There are serious dangers in these attempts to turn public goods into political footballs.

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This Eid we hold in our hearts more than ever those who are suffering in Gaza and Palestine. May they, and everyone living in conflict, be granted peace and justice. We hope you and your families find space for celebration even in these dark times. 🇵🇸🇵🇸

'The power of creativity' - here's a look back at last month's re-opening of Rochdale Town Hall and #RochdaleIdeas from The Meteor 📲 themeteor.org/2024/04/05/roc… ACE North #UKSPF 👏

A tropical bird usually at home in the Mediterranean has made its way to Manchester – a sure sign that the climate crisis is coming for the North 🦜

✍️ Jen Sizeland she/her

Read it here ⤵️
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Online now: read Alice McAlpine's article on the Fête of Britain themeteor.org/2024/03/11/the…

On Market Street, #Manchester 🇵🇸

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Why Are Taxes So High? (while public services are crumbling)
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Ultimately we have to ask if British society is so divided that Sunak's call for a united front against extremism is futile - or if that may be the one thing we can agree on.

ICYMI, George Galloway was elected as MP for Rochdale in yesterday's by-election, a not unsurprising result - but one whose potential consequences are fairly uncertain. Not least the potential for urgent local issues to be lost in the face of national power struggles.