Manchester’s Monster Raving Loony Party candidates make striking entrance
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party arrived at the Manchester tennis centre just before 2am, wearing glittered jackets and pig snout masks.
Rochdale candidate says Lib Dem’s time in government ‘source of collapse’
In what was once a Liberal Democrat-Labour swing seat, Rochdale Lib Dem candidate Andy Kelly has lamented his party’s time in government as the source of a collapsed vote in the constituency.
Put a rang on it! Manchester candidates go red ahead of tomorrow’s General Election
A new tumblr has got the whole world seeing red, re-imaging all your favourite celebrities with ginger hair, eyebrows and even freckles so here at MM we decided to give some of Manchester’s parliamentary candidates our own (incredibly amateur) makeover.
Getting Whig-gy with it! Party candidate on Manchester comeback and challenging ‘politics of petty differences’
Despite dominating politics in the 18th and 19th centuries, it has been 150 years since the Whig Party contested an election in Manchester – but now they’re back!
General Election 2015: The benefits behind voting that you didn’t know
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 12 months, you probably don’t need reminding that the General Election takes place this Thursday, May 7th.
Manchester green group challenge prospective councillors and MPs to reveal their eco views
Manchester Friends of the Earth are urging local council and parliamentary candidates to let voters know their views on environmental issues.
Three men, one post, your vote: Man Uni announce nominees for Chancellor
As anticipation for the General Election result builds across the country, three men prepare to battle it out for a prestigious and time-honoured role… Chancellor of the University of Manchester.
Liar Liar: NUS billboard shames Manchester Lib Dems who broke tuition fee pledge
Passengers passing through Piccadilly Station this morning will be among the first in the country to see the NUS campaign targeting the parliamentary candidates who broke their tuition fee pledge back in 2010.
Times they are a-changing! Votes ain’t what they used to be, says Manchester politico
As the tension and the media coverage builds in the final leg of the race to become Britain’s next Prime Minister, MM have got in touch with a local politics expert to get his views of how the atmosphere surrounding the General Election has changed in Manchester over the last 32 years.
‘Services cut to bone and communities divided’: Nick Clegg issues ‘Blukip’ warning
Nick Clegg warned voters that a right-wing alliance of the Conservatives, Ukip and the DUP could form the UK’s next government, urging people instead to vote for the Liberal Democrats.
If likes were seats: Facebook users predict Ukip/Tory coalition in General Election
If Facebook likes were seats, the election result would be a coalition between Ukip and the Tories, with Twitter’s left-leaning community rooting for a Labour alliance with the Greens and SNP.