PLUS: Separating fact from fiction
Hello It's a question which has to be asked in the wake of the wave of far-right riots and unrest. The catalyst for the rioting which has convulsed streets in towns and city centres was an incendiary mix of unspeakable tragedy, internet disinformation and far-right thuggery.
"I live among Asian people and I am friends with all of them," she said. Yet, for many Greater Mancunians from ethnic minorities, the unjustifiable explosion of racism, violence and disorder has left them questioning if they will forever be scapegoated and singled out because of their faith, or the colour of their skin.
Thankfully in the end, it was a relatively peaceful night mostly notable for the scale of peaceful counter demonstrations across the country. The Manchester Evening News ran a live blog that day in which, unusually, we frequently told our readers what wasn't happening as well as what WAS happening. For Pete’s sake Cringlewood Social Club’s events calendar is normally filled with karaoke, bingo and tribute acts. But on Friday night the Northern Moor club played host to one of the most influential British pop stars of the last 20 years.
That’s because he’s been scouring the work of author Elizabeth Gaskell and social reformer Samuel Bamford to put together a glossary of Mancunian lingo Victorian style.
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