The red flag, workers holding their tools, ready to fight. Did Manchester become the Soviet Republic of Manchester?
http://img0083.popscreencdn.com/101036667_amazoncom-chinese-...
Most youth will only be vaguely aware of the origins of that style of imagery.
It is a bit weird, now that I think about it. It's a bit like Korean bars being "Hitler themed".
It would have been a lot more weird if they were showcasing actual Manchester City Council workers.
EDIT: Here's a great book about soviet political posters. I won an award at school, and I chose this book. It was handed to me by, I think, Baroness Warnock. I can't remember what she said, but it was kind and funny.
(http://www.amazon.com/The-Soviet-Political-Poster-1917-1980/...)
However, as its clearly based on an image of the Soviet people then I don't associate anything negative or inappropriate with it. After all, a lot of people in the UK still remember that it was mainly the Soviets who defeated the Nazis - resulting in incredible suffering and hardship for the people there.