Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor While there’s been no official word, Pink Floyd has been shopping its recorded-music catalog and other assets for several months, seeking as much as $500 million, according to the Financial Times, with both major music companies and investment firms as the top bidders. But sources say an explosive new interview with founding member, main songwriter and stakeholder Roger Waters — in which he makes extensive remarks about Israel, Ukraine, Russia, the U.S. and other political matters that one could politely characterize as controversial — is giving at least one potential buyer cold feet and seems likely to lead others to rethink their positions. For years Waters has sounded off about politics in the press and at his concerts, most controversially Israel’s policies. But the new interview in Rolling Stone raises (or lowers) the bar considerably. While interviewer James Ball does his best to challenge some of Waters’ more far-fetched statements, the former Pink Floyd singer argues emphatically that some Jewish people in the U.S. and U.K. bear responsibility for the actions of Israel “because they pay for everything”; that well-documented accounts of Russian war crimes in Ukraine are “lies, lies, lies”; that the United States is “the most evil [country in the world] of all by a factor of at least 10 times”; that Russia’s brutal military involvement in Syria is justified because “they were there at the invitation of the Syrian government” (which is led by one of the world’s most murderous dictators, Bashar Assad), and more. (See a 12,000-word transcript of the interview here).
The Mancunian Way: Feeling the pinch
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A piece about a plug-in heated airer that costs just 3p an hour to run was the most read story on the Manchester Evening News website this morning. It offers a good insight into what Mancunians are really worried about as the colder days begin to draw in.
As such, designer Lisa Walsh has come up with these brilliant graphics to show the average price of running household appliances following news of the new energy price cap.
Of course it’s not just individuals and families worried about their upcoming bills. Those running pubs, bars and restaurants are already making changes. The Gherkin in Levenshulme, has started a ‘pay what you feel’ offer in response to the cost of living crisis. The Monday night menu began as a gesture to help displaced Ukrainians, but has been extended to anyone feeling the pinch.
Meanwhile Northern Quarter vegan diner V-Rev has slashed opening hours as they are ‘no longer able to operate in the same way’ due to the soaring costs.
Sacha Lord, Greater Manchester’s night time economy advisor, has warned that seven out of 10 pubs could close this winter unless they get urgent government support to combat soaring energy bills.
"I think we are now entering probably the most critical week for my industry in my lifetime," he told the World At One. “My phone is red hot and people are just at the end of their tether."
Reporter Stephen Topping is currently one of thousands forming an orderly queue on the banks of the Thames as he waits with mourners to file
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