News &amp; Views

26 June 2021

Now Then pays a visit to New Mills—a town with plenty of old mills.

21 June 2021

Pando-hell has given us a taste of freedom over where we work. How about a push to decide when we work next?

17 June 2021

With an international climate conference on the horizon, we need to make our views about climate breakdown clear to politicians, says Georgina Collins of Hope for the Future.

25 May 2021

With universities not doing enough to support students’ wellbeing, we explore how Universal Basic Income could significantly benefit young people.

30 April 2021

Left-wing economist Yanis Varoufakis tells us about his (proposed) post-capitalist utopia, ahead of his appearance at Sheffield’s Festival of Debate on 7 May.

24 April 2021

The authors of a new zine, 'Degrowth in Manchester', told Now Then about their motivations and inspirations.

23 April 2021

Glossop is the first destination in a new series exploring the satellite towns of Greater Manchester and beyond.

22 April 2021

Assessing the Mayor's merits four years on, we look at homelessness, air quality and a run as 'King of the North'

22 April 2021

Now Then spoke to an NHS Volunteer Responder about the experience of helping to vaccinate people in the region against Covid-19.

22 April 2021

As restrictions lift and the weather improves, we shouldn't forget to look critically at what, how — and why — we drink.

News & Views

Knowing Manchester Outside In New Mills

Mandatory Redistribution Party Snooze

Why now is the time to engage your local MP on climate change

UBI Lab The Universal Is Here

Yanis Varoufakis Techno-Feudalism and the End of Capitalism

A Design for Degrowth

Knowing Manchester Outside In Glossop

Localcheck On the Back-Burnham

Volunteering for the NHS

Lockdown has changed our relationship with alcohol