Standing in Albert Square last night, in shirt sleeves, after midnight and still very, very warm not surprising that climate change, a dominant theme over the last few weeks, came to mind. It was the Manchester International Festival's launch party, following the superb Steve Reich/Kraftwerk opener at the Velodrome and the square was absolutely heaving, but what I really want to do today is catch up on a couple of events this week I've missed out, one I was at, the other I wasn't.

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First stop this morning is to boost Manchester's retail economy as I've arrived at the Town Hall on my bike, in t-shirt and shorts, but forgot to put a shirt in my bag to change into. Normally its just socks I forget - must be a lot on my mind today.

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