The Manchester Briefing from The Mill

In this week's episode, Joshi and Darryl discuss the Tory Party conference and the search for Keith Bennett's body on the Moors. the prospects for levelling up; foreign investment in the North; homelessness in Salford and the death of Hilary Mantel. To join the Mill with our special podcast discount, visit https://manchestermill.co.uk/podcastspecial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

In this week's episode, Joshi and Darryl discuss the Labour Party conference and the prospects for levelling up; foreign investment in the North; homelessness in Salford and the death of Hilary Mantel. To read our latest exclusive on homelessness head to https://manchestermill.co.uk/p/exclusive-an-internal-report-sheds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Dani Cole visits Mayfield Park, Manchester's first new city centre public park park in 100 years and talks to visitors and people who worked to create the park about its future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Joshi Herrmann and Dani Cole talk about Mayfield Park, updates to The Mill's homelessness report, Old People's day and more of the Greater Manchester stories you need to know. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joshi Herrmann and Jack Dulhanty reflect on a six-month investigation, and the twists and turns on the way to publishing one of our landmark pieces on The Mill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Joshi Herrmann speaks to Dani Cole about the new prime minister, Andy Burnham's fare cap and more of the stories from Greater Manchester that you need to know. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wage-draining rents, disinterested landlords and a society where only a minority own their own home may sound like eerie predictions for life in the not-too-distant future (or on the first two counts, the present), they also reflect Britain’s past.  In this audio long read, historian, journalist and Mill contributor Thomas McGrath tells the story of Elizabeth Gaskell’s search for a middle-cla...

In this episode, Darryl Morris talks to Dani Cole about the Tory Hustings, housing conditions in Salford, outdoor non-smoking zones and more of the stories from Greater Manchester that you need to know. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Darryl Morris and Joshi Herrmann speak to Mark Fletcher, the CEO of Manchester Pride about past criticisms of Manchester Pride and their plans for this August. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, Darryl Morris talks to Dani Cole about the upcoming Tory Hustings, a tragic shooting in Moss Side and more of the Greater Manchester stories you need to know. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The levelling up agenda finds itself up for debate in the Tory leadership race - as social issues take root in some parts of the north and a cost of living crisis rumbles on the horizon.  This week, The Mill’s Joshi Herrmann speaks to leading economist and Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge Diane Coyle to ask: what would real levelling up look like?  Diane’...

In this episode, Darryl Morris and Joshi Herrmann talk about the Tory leadership race coming to Greater Manchester, a worry inspection at Salford Royal Hospital and the impact that rail strikes and train cancellations are having on Manchester. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rochdale writer Jack Hilton wrote about 20th-century working-class life like few others, so why was he forgotten in the tale of Manchester's literary history? In this episode, Jack Chadwick talks to Darryl and Joshi about Jack Hilton's work and his fight to bring one of Manchester’s most innovative writers back into print. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Darryl Morris and Joshi Hermann talk about the newly opened park in the sky on Castlefield Viaduct, an announcement about the Mayoral Development Zone and more of the Greater Manchester stories you need to know Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Darryl Morris and Joshi Herrmann talk to journalist Frank Owen about Manchester's lost music scene. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Darryl Morris and Joshi Herrmann talk about the GMP's new Chief Constable and the Castlefield Viaduct 'park in the sky. They hear a report from Jack Dulhanty about a tragic fire in an Oldham warehouse and share all the local stories you need to know. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 50th episode of The Manchester Weekly, Darryl Morris interviews Joshi Herrmann about why he founded The Mill and the most fascinating parts of the journey so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Darryl and Joshi talk about the conditions in one of Manchester's asylum seeker hotels and a tragic death near Media City. Dani Cole takes us to Piccadilly Gardens to hear from people soaking in the sun on the hottest day of the year and we share all the local stories you need to know. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Darryl Morris speaks to Jack Dulhanty about young people from Moss Side mourning friends they've lost to violent crime. We hear from Jayvon Morgan about his experience of losing a friend and the director of 84Youth about supporting young people through their perpetual traumatic stress syndrome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Darryl and Joshi talk about how levelling up has been left behind in the conservative leadership race, increasing pressure on Manchester's emergency services and the controversy surrounding the MEN's reporting of the ‘jailed for texts’ trial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Darryl and Joshi talk to Alex King about the arguments for and against Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. They talk about why LTNs have caused so much controversy and discuss how they might change Greater Manchester. To read our long reads, join us as a member at manchestermill.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Darryl and Joshi talk about the wave of resignations across Westminster and Greater Manchester. They discuss the passionate response to a group of black teenagers being found 'guilty by association" after sending text messages and share more of the Manchester stories you need to know Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike Unger, the legendary former editor of the Manchester Evening News, tells Joshi about being asked to mediate with prisoners during the Strangeways Riot. And recalls his time editing a newspaper read by a million Mancunians. What does he think of the state of local journalism today? "They're blindly doing clickbait," he tells us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Darryl Morris speaks to Jack Dulhanty about a shocking report into failures in Manchester’s mental health services caused by staff shortages and underfunding. They dig into the upcoming bids for the levelling up fund and share the latest update on a protest Raja Miah’s supporter's staged at an Oldham council meeting,  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

This week we went to the office of Bev Craig, leader of Manchester City Council, to ask her about her new plans for housing in the city - and how her approach differs from that of Sir Richard Leese. We also challenge her on homelessness in the city, and ask her which wing of the Labour Party she comes from. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.