Issue 104 November 2016

Our world has been built around big corporations which suck up profits for faceless shareholders. They sell us products made by people…

One of the great joys of Sheffield is its proximity to the Peak District. Walking through the Peak on a sunny spring morning, you find…

When people say the NHS is being privatised, what do they mean? Privatisation in Britain usually means the flotation model. A government…

Francesca Martinez is a comedian, writer, actor and activist. She tours globally and wrote the hilarious and utterly relatable What The…

At the time of writing we've had around six weeks of Festival of Debate, with 20 events covering a wide range of topics and formats, from…

I'm definitely one for an over-ambitious goal. In 2014, I pledged to meet 10,000 new people. I stalled at three. In 2015, I aimed to…

Recipe from Luke French, Jöro 1 large cauliflower - cut into large florets, keep the leaves and cut into pieces 2 tbsps wild garlic capers…

On my own, I sat and typed. The pitch, the plan, for a book on the recent past of the city’s blue and white side: Sheffield Wednesday, the…

DEBATE: If someone at SAD FACTS needs to be sacked, it should be Simon. FOR: SAD FACTS is like a family and so, like all good families,…

Ben Ashton is a visual artist who specialises in hyper-real portraiture, but unlike some painting that is placed in this category, Ben's…

As a young musician, I felt that 'ghostwriting' was a dirty pairing of words. Why would anyone want to create music for someone else to…

30 September Hope Works When stripped back and absent of decoration, Hope Works is a venue that is dark and spacious, so it was up to Gett…

A decade since their groundbreaking album, The Fall of Math, 65daysofstatic return to Sheffield for their first sort-of-hometown show in…

“If you can’t handle me at my bungalows, you don’t deserve me at my bears,” mumbled a friend of mine once, as we staggered out of the…

Fritz Lang, USA, 1945 An appropriately pitch-dark film noir directed by the great Fritz Lang, who also directed such classics as…