By Ben Thompson With just under three weeks until the election, Britain’s competing political parties have been launching their manifestos. The Labour Party’s manifesto declared itself ‘the most radical, hopeful, people-focused, fully-costed plan in modern times’, whilst the Liberal Democrats placed ‘Stop Brexit’ front and centre as their top priority. However, Nigel Farage, the Brexit Party…
By Ben Thompson It may not be dominating the headlines quite like Brexit, but automation is an issue that is just as important. Automation, the process by which automatic operating equipment is introduced in a workplace, often at the expense of human workers, is set to threaten the jobs of 1.5 million workers in Britain….
By Ben Thompson If you’ve walked around the streets of British towns and cities in recent weeks, you’ll have noticed an abundance of red poppies worn upon people’s coats and shirts. Turn on your television and you’ll see more of the same; every TV presenter will be wearing one, as will their guests. The red…
By Ben Thompson As Black History Month drew to a close, Manchester Metropolitan University hosted historian, genealogist and author Linford Sweeney, who gave a talk on the oft-forgotten history of many of Britain’s remarkable black citizens. He began the lecture by quizzing the audience on a few milestones in British black history, such as: “Who…
By Ben Thompson As part of Black History Month, a screening of American biographical comedy-drama BlacKkKlansman (2018) was held at Manchester Metropolitan University, followed by a group discussion. BlacKkKlansman, directed by Spike Lee, is based on the true story of an African-American cop who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s. Ron Stallworth, the…
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