‘Bullying and blackmail’: Oldham MP slates Premier Foods ‘pay and stay’ policy
Oldham East MP Debbie Abrahams speaks out against Premier Foods ‘pay and stay’ practice describing it as ‘blackmail’, the day before Small Business Saturday
Autumn Statement leaves Osborne’s economic integrity ‘in tatters’ – Manchester MPs
The Government’s Autumn Statement, which revealed a further £30billion of public spending cuts, is underfire from a number of Manchester MPs
Banks who invest in weapons used by Israel are ‘morally bankrupt’, claim protesters
Pro-Palestine groups demonstrated in Piccadilly Gardens on Saturday to protest against Barclays bank and its investments in companies that supply weapons to Israel.
Facebook slammed for failing to report ‘death chat’ before Lee Rigby’s murder
A shocking report released by the government has suggested murdered Middleton soldier, Lee Rigby, could have been saved if Facebook had handed over vital information to security services.
Government ‘complicit in war crimes’ for selling Israel arms, say pro-Palestine group
The British Government is ‘complicit in war crimes’ for selling £7million-worth of military equipment to Israel just months before attacks on Gaza, claims a Manchester pro-Palestine group.
Let’s talk budget: Salford Council ask residents to help choose cuts to services
Local residents are being encouraged by the Salford City Council to engage in an interactive conversation to help the council tackle continuing budget cuts on vital services.
Legal Eagle: Is it illegal to leave a child on their own overnight?
MM have teamed up with Olliers Solicitors, a leading criminal law firm, to answer your questions.
Run, rabbit, run! £2.2m wildlife grant for Manchester to Liverpool nature corridors
The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside are the winners of a £2.2million Heritage Lottery Fund grant for their Great Manchester Wetlands: A Carbon Landscape project
Piccadilly Pulse: Should we let 16-year-olds vote?
Following the youth select committee’s report on lowering the voting age to sixteen and introducing a compulsary politics GCSE. Mancunians agree it is time to make a change.
The laws don’t work: 70% of Manchester believe tough stance on drugs doesn’t help
Manchester speak out against hard-line drug laws, which fail to deter use illegal substances, following new Home Office report
Manchester says ‘hi’ to free wi-fi as 250 buildings in city become free hotspots
More than 250 buildings in Manchester are to become free Wi-Fi hotspots as part of a £150million government scheme to boost the digital capacities of UK cities.