2012 – Page 2 – Manchester Historian

Exhibition at the People’s History Museum, 30 June 2012 — 24 February 2013

Weather may be the most influential actor in human history. From fluctuating harvests to monumental changes in global climate, it will always be largely outside of our control. Storms are a sudden reminder of this. Only last week Hurricane Sandy threatened to under- mine the work of dozens of political operatives working on the Presidential Continue Reading

There are a number of unwritten rules that surface during an American Presidential Election with alarming alacrity. A small town in New Hampshire will be the first to declare its results after the 34 voters have cast their ballots, no Republican wins without taking Ohio’s 18 Electoral College votes, and the calamitous inevitability of something Continue Reading

One of the most controversial episodes of October 2012 was the revelation that many multinational companies, including Starbucks, Apple and Google, have been evading corporate taxes in the UK through tax management schemes. Most strikingly, all of these schemes have been legal leading to suggestions that such companies have undue influence over politicians in this Continue Reading

Following our sporting theme last issue, we asked the History Society for an update on its sports team.