London pays attention to Manchester shock…the first national review of Manchester Unspun in the Financial Times yesterday. It says I write “with a vividness that might elude a conventional historian.” Which means: it’s a right good read. And it’s a very nice review.

No. 1 with a bullet! Move over Hollywood celebs. I’m not sure how Jeff Bezos does his algorithms but today’s Amazon best sellers chart of Biographies Based on Essays, Journals and Letters has rather cheered up a crap, cold Monday morning.

I’m with Lineker. #BBC

Just had a friend request on FB which I think may be dodgy. The person who I was friends with has been dead for 4 years!

Tell the Prime Minister to finally bin the ban on cheap energy from new onshore wind. act.gp/3F7XUZH

The Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom. From Dance Craze, out now! This performance is on another level, the sound is exquisite & the colours of the film are just incredible. Listening to the record this week has been a treat. Grab a copy now: 2tone.lnk.to/DanceCraze The English Beat

jacobin.com/2023/04/manche… In the week my book is published in the US, the stateside magazine Jacobin has interviewed me about the deceptive, contradictory politics of Manchester, and the origins of its current property boom.

Commentators moaning about the conditions at Augusta. They haven’t played Glossop!

If you want to read about a resurrection forget the Easter Sunday story. Read this. Manchester Unspun about the resurrection of Manchester. A fantastic book by ⁦andy spinoza⁩

A week today - andy spinoza London launch of MANCHESTER UNSPUN 21Soho in conversation with Jordan Tyldesley Jordan Tyldesley eventbrite.com/e/567805109367

Ofgem have just announced their energy price cap. Your energy bill will be £2,074 this next year (from July). That’s an 80% rise in your energy bill compared to 2 yrs ago. But here is the thing. Wholesale gas today is 4p per therm cheaper than exactly 2 years ago. A rip off

The Government wants to extend voter ID laws - despite admitting they were an attempt to manipulate elections. It’s a stitch up. We say: DITCH VOTER ID before the next General Election. #ProtectOurVote 38d.gs/4edb

It’s definitely not Arctic

'The Best Guide to Transforming a City You're Likely To Find' ... another thunderingly positive review of Manchester Unspun, this time by esteemed urbanist Dave Rudlin, whose media experiences express the old adage that 'journalism is a rough trade.' lnkd.in/eA4H3nVu

Macron is getting a good reception at the rugby. 🤣🤣

Front cover design for the paperback edition of 'Manchester unspun: how a city got high on music.' Publication date November 8. Now on pre-order.

Road trip to Gosport

So the Tories won’t give 16 year olds the vote but are quite prepared to tell them they are going to do national service!