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24/3/11: Help with the census in Manchester
Got back a couple of hours ago from a meeting of the Kingsbrook residents’ association, which covers some of this area here: It was only the second meeting and there were loads of people there to interrogate the councillors and so on,
24/3/11: Help with the census in Manchester
Got back a couple of hours ago from a meeting of the Kingsbrook residents’ association, which covers some of this area here: It was only the second meeting and there were loads of people there to interrogate the councillors and so on,
16/3/11: Cameron resigns!
I’ve been wanting to type those words for such a long time. And it’s true! Unfortunately, as you’ll probably know if you’re from Manchester, I’m only on about John Cameron, Lib Dem councillor for Burnage ward (his website bio is
16/3/11: Cameron resigns!
I’ve been wanting to type those words for such a long time. And it’s true! Unfortunately, as you’ll probably know if you’re from Manchester, I’m only on about John Cameron, Lib Dem councillor for Burnage ward (his website bio is
A happy Sunday afternoon around Platt Lane…
I was out door-knocking on Sunday afternoon for a couple of hours for our Rusholme candidate Kate Chappell, and ended in an unbearably good mood for the following reasons: 1. It was so sunny. I’m such a predictable creature. A
A happy Sunday afternoon around Platt Lane…
I was out door-knocking on Sunday afternoon for a couple of hours for our Rusholme candidate Kate Chappell, and ended in an unbearably good mood for the following reasons: 1. It was so sunny. I’m such a predictable creature. A
Bear with me…
Just making some changes to the blog (as a way of prompting myself to use it again, for the first time since August *guilty face*) – I can’t imagine anyone’s reading it much at the moment but if you are,
Bear with me…
Just making some changes to the blog (as a way of prompting myself to use it again, for the first time since August *guilty face*) – I can’t imagine anyone’s reading it much at the moment but if you are,
Don’t lose the Best Vintage on Oldham Street
This is never going to be a fashion blog – god, imagine – but if you follow me on Twitter you’ll probably know about my interest in (obsession with) the Northern Quarter’s vintage clothes shops. Junk specialises in reworked fashion;
Don’t lose the Best Vintage on Oldham Street
This is never going to be a fashion blog – god, imagine – but if you follow me on Twitter you’ll probably know about my interest in (obsession with) the Northern Quarter’s vintage clothes shops. Junk specialises in reworked fashion;
Do you know this man?
Disturbed to discover that a woman was sexually assaulted last month on the 142, one of the buses I regularly use to get home. It happened at around 2.20am on the 3rd July, and GMP released a CCTV image of
Do you know this man?
Disturbed to discover that a woman was sexually assaulted last month on the 142, one of the buses I regularly use to get home. It happened at around 2.20am on the 3rd July, and GMP released a CCTV image of
‘Til Cameron’s gone
Had a lovely day yesterday – my friend Tom visited from York, we went to the People’s History Museum*, we drank a lot of tea. Lovely. Tom is rather excellent at presents, and turned up at my flat with a
‘Til Cameron’s gone
Had a lovely day yesterday – my friend Tom visited from York, we went to the People’s History Museum*, we drank a lot of tea. Lovely. Tom is rather excellent at presents, and turned up at my flat with a
Manchester helping Pakistan – and how you can too
On Saturday I spent a couple of hours at Inspired Sisters in Longsight – an amazing organisation, have a look around the website if you don’t already know of it – where they were collecting clothes and blankets to send
Manchester helping Pakistan – and how you can too
On Saturday I spent a couple of hours at Inspired Sisters in Longsight – an amazing organisation, have a look around the website if you don’t already know of it – where they were collecting clothes and blankets to send
Sign the Living Wage petition
Last week, Ed Miliband wrote to leading business leaders, calling on them to adopt a Living Wage. This campaign is what inspired me to support Ed. What is more fundamental – more Labour – than the idea that if you
Sign the Living Wage petition
Last week, Ed Miliband wrote to leading business leaders, calling on them to adopt a Living Wage. This campaign is what inspired me to support Ed. What is more fundamental – more Labour – than the idea that if you
Don’t let the coalition abandon equality
One of the good things about having free Saturdays, now that I’ve sadly left the CAB, is that I can get more involved with Manchester Labour Women’s Forum. This is what it says on the tin – an opportunity for
Don’t let the coalition abandon equality
One of the good things about having free Saturdays, now that I’ve sadly left the CAB, is that I can get more involved with Manchester Labour Women’s Forum. This is what it says on the tin – an opportunity for
