Last week, Manchester MULE held our own election themed debate at The Yard Theatre in Hulme. We brought together the panelists Hilary Wainwright (Red Pepper Magazine), Polyp (political cartoonist) and Raph S (Shift Magazine) to discuss democracy and voting on the eve of the 2010 elections. Here is part one of our video series covering the debate.
In two constituencies in the North West Lord Mandelson (who, lest we forget, does not himself have to run for election this year) has interfered with the selection process, essentially ensuring the election of a new generation of allies needed for the post-election bloodshed of a leadership election in a party that may well come […]
Kinofilm, Manchester’s long-running short film festival, returns this week after a three year absence, renamed as the to-the-point Kinofilm Manchester European Short Film Festival. Screenings take place Tuesday 27 April – Sunday 2 May at the AMC Cinema, alongside educational events, discussions and debates.
The leader of Manchester City Council, Sir Richard Leese, stepped down today after it emerged he had been cautioned for assault on his 16-year-old stepdaughter. The City Council and Manchester Labour, however, insist the incident is just a “private matter” and say his resignation is only temporary.
Taxpayers are to foot the bill for 250,000 British National Party leaflets to be distributed throughout the North West over the coming weeks.
For the fourth consecutive year the month long I Bike MCR festival is underway. Whoever said bikes were for boys obviously hadn’t foreseen the feminist undertone to this year’s line-up…
United Utilities is the North West’s only FTSE 100 company, servicing seven million customers in the region and employing around 8,500 staff – 500 having been shed this year so far. It has 20 subsidiaries and is today the sixth largest water company in the world. Corporations rarely get to that position without ruthless business […]
