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Heather Small discusses the racism she’s faced since she was seven: ‘There isn’t a week goes by when something doesn’t happen’

The vocalist said she deals with bias ‘head on’ when asked about how the music industry has changed since she started out

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2022

Inside the Hacienda... the club that shook Britain - as new BBC documentary prepares to air rare footage of Manchester superclub

It's where Noel Gallagher learned to dance, was the epicentre of rave and played host to Madonna, The Smiths and the Happy Mondays

Manchester Evening News · Nov 5, 2022

‘This is getting weird’: Russell T Davies responds as Liz Truss wears same dress as Years and Years fascist

Emma Thompson’s fictional PM wore strikingly similar dress as she introduced plans for concentration camps in the UK

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

M People founder says band are ‘livid’ at use of song at Tory party conference

Liz Truss entered to the track’s famous chorus ‘I’m movin’ on up, you’re movin’ on out’

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

M People 'livid' after Prime Minister Liz Truss uses Moving On Up song for Tory conference walkout

The former Hacienda Icon and member of M People Mike Pickering said the Prime Minister should pay attention to the lyrics

Manchester Evening News · Oct 5, 2022

M People 'livid' as Liz Truss walks onstage to their song at party conference

“She won’t be around to use it again for very long. I would imagine.”

Wales Online · Oct 5, 2022

M People slam Liz Truss for walking out to Moving On Up for Tory conference speech

Mike Pickering, a founding member of the group, said: ‘I don’t want my song to be a soundtrack to lies’

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022

M People star slams 'shower of government' after Liz Truss uses their big song

Liz Truss used the band's hit song 'Moving On Up' as entrance music to deliver her first big speech as Prime Minister. Lyrics include: '

Daily Mirror · Oct 5, 2022

‘If the dustmen sing my songs, I feel honoured!’: Heather Small on 90s pop, racism and embracing her Britishness

The former M People singer overcame shyness to become a national treasure. As she releases a new album, she recalls the early struggles, her years at the top – and being branded a diva

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022

Shaun Ryder and Peter Hook share memories of club where Madonna did first UK gig

Stars of the 1980s 'Madchester' acid house music scene pay tribute to the legendary Hacienda nightclub, which opened in a former warehouse in the city in 1982 but later closed after drug and gun chaos

Daily Mirror · Jun 4, 2022