Named after the suffragette, socialist and Independent Labour Party activist, the Hannah Mitchell foundation was launched to campaign for “democratic socialism in the North”, rooted in “ethical socialist traditions of mutuality, co-operation, community and internationalism.” Andrew Bowman caught up with the foundation’s general secretary Paul Salveson to explore their ideas for devolution in the North of England of the UK’s notoriously centralised state.

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The second part of Andy Bowman’s interview with Professor Gus John from the Moss Side Defence Committee about the Moss Side riots of July 1981.

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Andy Bowman interviews Professor Gus John from the Moss Side Defence Committee about the Moss Side riots of July 1981

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In the second part of Andy Lockhart’s interview with Owen Hatherley, the author talks about the importance of Manchester’s radical culture scene in the city’s marketing strategy, what he likes about the Yellow Bricks in Hulme, and the future of regeneration under the coalition government.

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Owen Hatherley is a journalist, writer and blogger whose main interests lie in architecture, politics and culture. He is a regular contributor to Building Design, New Statesman, and New Humanist. He is also the author of Militant Modernism and most recently A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain. MULE’s Andy Lockhart caught up […]

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MULE caught up with Manchester City Council’s executive Member for the Environment Nigel Murphy at the first annual climate change stakeholder conference held at the Museum of Science and Industry on November 30.

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On Monday students from Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Manchester held a rally in All Saints Park ahead of the national day of walk-outs and protests due to take place on Wednesday 24 November. With talk of building occupations in the air and police and university security keeping a watchful eye on proceedings, […]

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