Ron's rages are sincere and — according to his wife — healthily cathartic. But can these splenetic outbursts loosen the grip of capitalism at its most monstrous?
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SARAH-JANE COYLE applauds a stage production of the film I Daniel Blake, and analyses how fictional representations cut through popular prejudice
David Nellist as Daniel Blake at Northern Stage
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ANGUS REID considers the power of the podcast as a vehicle for consensus building in opposition to mainstream media narratives
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