A death on the streets of Withington
On Monday afternoon a homeless man died on the pavement outside a corner shop - who was he?
Jack joined The Mill in 2021 and writes about the city’s people, from crane drivers and butchers to its leading planners and decision-makers. He was nominated for the 2025 Paul Foot Award.
An influx of international students and a move to aspirational living has students swapping cheap suburbs for city centre high rises
A writer's edition from Jack
The city region’s expanding population needs an underground network. But when it comes to digging, rocks are destiny
Plus: Who killed New Islington’s Father Swan?
'They always want to talk about lost cities. In reality, most cities were never lost.'
Plus: Andy Burnham reveals his 120-page plan for the future of the city
Plus: Mark Garner explains the sudden implosion of his website Confidentials
The board says it’s committed to transparency, critics say it prefers ambiguity
With government backing looking likely, we explore whether this is the best use of £17bn
‘Nothing underhanded has gone on here’
Plus: a moving dispatch from inside HMP Forest Bank
The CIS Tower has been empty for five years, onlookers are wondering what's going on.
An inquest finds Greater Manchester Mental Health’s lack of care contributed to a suicide
No identifiable victim, no witnesses, and 19 individual crime scenes
Manchester’s NHS is trying to get out of the red, but at what cost?
‘I wish I didn’t take it so seriously’