ROB WARZYNIAK wades knee deep through a pile of ‘dead canaries’ of Trumpist policies which exacerbated the horrors of US capitalism domestically
IF THE “Earth is a common treasury for all” then so is music. Everyone will love something today and after the last 18 months what better way to celebrate being with family and friends than watching great live artists again. What better place than the Diggers festival and what a superb line-up.
National and local stars combine to provide a variety of genres and each act in its own way will be a joy to see. They have waited a year to perform today so give them all a wonderful Wigan welcome.
The historical Wiend area of the town will be alive with stalls, bars, and a couple of stages. After the Diggers re-enactment on the main stage UkePunk will open the show. Hailing from Ramsbottom, no guitars will be used in the making of their unique sound.
GEORGE FOGARTY is thrilled by the political clarity on show at the most independent, sustainable and worker-owned festival in the UK
The Bard hands out medals for his Edinburgh campaign and urges us to support The Men They Couldn’t Hang
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
STEVE JOHNSON relishes a celebration of the commonality of folk music and its links with the struggles of working people the world over



