Molson Coors Beverage Company has been announced as the official sponsor and exclusive pouring rights partner for Uber One presents All Points East, in a new five-year agreement aimed at elevating the festival experience. As a result of the new partnership with Molson Coors, Madrí Excepcional, the third-biggest lager brand by value in the on-trade[1], will headline the festival’s drinks lineup. Music lovers will also be able to enjoy a broad range of lagers, ales and ciders from other leading Molson Coors brands, including Sharp’s Doom Bar and Atlantic Pale Ale, Aspall Cyder, Rekorderlig and Cobra Zero, which will all be available at bars across the festival site. East London’s celebrated festival Uber One presents All Points East returns to Victoria Park across two weekends this August (16 – 25 Aug). This year, All Points East welcomes headliners Kaytranada, Loyle Carner, Mitski, LCD Soundsystem, APE presents Field Day and The Postal Service & Death Cab For Cutie. Between the weekends, In The Neighbourhood will return this summer for four days of activities and free entry in Victoria Park (19 – 22 Aug). Visit www.allpointseastfestival.com. A unique Madrí Excepcional interactive mural will feature at the festival, created with Madrid-based illustrator Gus Morais, taking inspiration from over 600 Madrid locals, which showcases the soul of Madrid and gives festival-goers an opportunity to win a host of prizes. The mural will arrive at the festival following a tour of the UK this summer where it has been bringing foodie fiestas to cities across the UK. The partnership with All Points East follows on from Molson Coors becoming the exclusive pouring rights partner of AEG’s Ovo Hydro Arena in Glasgow earlier this year, creating even more memorable musical experiences. Jim Black, National Partnerships Manager at Molson Coors Beverage Company, said: “All Points East festival is an event that truly embodies the spirit of community and celebration. This partnership allows us to connect with music lovers and enhance their festival experience with a range of drinks that will appeal to a diverse range of tastes. “Alongside providing exceptional experiences, we also share AEG’s commitment to sustainability, making this a natural fit. We will be supporting their efforts to reduce waste by reducing single-use plastic, and utilising products like eco-friendly biodegradable PLA lined cups throughout the festival.” All of Molson Coors beers and ciders produced in the UK are made using 100% renewable electricity through a Power Purchase Agreement with RWE. Carla Morini, Senior Director for Partnership Sales at AEG Presents, commented on the new partnership saying: “It is a pleasure to announce our partnership with Molson Coors as the official pouring partner for this year’s All Points East festival. “This collaboration underscores our commitment to enhancing the festival experience for our attendees, ensuring that they enjoy a diverse selection of quality beverages while they immerse themselves in incredible live performances. Together, we look forward to creating unforgettable memories for music lovers in a vibrant, inclusive atmosphere that boasts a low carbon footprint.”
A former education minister has said she thinks the government wants all children to be ‘cardboard cutouts of Keir Starmer’.
Dame Andrea Jenkyns said she was concerned that new measures to teach children about ‘fake news’ would stifle free speech.
Speaking on GB News Dame Andrea Jenkyns said:
“As usual, the left are trying to indoctrinate our children. But what I also think is their attack on private schools is really a plan to push more people into the state school sector so they control the narrative.
“Because one thing about the private schools is that they can, to a certain degree, control what they’re taught. And I think they want to homogenise all children to be cardboard cutouts of Keir Starmer.
“The last nearly a decade that I’ve been an MP and visiting schools, you started seeing things change, where the civil servants were really getting a grip on things like this. And over the last three or four years, most of the libraries in schools were loaded up with BLM and Greta books.
“But it’s now going to get far worse. I’ve got a seven year old and I want to bring him up to value freedom, to actually challenge a narrative, just like his mum does, to not accept the status quo and what you’re taught in schools.
“And I just think it’s getting ridiculous. This is clearly part of their plan. And I think it’s going to get worse, unfortunately.
“I think that all children have got to be taught about searching responsibly and not taking things on face value, and it’s the same with what you taught in schools.
“My parents brought me up to challenge narratives and be outspoken and find things out for yourself, within levels of boundaries. But when I was the Education Minister for that short four and a half months, I saw with my own eyes what it was like in the civil service and the pushback I got.
“I was tasked with bringing the Freedom of Speech bill in universities, through Parliament, and I wanted to meet J K Rowling and people like this; lecturers who lost their jobs, who had been no-platformed. Our education outlets really should be thriving with free speech.
“I used to teach in schools myself but it comes from the top of the civil service, what they push out there. If we look back at some of the ministers that we’ve had over the years, our longest serving schools minister, he was really pushing the whole trans identity thing.
“I don’t care what people do as an adult, but what they are taught in school matters to me. And he was pushing that in the coalition. I want to see ministers who will challenge things, but that ain’t going to happen under a Labour government.”