“They’re calling it prison abolition, folks. Prishon… prison ab-o-lition. You know about prison abolition? [crowd roars] That’s right. I’ve been reading Angela Davis. An-gee-la. Davis. And I love her! Don’t we love Angela Davis! [Crowd cheers even louder]. That’s right!”

The occupation of the Whitworth building is still going despite last night’s events, read the story here:
mancunion.com/2024/05/28/pol…

@ Avanti West Coast:

If you want to truly understand how manufactured the transphobic culture war is, this was Theresa May, who wasn’t particularly liberal, as PM in 2017

Hi! I'm looking to talk to anyone who was a student in Manchester in 1993/1994 who remembers watching the television programme 'The Living Soap'. I'd also love to talk to anyone involved in the making of the programme. #journorequest

why give me everything, the height of culture, features last on this list is beyond me

Give Rosina Read’s story a read to find out more!
mancunion.com/2024/05/13/uni…

The University of Manchester arch has been vandalised with red paint. The Mancunion

Hari Nef, Rachel Sennott, Julia Fox, Emma Chamberlain and Chloë Sevigny make an appearance in Charli XCX’s music video for “360.”

may thy 9th chip and shatter

recently discovered that you can simply make yourself a shirley temple. no one can stop you. you can have grenadine in your own home

umm actually 🤓 it’s the opposite. you have to sauté the onions for a bit before you add the garlic or else the garlic will burn. not a good metaphor. not a good man.

immeasurable serve

I went to Stockport for the local elections! A very enjoyable experience and a first byline outside of student journalism.

Pleasure to be back at the Mill and trying a bit of local democracy reporting for the first time. Quotes for Bev Craig, Afzal Khan MP, and George Galloway in our write up below.

And congrats to Jacob Hartley for his work in Stockport overnight and first non-Mancunion byline

A particularly positive takeaway from reporting on local elections today was increased turn out in student areas

Fallowfield: 21.21% (+2.86%)
Withington: 33.31% (+3.5%)

Bev Craig credited Andy Burnham for this, as well as the upcoming election