Political Indoctrination: It’s the System Stupid

The oldest protester at the TUC’s ‘Manchester March for the Alternative’ this year was 93-year-old Betty, who rode a sign-bearing mobility scooter explaining, “It’s the system, stupid.”


She was, perhaps, an unusual sight. Be thankful she was there: political activism is increasingly the reserve of the recently adult and for any protest to claim representativeness – or at least representativeness beyond the roll call of a Sammy Smith pub – it desperately needs the likes of Manchester Council’s elderly ‘Women of the Year.’    More Read