Historic banners telling the story of how people have fought for representation will be going on display this month at the People’s History Museum, as it marks the centenary of the Representation of the People Act (February 6,...
Read MoreSavage Ink looks at the development of the cartoon as an important form of visual protest and its often cruel and controversial imagery. This upcoming exhibition at the People’s History Museum in Manchester charts the cartoon...
Read MoreIn 1986, my favourite band was called Easterhouse. One reason I loved them was the fact that their ideological guitar-powered pop sounded like fire – like the moment when smouldering embers ignite. The other reason I loved them...
Read MoreIn an unassuming Manchester suburb there’s a living room with a piece of furniture you’re unlikely to find anywhere else. It’s a lamp made from a Greenham Common section of fencing. It belongs to lifelong...
Read MoreIt’s a banner you wouldn’t want to argue with. “Honour good men,” it says. “Be courteous to all men. Bow down to none.” We are at the start of the Flying the Flag tour at the People’s History Museum in Manchester and this...
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