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Today, we are publishing a forthright essay from a man who was at the heart of Manchester’s economic revival. The economist ...

Also in this briefing are an explosive letter to MCC; dispatches from Speedway from our unofficial and ungovernable sports ...

How one city became the centre of a social media circus ...

Dear readers — some of you may know Tameside Council simply because you live in the borough. For others, it has slightly more controversial connotations. Two national scandals have engulfed this ...

Jake Austin of the Lib Dems told BBC Manchester that “one of [his] fondest memories” was spending his “hard-earned pocket ...

I’m on a Zoom call trying to explain through hand signals to an 83 year old that I can’t get my microphone working. Thankfully she’s learned patience with luddites like myself. Sue Hall worked for two ...

An 'unparalleled' investigation shows a third of staff surveyed have experienced bad behaviour from senior officials A scathing report into Manchester City Council's working culture has found a ...

Illustration by The Mill's Jake Greenhalgh. We tell the inside story of a city's relationship with Abu Dhabi, including notes that show a council official saying: 'You don’t criticise the council’s ...