GM Mayoral Election: Universal Basic Income and police reform among plans to tackle gender inequality
Greater Manchester’s mayoral candidates convened at the latest round of hustings on Thursday to discuss their plans to promote gender
Manchester Mayoral Election: MM meets the Conservative candidate
Mancunians are following city politics more closely than ever before, thanks to Mayor Andy Burnham’s dispute with Central Government before
Manchester Mayoral Election: MM meets the Liberal Democrat candidate
The Manchester Mayoral Election is just over three months away, and the candidates looking to take the reins from Andy
A fantastic year in politics? How did your Greater Manchester MP vote?
Last December, Boris Johnson swept the Conservatives to a majority in Parliament. A year on, how did our Manchester MPs
Inside the eye of the storm: A Jewish Labour Councillor’s view
A Northern Jewish Labour Councillor speaks about anti-Semitism in his party. A towering figure with a large beard, Oskar Avery
‘Generation of schoolchildren failed by SNP’ says shadow education secretary
Children in Scotland return to school today after 6 months out of the classroom. Many pupils have received support from schools to continue learning, but Scottish Tory Jamie Greene believes many provisions have been inadequate.
MM’s political sketchbook: The time to tax the rich is now
Contrary to his instincts, the political consensus in the USA, and most other developed western countries is that taxes on the rich should be raised, and methods of tax avoidance eliminated.
MM’s political sketchbook: Obfuscation, finger-pointing and utterly irrelevant book tips for last PMQs of season
Boris Johnson claimed that, since he had been in office, his departments had “been taking the strongest possible action against Russian wrongdoing.”
Coronavirus has widened Britain’s attainment gap – it was always there, but people chose to ignore it
Britain’s overall education scheme isn’t exactly weak. 93% of the school-age population attend state-funded schools, many of which have an excellent record when it comes to securing university places for its pupils.
Interview: It should still be Bernie… an American’s perspective on the Democratic primaries
During a global time of uncertainty, America’s election period is still underway to find the Democratic Party’s nomination for the 2020 election. MM speak to the University of Tennessee’s Roosevelt Institute student vice-president Nick Delos Santos to find out more…
Revealed: Manchester hate crimes rise at time of general elections
Hate crimes in Manchester tend to rise in line with general elections, Greater Manchester Police data suggests – information obtained by MM which shows that the number of hate crimes – defined by the CPS as hostile behaviour motivated by a victim’s ‘disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or transgender identity’ – rose in the month of, and the months immediately following, a general election between 2010 and 2019.