Siobhan McGuirk takes a look at October’s ‘cultural calendar’ and finds more than ever to hail at the grassroots.

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As the English Defence League plan anti-Muslim demonstrations in Manchester this October, Frances Webber reviews Liz Fekete’s account of the rise of Islamophobia.

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This November sees the return of Temporary Autonomous Arts to Manchester. If you’re thinking this sounds like just another edgy exhibition, don’t be fooled. In previous years TAA have squatted large, abandoned buildings in the city, and transforming them into a creative, interactive spaces, open to everyone.

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‘Government in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one’. These words, written by Thomas Paine over 200 years ago, still ring true today, and a new exhibition about Paine’s life at the Salford Museum and Art Gallery reminds us of what we have learned from him. The […]

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MULE’s Michael Pooler caught up with activist and comedian Mark Thomas during a visit to Manchester and Salford, which took in visits to Hazel Blears’ house and the Deansgate tax office. Right now the tireless campaigner is asking for an invasion of tax-haven Jersey and the nationalisation of Tesco…

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Although current exhibitions Videogame Nation and State of the Art: New York could be accused of being a little too self-consciously cool, Urbis is really worth a visit this summer for the wealth of events and workshops it’s putting on. Not least of these is their Walking Tour series which now includes Audio Walks available […]

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Who do we blame for the economic crisis? The answer for TerrorBull Games is in the system itself. Few commentators cared to mention 30 years of rampant free market had genetically engineered today’s risk-taking, bonus-guzzling banker. Co-inventor of Crunch Andrew Sheerin argues: “It’s all very well going after the fat cat bankers of the world, […]

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