That is not to denigrate for a moment how much they matter in the places where they are happening, nor the extent to which they will mould the mood of national politics in their aftermath.
"This is land we can least afford to lose."More than 10 million pensioners are not getting the 2024 winter fuel payment, after the government changed the rules.
Payments are only going to those who already receive pension credit or other means-tested financial support. The deadline to submit an online application for pension credit was 23:59 on 21 December.Pension credit tops up the state pension for those on low incomes, and is a gateway to other benefits like the winter fuel payment.Government plans to limit the payment have, however, been criticised by some MPs, unions and charities.
was previously paid to all pensioners to help with energy costs during the coldest period of the year.future payments in England and Wales would go only to those on low incomes who received specified benefits such as pension credit.
The changes mean that more than 10 million pensioners will not receive a payment for winter 2024.
Several charities, unions and MPs criticised the decision to means-test the payment.Curators of the exhibition said he created The Face when he identified a gap in the the market for a monthly title aimed at a youth audience interested in a broad range of subjects that were not being featured in other magazines.
The style of the magazine chimed with the emergence of a new clubbing scene and the subsequent explosion of rave culture.Former art director of The Face and consultant curator of the exhibition Lee Swillingham said of the magazine in the 1990's: "It was an amazing place to work. I was made art director at the age of 23 and was free to do what I wanted."
"I took over after the grunge period, the black and white photography – and I took it in a completely new direction, very colourful, very energetic and we were early adopters of using digital tech to enhance pictures."Asked why the magazine closed in 2004, Mr Swillingham said "I think culture changed in the early 2000's , the magazine was competing with the internet and there was a very saturated print market at the same time."