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Originally posted on lipstick socialist:
Margaret Thatchers’ legacy was not just about defeating the trade unions, it was about creating a myth that working class people did not need trade unions. People came to believe that they could be like…

Originally posted on Dear Kitty. Some blog:
This video says about itself: The buzz about pesticides – by Nature Video Oct 21, 2012 Bees, the most important pollinators of our crops, are in trouble. All over the world, their populations…

Originally posted on manchester climate monthly:
The folks at Didsbury Dinners have sent us this text below, about work they are doing with Southway Housing Trust. Let’s get the community growing Southway Housing Trust has organised a number of tenants’…

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Originally posted on Vamp It Up:
The Starflyer has recently arrived and is brightening up the rather bleak looking Piccadilly Gardens. It seats 24 people and flings them out 70 metres into the air. The ride doesn’t last long (which…

Originally posted on WHISTLES IN THE WIND:
Following on from the Billy Liar post and the theme of escape in the sixties, here’s playwright Shelagh Delaney talking about Salford in 1960. All of it is great, but from around 8.30…

Originally posted on Resistance, Resilience & Adaptation: Understanding a Changing Europe:
TED Talks: Our Future in Cities Humanity’s future is the future of cities. Explore the crowded favelas, greened-up blocks and futuristic districts that could shape the future of cities…

Originally posted on earth2mother:
Manacapuru. Jungle Town of Amazonia on the River Manacapuru, Brazil. A personal view based on experience. Part One. The small city of Manacapuru is reached from Manaus, the capital of Amazonia, by car or bus…