Pirate Party call all aboard for public Salford conference to end ‘closed shop’ politics
The Pirate Party UK are hosting a ‘free to all’ public conference in Salford in a bid to change the dynamic of Britain’s ‘closed shop’ politics.
You’ve met Nigel Farage and Ukip… now meet Mick Mirage and the Fear Party
Stewart Tempeste-Drain and Jordi Fiesto are the two main forces behind the newly-released Euro Disco Zone video – which features the satirical ‘Fear Party’ led by ‘Mick Mirage’.
Manchester named world’s 14th most sustainable city ‘thanks to grassroots groups’
Manchester has been named the world’s 14th most sustainable city and community groups are the driving force behind it, according to an environmental campaigner.
#FollowTheLeader: Will General Election 2015 be won or lost on Twitter?
With 2015 being touted as the first social media election, MM spoke to an array of political experts to find out just how important Twitter will be in determining who will be walking through the Downing Street doors come May.
Do Tories make it harder for minorities to vote? ‘Absurd’, says Salford Conservative cllr
Salford Conservative Councillor Iain Lindley has hit back at Labour Councillor Kevin Peel’s statement that ‘the Government made it harder for young people and ethnic minorities to vote’, calling the comment ‘absurd’ and ‘patronising’.
General election 2015: Greater Manchester political landscape ahead of vote
Ahead of what promises to be one of the most closely fought general elections in recent history, MM profiles all of the Greater Manchester constituencies.
Election 2015: Manchester Greens aim to Crowdfund way to political victory
The Manchester Greens are the latest branch of the party’s North West contingent to launch a Crowdfunding campaign to raise vital cash for their election candidates.
Save the NHS, stop TTIP: Manchester campaigners tell Cameron ‘block trade deal’
Voters in the south Manchester constituency have erected ‘Cameron & Hunt’ estate agency-style boards outside their homes, calling on David Cameron and Jeremy Hunt to use their veto powers to remove the NHS from the TTIP trade deal.
Debrett’s 500 most influential people: See which Manchester icons make list
Manchester icons are being recognised as some of Britain’s 500 most influential people with the likes of MP Simon Danczuk, architect Lord Norman Foster and cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins, among others, making the list.
Vote Tory and get 1930s’ health, Miliband tells Trafford in key election speech
Ed Miliband will reveal Labour’s ’10 year plan’ for the NHS in Trafford today in an attempt to win the trust of voters – 100 days before the General Election.
Alastair Campbell calls David Cameron ‘least strategic prime minister in history’
Former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell slams David Cameron, labelling the Tories’ promises of recovery ‘complete bollocks’ and the Prime Minister ‘the least strategic in history’.