Joseph Timan
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Politics writer for the Manchester Evening News 🐝 Email:
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pinned post!
Just added all the Greater Manchester councillors I could find on here to this Starter Pack. I reckon I've got all MPs who've joined so far on here too, but suggestions welcome!
add a skeleton here at some point
12 months ago
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Exclusive: The long-awaited plans for Piccadilly Gardens can finally be revealed with work set to start after Christmas
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The long-awaited plans for Piccadilly Gardens can finally be revealed
EXCLUSIVE: The Manchester Evening News can now reveal how the city centre spot will be transformed over the next 12 months
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30 days ago
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REVEALED: The Salford council scandal and the deleted emails sparking claims of a cover-up
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The Salford council scandal and the deleted emails sparking claims of a cover-up
MEN INVESTIGATION: Multiple sources at Salford council confirmed that a relationship between the deputy mayor and, reportedly, a female council employee was widely known about in political circles. Af...
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about 1 month ago
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'As the battle of Manchester raged, I was in Rishi Sunak's bedroom'
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'As the battle of Manchester raged, I was in Rishi Sunak's bedroom'
He had no socks on
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about 1 month ago
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Cancelling HS2 in Manchester was 'very odd', Conservative MP admits two years on
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Cancelling HS2 in Manchester was 'very odd', Conservative MP admits two years on
The shadow rail minister defended the decision despite conceding the location chosen for the announcement was quite peculiar
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/cancelling-hs2-manchester-very-odd-32619885
about 1 month ago
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Andy Burnham admits affordable housing targets for developers 'don't work'
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Andy Burnham admits affordable housing targets for developers 'don't work'
The Greater Manchester mayor says the government should be building more council homes instead of relying on developers
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about 1 month ago
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In a portacabin a stone's throw away, survivors of the synagogue attack continued to pray - it was an act of defiance
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In a portacabin, survivors of the synagogue attack prayed defiantly
It was a moment to come together and rebuild
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about 1 month ago
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'The rain could only mask the tears, but nothing could hide the anger' - my account of the vigil for the Manchester synagogue attack
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'The rain could only mask tears, but nothing could hide the anger'
The heartfelt sorrow turned into visceral anger as a sea of umbrellas sheltered a grieving community. It was too late for empty words
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/the-rain-could-only-mask-32609065
about 1 month ago
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'This was a holy day - now we are in mourning, fearful about our future'
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'This was a holy day - now we are in mourning, fearful about our future'
Politics writer Joseph Timan explains what Yom Kippur means to Jewish people and how such a holy day has turned into a nightmare
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about 1 month ago
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Keir Starmer is 'listening to Andy Burnham' and adopting his policies, mayor's office says
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Keir Starmer is 'listening to Andy Burnham and adopting his policies'
The comments come amid tense relations between the Prime Minister and Greater Manchester mayor
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about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
Will Greater Manchester be left out in the cold by Keir Starmer's government after Andy Burnham's high-profile antics at Labour conference? I chat with
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The seats 'in play' and the many hurdles Andy Burnham faces if he wants to be leader
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The seats 'in play' and the many hurdles ahead for Andy Burnham
The Labour mayor has long been rumoured to be plotting a return to Parliament - but the route is far from clear
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/seats-in-play-many-hurdles-32583772
about 2 months ago
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A lot of people are pi**ed off with Andy Burnham
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A lot of people are pi**ed off with Andy Burnham
The Greater Manchester mayor insists he's simply 'launched a debate'
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about 2 months ago
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We're off on our European adventure. More than 2,500 miles by train across the continent and back. The most expensive leg? Manchester to London, of course
2 months ago
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'This is a contest between two strong women, not a proxy war between two men' - Lucy Powell speaks to me in one of her first interviews since entering the race to become Labour's deputy leader
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'This is a contest between two strong women, not a proxy war between two men'
In one of her first interviews since entering the race to become Labour's deputy leader, Manchester MP Lucy Powell speaks to politics reporter Joseph Timan about a whirlwind week in which she lost her...
