Andy Burnham: Let’s put philanthropy at the heart of the vision for our great cities
The rise and fall of Britain’s cities is intertwined with civic philanthropy. Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester,…
Manchester
Frances O’Grady: Apple is sweating its labourers and Uber is screwing its drivers
This is the full text of the keynote speech delivered at TUC Congress today by general secretary Frances…
Council by-elections: Labour holds Manchester ward with boosted vote share
Labour’s vote share grew 15.3 points as it held onto a council ward in Fallowfield, Manchester last night,…
Christian Wolmar: Is it worth it? Labour should think long and hard about the spiralling cost and dubious benefits of HS2
HS2 seems to be moving inexorably forward with the letting this week of several initial contracts to the…
Tom Watson: How Manchester showed the love last night – and why May must now rewrite her manifesto to protect police
I took my kids to the One Love concert in Manchester last night. A lot of mum and…
The terrorists failed – London Bridge is not falling down and it will emerge again as a place of joy and happiness
I have been in nearly every pub in Borough High Street over the last decade. There is nothing…
Corbyn condemns May’s police cuts in speech on London terror attacks
Jeremy Corbyn strongly criticised Theresa May tonight as he accused her of trying to “protect the public on…
Humility is Corbyn’s best weapon as he faces television terrorism test
Jezza was on a roll. He swooped into fill Labour’s slot in tonight’s BBC election debate. It was…
Jeremy Corbyn: Love is strong than hate and we must not allow peddlers of violence to divide our communities
Friends, Let me first of all reflect on this week’s tragic and horrific events in Manchester. None of…
Dan Jarvis: Tory manifesto shows Theresa May has assumed the politics of Trump
But for the enormous tragedy of events in Manchester, the last week would have been a tale of…
