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Finding Mr Engels: Part 2

Friedrich Engels, standing there with his arms folded in a concrete frockcoat, could not look more out of place

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Dean Kirby
Jun 14, 2025
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It’s a hot day in May 2025 and the sun is blazing down outside the Home arts venue in Tony Wilson Place.

A group of office workers in short sleeves and white trainers are chatting over lunch at a row of trestle tables.

Nearby, a signboard is advertising a breakfast butty with a hot drink for £6.50 with unselfconscious aplomb.

Friedrich Engels, standing th…

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