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2 months ago
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Reform candidate who vows to reduce number of HMOs in town... manages three HMOs
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Reform candidate who vows to reduce number of HMOs in town... manages three HMOs
He insists that none of the shared houses have been occupied by illegal migrants or used as a halfway house for former prisoners
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/reform-candidate-who-vows-reduce-32467728
2 months ago
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Manchester's love affair with a place nearly 6,000 miles away that dates back 160 years
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A 160-year-old connection that's shaping Manchester's future
It's a relationship that dates back 160 years
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3 months ago
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In the backstreets of Oldham last week, an old face promised 'real change'
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'Get over it guys, we're a multi-language, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic society'
One month after launching his new political party, Jeremy Corbyn was in Greater Manchester, speaking to a sold out crowd. Jo Timan went to see what it was all about.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/get-over-guys-were-multi-32377232
3 months ago
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We asked 64 people in every Greater Manchester borough what they think about Nigel Farage's immigration policy
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We asked 64 people in every Greater Manchester borough what they think about Nigel Farage's immigration policy
It's the issue which has dominated Greater Manchester politics this summer, and Reform offered its 'solution' this week. To see if the city's voters support it, five M.E.N. reporters spoke to 64 peopl...
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3 months ago
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People in Greater Manchester do worse in GCSEs than elsewhere - this is why
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People in Greater Manchester do worse in GCSEs than elsewhere - this is why
A fifth of pupils in Greater Manchester achieved top grades
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3 months ago
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My ⭐⭐⭐⭐ review of The Maccabees at Victoria Warehouse last night
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'We didn't think we'd ever sing any of these songs again'
Review: The Maccabees performed in Manchester
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3 months ago
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There are nine hotels in Greater Manchester still housing asylum seekers. We asked every council here whether they will be seeking an injunction following the High Court ruling affecting a hotel in Epping earlier this month. Here's what they said
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Greater Manchester's asylum hotels and what councils are doing about them
Several councils across the country have said they are considering taking legal action following a High Court ruling on an Essex hotel
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3 months ago
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I spoke to the people protesting outside an asylum seeker hotel in Greater Manchester last week - this is what they told me
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3 months ago
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3 months ago
Billions of £ of investment in vital infrastructure is promised by the Labour govt in the coming years - but the biggest projects in the North aren't in transport, energy or schools. That was what I discovered when I had a look at the online Infrastructure Pipeline. Regional breakdown here... 1/12
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Could Andy Burnham really return to Parliament and become Prime Minister?
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Could Andy Burnham really return to Parliament and become Prime Minister?
Despite his popularity, the route to No 10 is far from straightforward
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3 months ago
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One year on from the Southport riots, some fear it could happen all over again
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Some fear it could happen all over again
A new report has revealed the 'devastating' impact the violence last summer is still having on some of our communities today
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/fear-could-happen-over-again-32167203
3 months ago
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'All my friends did A Levels, now they wish they did what I've done'
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'All my friends did A Levels, now they wish they did what I've done'
She may not realise it, but she is part of a 'revolution'
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3 months ago
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'I'm sad it's over - it felt like everyone came together'
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'I'm sad it's over - it felt like everyone came together'
As Oasis's five homecoming shows at Heaton Park come to an end, some locals have nothing but praise for the whole operation
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4 months ago
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'It really is no way to run a country': Greater Manchester's newest MPs, one year on
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'It is no way to run a country': Greater Manchester's newest MPs, one year on
Nothing, it seems, could prepare them for the realities of the job
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4 months ago
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I've never seen so many people dressed in merch from a tour BEFORE they go to the show
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4 months ago
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GMP chief says he 'sleeps well at night' - but grooming victims 'still failed'
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GMP chief says he 'sleeps well at night' - but grooming victims 'still failed'
Former GMP detective Maggie Oliver said that the report which praised the force did not give victims and survivors a voice
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4 months ago
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Welfare reform bill LIVE as MPs vote on DWP benefit cuts amid mass Labour rebellion
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Welfare reform bill LIVE: MPs vote on DWP benefit cut amid mass Labour rebellion
Labour faces a rebellion with many MPs opposed to the bill
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5 months ago
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With all the talk of welfare reform over the last week, I got an invaluable insight from Citizens Advice where staff told me they regularly speak to people who are suicidal. They fear these cuts will make matters worse
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'I've got no money. I'm constantly cold. I don't want to be here anymore'
The Manchester Evening News spent a day at Citizen's Advice to find out what impact Labour's controversial welfare cuts could have
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5 months ago
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NEW: Greater Manchester MPs still oppose welfare cuts after U-turn 'fiasco'
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Greater Manchester MPs still oppose welfare cuts after U-turn 'fiasco'
Some of our MPs are still opposed to the benefit cuts
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5 months ago
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Seven Greater Manchester MPs have joined the rebellion so far by signing the reasoned amendment against the welfare bill. Total stands at more than 100. Only 83 needed to defeat it. Surely the government has no choice but to drop it now?
