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A Magazine for Sheffield

Issue 85 April 2015

We’ve been really pleased with attendance at Festival of Debate events so far. Owen Jones and Shami Chakrabarti drew big crowds at the SU, but the more grassroots, community discussions have also been popular and really productive. It’s great to see so many people engaged in important topics that affect them ahead of the General Election on 7 May. There’s plenty more to come before that though, including writer and activist George Monbiot at the SU on 16 April and rapper Akala at Plug on 30 April, both interviewed in this issue. Find festival listings at festivalofdebate.com.

Believe it or not, this is our 7th birthday issue. Thanks to everyone who has worked with us in any capacity over the years. Long may it continue. We’ve got one of our favourite past featured artists, Alison Lambert, back this month. Read our interview with her. Her work continues to amaze us, four years on from her first appearance in NT#39.

Solid house and garage mix this month via local DJ Autograff.

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This month's articles

Localcheck Keeping It Real

These words are written in order to explain things which can't be summed up in a simple slogan. It's more complicated and I need to…

George Monbiot: Rewilding The World

George Monbiot is a writer, journalist, political activist and outspoken environmentalist with a weekly column in The Guardian. His most…

Best of British

Recipe by Simon Ayres, Cross Scythes Serves 2 175g passed baked potato 20g ‘00’ pasta flour 1 egg yolk 20g chopped pistachio 1 bunch…

Julian Peters / John Philip Johnson

We have something a bit different for you this month. Julian Peters is an illustrator based state-side who makes illustrated comics out of…

We have something a bit different for you this month. Julian Peters is an illustrator based state-side who makes illustrated comics out of p

Alison Lambert Human Presences

It’s always a pleasure to return to an artist we have featured in the past. In the case of London-based Alison Lambert, it was June 2011…

Sound Novelty

I've been saying for years that, so far as genuine novelty is concerned, music is all over bar the shouting. I've decided it's high time I…

Akala: Knowledge is Power

Originating from the grime scene, Akala has gone on to produce several albums, a graphic novel and the Hip Hop Shakespeare Company, an…

Headsup Sheffield Food Collective

It’s organisations like Sheffield Food Collective that really give you a sense of pride in our city’s community spirit. Set up by a couple…