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Burnham out, Reform in? What happens to Greater Manchester after Andy
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (390+ words) The mayor's departure threatens to upend local politics - and trigger a "5m election Dear Millers " it's finally on. Years of speculation about Andy Burnham finding a seat to make his way back to Westminster, and he now has one: Makerfield, where…...
What on earth is going on inside flat 3203?
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (369+ words) Never in a million years did I expect to see what I saw" Richard Girgis had hoped it wouldn"t come to this, but after the latest call from his flat"s concierge, he feels he has no choice: He…...
Burnham wants Starmer ousted. But in an "orderly" way
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (167+ words) manchestermill. co. uk Burnham wants Starmer ousted. But in an "orderly" way Has the moment arrived for Andy"s big play? Dear readers " a chilly and unsettled week lies ahead. These were the words that greeted the Mill team in…...
The "unfathomable" fall of Labour"s Greater Manchester
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1440+ words) We went to the polling stations and people weren't looking us in the eye, and we could tell something was wrong' What's the right word for it? A humbling? That doesn't feel strong enough. A pasting? Are we allowed to…...
Is the University of Manchester's BAME Staff Network "under attack'?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (337+ words) When the university commissioned an investigation into the network, it found evidence of bullying and inter-ethnic tensions. But now the investigation itself is being criticised as racist Also: Next Thursday our staff writer Jack Dulhanty will be in conversation with…...
With the 'Irish pub pandemic', does Manchester have too much of a good thing?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (244+ words) There's plenty of bluster about the spate of new Irish bars; much less about those that have been lost' "Chris Burgess writes: "The Best Vanilla Slice? Absolutely no contest" Archers Bakery Marple, Stockport. On the edge of Greater Manchester, but…...
Did Engels get it wrong about class-divided Manchester?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (183+ words) manchestermill. co. uk Did Engels get it wrong about class-divided Manchester? Come on a journey into Manchester's past, hosted by The Mill. For six years, The Mill has been digging into the history of Manchester, publishing pieces by some of the…...
'Demoralised and lied to': inside the NHS cuts nobody sees
3+ week, 3+ day ago (628+ words) There have been massive layoffs at the organisations that run our hospitals and clinics. We asked a leading health journalist to explain what's going on Dear readers " today's story is by expert health reporter Lawrence Dunhill, who we have commissioned…...
The Map that gets Manchester wrong (and right)
3+ week, 6+ day ago (345+ words) The east'west divide, and why the city doesn't work the way we think it does Not long ago, I was contacted by a journalist at The Mill, who, along with many other curious Mancunians, had taken an interest in a…...
Is Chris Kenna Manchester's first AI billionaire in the making " or a serial fantasist?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (771+ words) He's been feted by the press as a tech pioneer. But we can't find his data centres Dear readers " today's story is a collaboration with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Along with their senior tech reporter Niamh Mc Intyre, we've…...