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Manchester – the city powering Andy Burnham, the UK’s incoming prime minister
Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast to hear Philip Brown and Kirsty Fairclough discuss Manchesterism, the political philosophy of Andy Burnham.
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New climate film triggers debate – here’s how to make those conversations constructive
A new film about the climate emergency is designed to change behaviour. But there’s a risk that in-depth discussions replace action.
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Issakaba: what a 1999 Nollywood classic reveals about Nigeria’s security crisis today
One of west Africa’s most popular action films speaks to Nigeria’s pressing security issues.
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What helps young children learn? Adults who take an interest in their homework and reading
Reading together and taking an interest in homework makes a difference to young children’s learning.
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First House: a visceral story about the collapse of a ‘perfect’ life and the imagining of a new one
A marriage ends unexpectedly and a woman realises that all she worked for meant denying her self and surpressing her true identity.
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How the trend for turning front gardens into driveways is adding to night-time heat
There’s a growing trend to pave over front gardens.
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Andy Burnham promised to change Greater Manchester. Almost ten years on, how did he do?
Just weeks before he was elected as Greater Manchester’s first metro-mayor in 2017, I interviewed Andy Burnham for The Conversation.
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Could Count Binface actually win?
Reform UK’s popularity has dipped in the last year.
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How a forgotten Toronto story shows Hemingway beginning to invent himself as a fiction writer
Toronto was both where Hemingway deepened his journalism and where he began honing the literary techniques that would shape his fiction.
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Mindfulness may help marathon runners cope with ‘hitting the wall’ — 3 strategies for endurance
When runners ‘hit the wall,’ they experience sudden debilitating fatigue, difficulty keeping pace, and often, a shift away from their goal pace towards surviving until the finish line.
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England defeat: maybe football’s never ‘coming home’
The English are bonded over an ever growing list of football disappointments.
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Young people are among the most at risk of stalking – but many don’t recognise it
Research reveals young people aged 16 to 24 don’t always recognise what stalking is, particularly when it involves someone they might know.