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All the Greater Manchester MPs voting against the disability benefit cuts so far
More than 100 MPs have come out against the bill
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5 months ago
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The court battle over £1billion and how Manchester missed out on affordable housing
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The battle over £1billion and how Manchester missed out on affordable housing
It could have major implications for Andy Burnham's office and Manchester's biggest developer
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/court-battle-over-1billion-how-31792697
5 months ago
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ICYMI: The conversation with Andy Burnham that led to the grooming gangs U-turn
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The conversation with Andy Burnham that led to the grooming gangs U-turn
The government announced this week that a national inquiry into grooming gangs will go ahead. This is why
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5 months ago
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Andy Burnham is in Japan and meeting with Nippon Electric Glass about the closure of this factory in Wigan right now. Sounds like the decision has been made but the mayor says he'll ask them to give it 'one last look'
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Fibre glass factory in Wigan looks set to close with the loss of 250 jobs
MP laments collapsed buyout deal
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5 months ago
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Andy Burnham's sex abuse inquiry team 'resigned' after authorities 'lawyered up', MPs told
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Andy Burnham's sex abuse inquiry team 'resigned' after authorities 'lawyered up'
Baroness Louise Casey said that authorities in Greater Manchester were 'lawyering up' to fight over what data would be shared
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5 months ago
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Sorry Sadiq, you're talking rubbish - my take on the mayor moaning about London being "levelled down"
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Sorry Sadiq, you're talking rubbish
Of course, the mayor will always make the case for the city he represents - as he should. But his 'us-versus-them' rhetoric is unhelpful says Jo Timan.
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5 months ago
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What Rachel Reeves didn't say in the Spending Review and what it means for Greater Manchester
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What Rachel Reeves didn't say in the Spending Review and what it means for us
Many questions remain unanswered following some glaring omissions
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5 months ago
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The Spending Review is finally upon us. Here's my round-up of what Greater Manchester will be looking out for tomorrow and over the rest of the week
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The big Greater Manchester projects Rachel Reeves could fund this week
Here are the big projects in Greater Manchester which local leaders will be hoping to get some funding for in the Spending Review
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5 months ago
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'£1,182 per person for London and £486 for northerners? That isn't right' - the latest figures illustrating an ever-growing gap in public spending on transport
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'£1,182 per person for London and £486 for northerners? That isn't right'
The North got £140bn less than London for transport over 14 years
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1,000 new buses, three new tram stops, and a huge Metrolink announcement
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1,000 new buses, three new tram stops, and a huge Metrolink announcement
'A gamechanging moment' for Greater Manchester's Bee Network
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5 months ago
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6 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: I've been told by multiple sources that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will tomorrow announce mayoral combined authorities will now be getting the billions in transport funding promised by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak back in 2023. A short thread...
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I spent a day with police officers checking on victims of domestic abuse - and making sure their abusers are staying away. GMP talks about being 'victim-led', but what do they do when they believe the victim is protecting the perpetrator?
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'We've got to take it out of their hands sometimes - so they don't get killed'
Six months since Greater Manchester Police were given new powers to tackle domestic abuse, Joseph Timan joins officers for the day to see how it all works.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/weve-take-out-hands-sometimes-31746762
6 months ago
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Manchester skyscraper tycoon accused of using 'different figures' to avoid having to build affordable homes
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Skyscraper tycoon accused of using 'different figures' to avoid affordable homes
The claims against Renaker and Andy Burnham's Greater Manchester Combined Authority were made in court this week
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6 months ago
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Stalking is on the rise in Greater Manchester - 27,000 cases reported in the last three years - and, terrifyingly, stalkers are using technology in new ways to keep an eye on their victims at all times
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The teddy bear with a secret camera, gifted by a stalker
Stalking is on the rise in Greater Manchester - and stalkers are using technology in new ways to keep an eye on their victims
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/teddy-bear-secret-camera-gifted-31656823
6 months ago
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You don't elect them, but are they controlling your councils?
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You don't elect them, but are they controlling your councils?
The Labour Party have been intervening in council affairs for years now, but it all happens behind closed doors
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/you-dont-elect-them-controlling-31386105
6 months ago
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I was off last week so didn't get a chance to share this, but thanks to Jonathan Reynolds for this candid interview on what it was like being at the centre of Trump's tariffs, a global trade war and saving British Steel
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'I missed my son's 12th birthday to save Britain's steel industry'
The Manchester Evening News speaks to the man at the centre of the race to save British Steel and deal with Trump's tariffs and a global trade war
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/i-missed-sons-12th-birthday-31538445
6 months ago
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The new government jobs coming to Manchester with 7,000 at former home of Toys R Us at Central Retail Park in Ancoats
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The new government jobs coming to Manchester with 7,000 at Central Retail Park
Thousands of civil service jobs are moving outside of London
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6 months ago
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