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• Liberals and the unions: time to talk again (Jack Meredith)
• Andy Burnham’s NHS record: Devolution, delivery and the limits of local power (Iain Donaldson)
• Huge victory for Campaign for Gigi (Tom Morrison)
• Andy Burnham’s record on policing: Success story or missed opportunity? (Iain Donaldson)
• Burnham: Strategic implications (Paul Reynolds)

• The street in Australia named after my great great grandfather
• The rigged system Freda Jackson overcame to become an actress in the 1930s
• Lib Dems pick Richard Kilpatrick as candidate for the Greater Manchester Mayoral election
• The Joy of Six 1538

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  The Manchester Evening News was part of the Burnham fan club, and so, never delved too deeply in Andy Burnham & his wife’s relationship with public funds....
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  Iain Thank-you for your comment, and the extra detail ! I know Manchester reasonably well - I live on the dry side of the Pennines and have had a habit of...
• Matt Wardman
  I think a key question is the capability of Local Government, in its starved-for-20-years state, to deliver. It is currently well on the way to being a gutted c...
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  @David Raw I don't agree with the draconian laws introduced by the Thatcher government that allow union funds to be seized and campaigned vigorously against ...
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