Tag: politics
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Presents for the Despised: A Gift Guide for the People Who Drive You Mad
A hilarious, no-holds-barred gift guide for the people who drive you absolutely mad — from insufferable in-laws to over-talking bosses and gossiping neighbours. Completely satirical, utterly outrageous, and guaranteed to make you laugh at life’s most irritating characters. These presents aren’t real (thankfully), but the humour is painfully relatable. Dive in for the ultimate cathartic…
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Emma Jane Unsworth Opens Liverpool Literary Festival 2025 with “Slags” – A Bold, Bittersweet Dive into Sisterhood and Self-Discovery
Award-winning novelist Emma Jane Unsworth opened the Liverpool Literary Festival 2025 with a lively discussion of her new book Slags — a darkly funny, deeply moving story of sisterhood, growing up in 1990s Manchester, and rediscovering yourself at forty. Inspired by Unsworth’s own teenage diaries and Take That fandom, Slags blends humour and heartbreak across…
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“We’re Not Giving Up”: Breck Road Library Closure Sparks Outrage and Community Action in North Liverpool
Community anger is rising in North Liverpool after Liverpool City Council abruptly shut Breck Road Library “in the dead of night.” At a packed meeting at BNEC, Alt Valley’s Phil Keith vowed, “We’re not giving up,” as residents, campaigners, and political figures united to challenge the closure. With questions over legality, funding inequality, and the…
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