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Author Archives: Jade Calder

Outside her degree, Jade (she/they) can occasionally be found trudging around Manchester on the way to her local Greggs. She was also once described as the 'lovechild of Dennis Skinner and Liam Gallagher' by a Conservative councillor. It is her only notable achievement.

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Meet the team: Lifestyle’s top spots

by Jade Calder, Rohini Gupte, Holly Bostock, Lucy Heywood and Amy Ellis Winter January 26, 2022January 27, 2022
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(Un)common people: I Don’t Know What You Did Last Summer – The Great Vac Divide

by Jade Calder November 14, 2021November 14, 2021
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Edgar Wright’s ‘The Sparks Brothers’ Reviewed

by Jade Calder October 4, 2021October 4, 2021
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(Un)common People: The Problem with Private Mentoring

by Jade Calder October 2, 2021October 2, 2021
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We Don’t Want Your Conditional Anti-Racism

by Jade Calder July 31, 2021July 31, 2021
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(Un)common People: Shouting at a Brick Wall

by Jade Calder July 25, 2021July 25, 2021
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Meet The Columnists! Part Two

by Jacob Reid, Meg Hopkins and Jade Calder July 19, 2021July 19, 2021
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In Defence of Bridget Jones

by Jade Calder April 28, 2021April 28, 2021
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The Office UK vs. US: Transatlantic Divide or the Same, Vanishing Workplace?

by Jade Calder April 7, 2021April 7, 2021
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Why Hartlepool matters

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The sun rises on a Sri Lankan paper making factory. Machines whir to life as workers stream through the doors. Wet pulp begins to be…

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The Snowdrops of Oxford

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Though the cosiness of winter is often longed for during the height of summer, the novelty soon wears off when it arrives in full force.…

Resistance: Food That Refuses to Be Instagrammable

Jade Calder Mar 12, 2026 8 min read
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On social media, food seems to belong to a very particular visual world — bone china, ceramic bowls, wooden boards, linen napkins, candle-lit tables. Steel…

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