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The spirit of acid house still had a strong hold over Manchester – we had been regulars on the dancefloor of the Haçienda during its peak in the late 80s – and it had sparked an entrepreneurial air: record labels and shops, along with fashion brands had sprung up in its wake.

One MP whose local party received the letter said it had sparked considerable anger.

The Balkans was the "tinder box of Europe," it had sparked the First World War.

Trump read excerpts from various remarks that he had made about the Unite the Right gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the violence that it had sparked.

Within a couple of days of the video's appearance, references to it in the official media began diminishing: a strong hint that censors had decided to muffle the brouhaha it had sparked.

Key admitted to being a "bit disappointed", but rejected suggestions that the process had been a waste of time and money, insisting it had sparked a valuable conversation about what New Zealand "stood for".

Whatever its significance, though, it has sparked a worldwide discussion of philanthropy, which was in many ways its goal.

But it has sparked an uproar.

It has sparked an international outcry.

The debate it has sparked may be having an impact.

But the debates it has sparked certainly are.