"It resonates with working-class life" - Joe Mallalieu on hard-hitting one-man show RUM

How much power does a Pope have? Especially an American one? Host Sebastian Moritz wonders whether the new Pope Leo XIV alone can have a greater influence on the political discourse in his home country of the USA. (00:47)The left wants to be the party of the working class. Is the left nostalgia or a worthwhile approach? Sociologist Nicole Mayer-Ahuja thinks in the political discussion: There is a division in society in classes that we should not…

"It resonates with working-class life" - Joe Mallalieu on hard-hitting one-man show RUM

Ahead of an upcoming performance at Sheffield Theatres, we sat down with actor and playwright Joe Mallalieu to delve into his gripping one-man production, RUM. Inspired by life on northern building sites, the play explores the internal struggles of working-class masculinity, generational silence and mental health. Can you give an insight into RUM and the... The post “It resonates with working-class life” – Joe Mallalieu on hard-hitting one-man s…

Leo XIV must reject "ultraconservative models" and orient the Church towards the working class admin Fri, 05/09/2025 - 02h49 Theologian João Manuel Duque considered today that the new Pope Leo XIV must reject "ultraconservative models" and that the choice of name reveals concern with the social doctrine of the Church focused "on the world of the working class". American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope today by the 133 cardinals …