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Nobody loves Reform: What I learnt from door-knocking in Gorton and Denton
I only saw one small Reform UK poster when I went door-knocking for the Green Party in Gorton and Denton's Levenshulme ward. It was cut out from a paper letter and displayed sheepishly on someone’s
On 16 February, the Student Union’s executive officer team released a counterproposal to the University’s rent hike for the 2026/27 academic year. The rent hike entails a blanket 3% increase for a
As of 26 March, the Home Office has enforced a ‘student visa brake’, meaning that student visa applications made by nationals of Sudan, Myanmar, Cameroon and Afghanistan will be automatically refuMMU, RNCM University staff strike for pay rises
On the 10th and 11th March, striking UNISON members at MMU and RNCM formed picket lines, demanding pay rises to keep wages above inflation. These are the second round of strikes UNISON staff have uNo Band is an Island live review: One year anniversary triumphs at YES
It was one year to the day of the first ever No Band Is an Island gig, consisting of local bands Westside Cowboy, pushbike, Holly Head, and Martial Arts. The first event took place in the upstairs parBBC Radio 6 Music Festival: Mandy, Indiana and SILVERWINGKILLER take YES by storm
Each year, BBC Radio 6 Music Festival is sure to provide an early highlight in Manchester’s musical calendar. Since 2023, our city has served as its permanent home, seeing performances from acts sucLive review: Laufey at Co-Op Live
Words by Riyah Naik This March, Laufey took the stage at a sold-out show at Manchester's Co-op Live, starting off her first UK arena tour fabulously. The Icelandic singer-songwriter has paved her wAlbum review: underscores' 'U' is a sonic odyssey through malls, nostalgia and effervescent noise
In the heat of Summer 2025, April Harper Grey of underscores dropped a new song aptly named 'Music'. Covertly or not, it landed as something of a declaration of war on the hyperpop and EDM communitiesThe UK's 2026 Eurovision entry: 'Eins, Zwei, Drei'... zwölf punkte?
Whilst the 71st Eurovision Song Contest is still over a month away, it has already seen its fair share of drama. The EBU (overseeing broadcaster for the contest) voted on improved rules and regulation
Words by Laurent Swyngedauw If you grew up listening to pop-punk, post-hardcore or anything in between, Slam Dunk Festival needs no introduction. If you didn't — 2026 might be the year to start.