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Grace Fletcher-Hackwood‘s column will be back tomorrow. Somehow we think the Tory conference in her back yard might feature…

Grace Fletcher Hackwood is a Labour councillor for Fallowfield ward in Manchester.<br /> <br /> (Photo by DC Sterne)

2008 and all that…

What do a decade and a half of low growth, the rise of populism across the political spectrum,…

Emma Burnell

22nd October, 2026, 9:17 am

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Andy Burnham has pulled no punches on big ideas and large-scale policy change since coming to office. On…

Rosie Fogden & Ben Franklin

22nd October, 2026, 6:00 am

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When I was at the Federation of Small Businesses, I saw a real passion for the micro economy…

Stephen Alambritis

22nd October, 2026, 6:00 am