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GuardianSep 27Preview

Readers reply: Which leader from history does the world need now?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsThis week’s question: Is it possible that 3 is the most common number in UK street addresses?It’s clear that the world as it is – considering the climate crisis, the rise of nationalism, geopolitical tumult, the possibility of AI killing us all by the end of the decade – could do with some more ethically astute and capable leadership. If you could time warp them into the present day, which leader from history could the world do with now – and why? Bernard, MachynllethSend new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Continue reading...

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GuardianSep 27Preview

Giving voice to a lost history: retracing the steps of the Black lives that shaped Manchester

A new walking heritage trail follows hidden histories and overlooked landmarks in a city built on the cotton tradeAll photographs by Ruby RamelizeThey are the stories that have survived decades, despite being largely ignored by official acts of commemoration, obscured, or erased from the landscape. Now, chapters from Manchester’s Black history are being brought to life by a series of walking tours in the city, led by local historians, including Linford Sweeney, the Moss Side-raised genealogist, and the urbanist Hayley Flynn.The Heritage in Action trail – guided walks exploring the lives of people whose labour made the city what it is and the city’s direct relationship with transatlantic slavery – will run in the city on 7 October, World Cotton Day. The events have been produced by the Guardian’s Legacies of Enslavement programme and the charity Greater Manchester Moving, which works to i

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GuardianSep 27Preview

Poland is racing ahead with military spending – but will it help or damage its economic growth story?

In the first article in a series on the Polish economy, we look at the country’s defence boom and its implicationsA short distance north from Warsaw along the Vistula river, camouflaged missile launchers roll through the quiet village of Czosnów.As recently as two years ago, their destination – a hi-tech weapons facility opened this month – had been a cornfield. Now, as Poland drives up defence investment at one of the fastest rates in the developed world, this rural spot has been transformed amid Europe’s response to Russian aggression and US disengagement. Continue reading...

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