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Book Review: The Rentier City by Isaac Rose
Review

Book Review: The Rentier City by Isaac Rose

The Rentier City takes a geographical approach to arguing against the latest form of neoliberal conquest sweeping Manchester. Hinged on the concept of rentierism, something which writer Isaac Rose argues has been an undercurrent in the shaping of the city we see today, the book makes a wider warning about cities in the UK at large. Published by Repeater Books, the book makes its case by charting the Manchester story from the end of industrialisation to the present day, via historical examples of resistance, class struggle, racial equality, politically managed decline and Manchester’s obsession with memorialising certain aspects of its history.
ByByLucy Holt
Rochdale Festival of Ideas
Culture

Rochdale Festival of Ideas

In March, Rochdale hosted its first ‘Festival of Ideas’. Coinciding with the reopening of the renovated Rochdale Town Hall, it brought together artists, musicians, community groups, and schools to explore the power of creativity in bringing together everyone across Rochdale’s diverse community.
ByByAnja Jungmayr
The Fête of Britain in Manchester’s hands
Culture

The Fête of Britain in Manchester’s hands

“Cancel your sodding Netflix account and start doing things together”, says Brian Eno
ByByAlice Toomer-McAlpine
Westminster has failed Britain on Palestine. What can we do next?
Opinion

Westminster has failed Britain on Palestine. What can we do next?

ByJames Taylor
‘Community is a verb, not a noun’
Features

‘Community is a verb, not a noun’

ByAlice Toomer-McAlpine
Interview with Stephen Wilkinson, founder of Sober Gay Socials
Culture

Interview with Stephen Wilkinson, founder of Sober Gay Socials

ByEmma Roy-Williams

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Features

What does a ‘just Greater Manchester’ mean to you?
Editorial

What does a ‘just Greater Manchester’ mean to you?

The Meteor is driven by a mission to promote social, environmental, and economic justice.  But what does this really mean? And is this idea of justice something people care about locally? At a time when we are seeing what seems…

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‘Community is a verb, not a noun’

‘Community is a verb, not a noun’

An update on our project, A Just Greater Manchester
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This is Greater Manchester: Salford

This is Greater Manchester: Salford

The best way to enjoy Salford is to leave the city, apparently. But you don’t have to go far to find green spaces and wildlife.
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A just Greater Manchester – what do you think?

A just Greater Manchester – what do you think?

Our reporters will be out across all ten GM boroughs over the next two weeks, asking members of the public what they think about the idea of a just Greater Manchester.
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Opinion

Westminster has failed Britain on Palestine. What can we do next?

ByByJames Taylor
The role of global protest since the beginning of Israel’s most recent attack on Gaza cannot be underestimated. Co-ordinated, international shows of solidarity have kept the issue relevant and on the front pages. Without feet on the ground in cities across the world there would likely not have been an ICJ hearing or investigation into the ongoing Israeli genocide. Subsequently, Westminster has found itself reluctantly debating a subject it ordinarily avoids.
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“Let’s change the world together!”

ByByAnnette Wright
The Meteor spoke with ward councillor for Hulme, Annette Wright, about declaring a climate emergency in 2019, and the council processes that were needed to make it happen.
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Why I joined the Green Party

ByByEkua Bayunu
The Manchester Green Party stands for climate and social justice — unlike Manchester Labour.
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Culture

Book Review: The Rentier City by Isaac Rose

Book Review: The Rentier City by Isaac Rose

The book takes as its subject certain axes which physically dissect the city along economic, social and political lines. So, in order to discuss the book, we decided to take…

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Rochdale Festival of Ideas

Rochdale Festival of Ideas

From 4 – 9 March events happened across the whole borough, from Littleborough to Middleton. The focus was overwhelmingly on home-grown ideas, co-created with the people of Rochdale. The festival…

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Friends of The Meteor

The Friends of The Meteor category contains articles that have been published elsewhere and  selected by The Meteor team as worthy of sharing to our audience. They will generally have a Manchester or Greater Manchester focus and are from publications we trust and respect.

All Feedback is Good
Friends of The Meteor

All Feedback is Good

All feedback is good. Really, it is! But it’s what you do with it that counts. The defences we put up can hold us back, especially when they prevent us absorbing that feedback properly.
ByByAyisatu Emore
Co-op News reports on failures at Rochdale Boroughwide Housing
Friends of The Meteor

Co-op News reports on failures at Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

Three recent stories from Co-op News cover the criticisms levelled at Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH). And why did they report on the social housing provider’s failures? Because the organisation was set up as a type of co-operative.
ByByGuest Writer
Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever – and 2022 was their worst summer yet
Friends of The Meteor

Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever – and 2022 was their worst summer yet

For this week’s Friends Of The Meteor, we are republishing this article by a University of Salford academic, Neil Entwistle, whose research is in hydromorphology – the way that water interacts within its natural landscape.
ByByGuest Writer