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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)

‘Honest labelling: why transparency on meat and dairy matters’

Last month, just before Christmas, Defra launched its Animal Welfare Strategy – a hugely commendable and ambitious set…

Terry Jermy MP

22nd January, 2026, 6:00 am

Comment

The government’s record-breaking offshore wind auction last week was a win for the energy sector. It will help…

Lucy Shaw

22nd January, 2026, 6:00 am

News

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham announced in a keynote speech his “concrete plan to reindustrialise the birthplace of…

James Tibbitts

21st January, 2026, 4:00 pm