-Brexit Centre Party?0

August 10, 2017

There have been constant rumblings of a fundamental realignment in UK politics, particularly since Jeremy Corbyn became Labour leader and the Brexit referendum put the UK on the road to leaving the EU. The current champion of a ‘new way’ is James Chapman, formerly chief of staff to David ‘Brexit Bulldog’ Davis. This realisation seems to have come

Has the centre DOOMED all of humanity?2

Opinion, UK

August 8, 2017

If I wanted to generalise massively I could suggest that politics in the western, English speaking world is starkly divided: From Trump’s America to Brexit Britain and even on important social issues in Australia and Canada battle lines have been drawn. Dissent is not permitted. We are, it could be said, more divided than ever before.