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2023 09 29 Homelessness And The Tories 4

Rough sleepers moved on before Tory conference claims charity: GMP denies it

David Adamson and Jonathan Schofield talk to all sides over the claim

Closed Shops Moston Lane East High Street

Opinion: 'If you care about your local high street, you should oppose benefit cuts'

Sean Fielding argues that the autumn statement could have a huge impact on Greater Manchester...

Oldham Town Hall Protest

Opinion: 'If history repeats itself, Oldham will fall even further behind'

Sean Fielding says that political instability has set Oldham back before, and looks set to...

Measuring Calories On A Menu

Calories on menus: what does it achieve?

Anja Madhvani has some thoughts on the government's menu calorie move

Andy Burnham And Boris Johnson For John Blundell Opinion Piece Credit Sky

Opinion: 'Andy Burnham is a victim of his own popularity'

Cllr John Blundell on straight bananas, the clean air zone and the price of populism

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'The industry is at breaking point' - hospitality staffing crisis hits North West

As pubs and restaurants reopen we assess the next challenge for the industry

Rainbow Manchester Climate Emergency

Opinion: 'The ballot box is not the only democratic lever we have'

Chloe Jeffries on how citizen pressure changed the way Manchester City Council scrutinises climate change

Kids Of Colour No Police In Schools Manchester

Opinion: 'Police presence makes school feel like a hostile environment'

Mea Aitken explains the work of Kids of Colour and why police have no place...

Disabled Access Manchester Trains Rail Network Station Melissa

Opinion: 'Manchester's inaccessible travel should be a public outrage'

Writer and campaigner Melissa Parker assesses Andy Burnham's promises to disabled passengers

James Martin Restaurant

No shows: Is it time for restaurants to start taking deposits?

Gordo thinks people who don't cancel their tables should be punished

18 05 20 Oxford Road

Opinion - Three reasons Manchester is about to boom thanks to COVID

John Blundell is definitely looking on the bright side. Here’s why

2020 05 29 Dominic Cummings

A view on Cummings. And you lot. And the press

Confidentials’ publisher Gordo reckons we’ve got bigger issues to get annoyed about than Cummings and...

2020 05 04 North Manchester General Hospital

Opinion: MP, Graham Stringer on the cowardly UK government over COVID-19

The government is using ‘guided by the science’ as camouflage for difficult political decisions

2020 04 14 Keir Starmer

Opinion: Manchester MP, Graham Stringer on Sir Keir Starmer's leadership victory

It's going to be an uphill task for new leader, says Labour MP

2019 09 04 Air Pollution Road Car Children

The climate crisis needs us to change our behaviour just as COVID-19 has

Lib Dem climate campaigner, former NHS worker and NW MEP Jane Brophy makes a valid...

2020 03 09 Stringer Patel

Opinion: Manchester MP, Graham Stringer on the Priti Patel bullying case

If top civil servant Rutnam wins in court it would be a victory for bureaucracy...

2020 03 07 Crowd Medical Mask Coronavirus

COVID 19 VIRUS - PLEASE READ THIS USEFUL ADVICE

The media as a whole needs to take responsibility for this ridiculous scaremongering

2019 08 07 Manchester Migrant Worker Factory

A message to the government: Manchester welcomes more migrants

Our occasional columnist and councillor contemplates the new government’s immigration policy