Aaron Porter admits he did not hear anti-Semitic chants

Article published: Sunday, February 13th 2011

Aaron Porter has admitted that he did not hear anti-Semitic chanting at the protest against him prior to the January 29 “A Future that Works” march in Manchester, MULE can reveal. An investigation also discovered that an NUS official, believed to be an aide to Porter, was one of the two sources for the Daily […]

Calls of hypocrisy as Students Union implements redundancies

Article published: Friday, January 28th 2011

The University of Manchester Students Union (UMSU) has come under fire following its decision to offer many of its long-term staff ‘voluntary’ redundancies at the same time as campaigning against education cuts and job losses at the university.

Local Enterprise Partnership takes shape – and it’s all power to the private sector

Article published: Wednesday, January 12th 2011

The new Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is set to become operational on April 1 and alongside the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), it will set the stall for governing the city region and its economy in the years ahead. According to Manchester City Council’s Deputy Chief Executive Steve Mycio, the LEP will institute […]

GMP Chief joins anti-protest propaganda war

Article published: Monday, January 10th 2011

The Chief of Greater Manchester Police has weighed into the propaganda war against the student protests – and he has the local media in tow.

Anonymity over for WordPress bloggers?

Article published: Saturday, January 8th 2011

As the University of Salford continues to pursue a former lecturer for libel, MULE can reveal that the Californian company behind the WordPress blogging site voluntarily handed over personal information relating to users – despite their denials. Gary Duke’s supporters claim the move deals a blow for online anonymity.

“Great suffering” in store as EMA scrapped

Article published: Friday, December 17th 2010

Thousands of young people from low-income families in Manchester are set to lose out with the scrapping of Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) from next year. MULE looks at the impact this will have – and asks whether the government’s reasons for abolition make the grade.

The council and the cuts

Article published: Friday, December 10th 2010

With Manchester City Council staring devastating spending cuts in the face, what did our councillors think about the impact on the city? MULE popped down to the Town Hall to find out…