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Greater Manchester is overspending its carbon budget and Places for Everyone will make it much worse

By Guest Writer | 25 March 2022Friends of The Meteor

Environmental campaigners question the sustainability of the Places for Everyone Plan in light of the climate emergency. Have the GMCA carried out sufficient impartial analysis of the carbon emissions inherent in their plan?

Guest post from Steady State Manchester and Save Greater Manchester Green Belt.

Loan sharks are circling in North Manchester: debt awareness is key to fending them off

By Conrad Bower | 24 March 2022Features

Chain Reactions debt awareness event aims to help the increasing numbers of families struggling with debt, which threatens to drag them down with it, due to the cost-of-living crisis.

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The ‘anti refugee’ bill: Manchester takes a stand

By Alex King | 23 March 2022News

Demo in St Peter’s Square sees those with first-hand experience of trying to stay in the UK after fleeing their homes speak out against the government’s Nationality and Borders Bill.

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Grassroots climate campaign fighting to save our planet, starting with Manchester

By Kit Bell | 17 March 2022Features

Climate Emergency Manchester are an activist group keeping Manchester council on their toes when it comes to meeting their commitments on tackling the climate emergency.

Lithuania stands with Ukraine: “our argument is with Putin and his generals, not with the people of Russia”

By Gary Roberts | 15 March 2022Features

Lithuanians are fighting back against Russian propaganda, sharing reputable news sources to Russians blocked from hearing the truth by state-controlled mass media.

The plucky little country, neighbouring Russian Kaliningrad, has renamed street leading to Russian Embassy “Ukrainian Heroes’ Street”.

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‘Mariupol is like Manchester’- says Ukrainian MP, as Russian bombing of civilians continues

By Conrad Bower | 10 March 2022News

Ukrainian MP Dmytro Gurin says the city of Mariupol is under a “medieval siege” that is “not war any more, it’s just killing innocent people… just try to imagine all of this in Manchester.”

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How to write to your MP if you’re concerned about the crisis in Ukraine

By Guest Writer | 4 March 2022Friends of The Meteor

Louise Thompson from the University of Manchester explains how to contact your MP with concerns about Ukraine, and what can happen if you do.

‘Explore the past, change the future’ at the Working Class Movement Library

By Gary Roberts | 25 February 2022Features

The Working Class Movement Library in Salford holds a unique record of Greater Manchester’s radical past that resonates with current social issues and the continuing fight for justice.

Can a GM Land Commission create a more equitable and sustainable development agenda?

By Conrad Bower | 12 February 2022Features

Andy Burnham promised a Greater Manchester Land Commission in his manifesto. We talk to Neil McInroy, chair of the Liverpool Land Commission, to see what the process can offer GM, and report the latest developments on Burnham’s promise.

Councillor resigns alleging ‘racism and bullying’ in Manchester Labour Group as the reason

By Alex King | 1 December 2021News

Manchester council’s only African Caribbean councillor resigns after just six months in office with explosive resignation letter condemning Manchester Labour Group.

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