On Friday I joined Peter Roberts of the Drivers’ Alliance and Sean Corker of MART (Manchester Against Road Tolls) to campaign against the Manchester congestion charge in the run-up to the 11th December referendum. We travelled around Greater Manchester visiting...

Yesterdays protest in Manchester organised by staff and service users by the some of the first victims of spending cuts in Manchester, the Law Centres and Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit. They face cuts in funding by the Legal Services Commission of up to 70%. The effects will mostly fall upon those who cannot afford alternatives.

Labour produced this nice little YouTube video to help campaign for the congestion charge in Manchester. I like it. The position of the Manchester Green Party seemed a little half hearted to me - but then they're closer to detail so they may have a point. Manchester Green Party Chair Brian Candeland said: "We recognise a number of flaws in the package, and would have preferred a set of proposals w...

From Manchester Evening News THE DEAN of Manchester Cathedral has condemned the British National Party after the extremists picketed a service at Manchester Cathedral on Sunday. Members of the far right wing group - whose followers have been branded ‘Nazi thugs’ by political leaders - gathered outside the cathedral on Sunday with loudhailers, playing tunes like ‘Rule

The battle to win hearts and minds on the critical airport expansion issue continues apace. The latest group to take the field is in Manchester, where a flashmob is being organised to protest against the expansion of Heathrow, Manchester and all UK airports. It's being called to coincide with the Labour Party Conference in Manchester and, in true flashmob fashion, will mysteriously manifest i...

Manchester University Labour Club and Manchester Withington candidate, Lucy Powell, have got Eddie to come up North and speak at the University of Manchester about his opinions on politics, modern society and his proud support for the Labour Party. This will be a great chance to get together, talk politics and have a bit of fun as well! Wine and refreshments will be on sale and this even...

MANCHESTER CLARION CAFE 1908-1936 The Manchester Clarion Cafe at 30 Market Street, Manchester was part of the wider Clarion Movement. It was opened by Robert Blatchford editor of the Clarion newspaper on Saturday 31st October 1908. According to Harry Pollitt, the Cafe was the work of "skilled...

THE MANCHESTER local government branch of UNISON is in dispute with the authority over implementation of the Single Status agreement. Management want to implement a scheme called "Administration In Manchester" (AIM) for 2,200 admin staff, mainly low-paid women workers.

To see an electronic copy of our latest national paper one-per-desk leaflet (Manchester version) on CafeVik, click here (a local...

David Ottewell has produced a canny graph of turnouts by authority following disappointment from the chief returning officer. These range from 23.2% in Manchester to 37.3% in Tameside. With a week to go in effect. Because Manchester and Salford are the biggest electorates in this exercise the overall turnout so far is rather lower than the average of these ten bars. Comments (5) at the time when I...