‘We want power NOW’: Greater Manchester council leaders demand devolution to region BEFORE rest of UK
In a joint letter, published in yesterday’s Guardian, the council leaders of all ten Greater Manchester boroughs have called for greater autonomy.
Yes, Prime Minister: 62% of Mancunians back Cameron’s 16-year-old vote refusal
MM took to the streets of Manchester to ask ‘should the voting age be lowered to 16?’
Demonstrators join Hong Kong pro-democracy fight against ‘inequities and injustice’ at Piccadilly protest
Protesters flooded Piccadilly Gardens yesterday as support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement spread across the globe.
Meeting of minds: TEDxSalford 2014 returns with Belle de Jour author and nuclear fusion kid on bill
The youngest person ever to achieve nuclear fusion is set to star at the fourth TEDxSalford festival.
Bury MP David Nuttall dismisses UKIP defection rumours as bookies tip move – but warns ‘never say never’
Betting company Ladbrokes believe more Conservative party members could defect and have set odds of 10/1 for Bury North MP David Nuttall to be the next to jump ship to UKIP.
The rose that grew from concrete: Meet the Chorlton artist who draws inspiration from horrors of war
Artyist Yusf Ali, based in Chorlton, has managed to do just that, taking inspiration from the worn-torn country for some of his recent works
Film review: Tony Benn – Will & Testament
A film review of Tony Benn: Will & Testament.
Isis air strikes: Manchester MP says threat to Britain leaves no choice but to back war on ‘barbaric’ jihadists
John Leech has backed the House of Commons vote in favour of air strikes against Isis targets – even though he and the Liberal Democrats stood against the 2003 Iraq war.
‘America started a war… they can finish it’: 90% of Mancunians oppose UK joining US Isis air strikes
MM asks Mancunians if they want to join in airstrikes on Isis after the US launched their attack.
Labour Party Conference: Ed Miliband to unveil ten-year plan to build ‘world class’ Britain
The NHS is tipped to dominate Mr Miliband’s speech, his last before the General Election, after Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said the party would do ‘whatever it takes’ to protect it
Ed Balls targets child benefits at Labour Party Conference – but children’s charity begs him to reconsider
Ed Balls has outlined his tough stance on the economy in his speech at the Labour Party conference in Manchester – with child benefits bearing the brunt of his focus.