‘A massive, massive conflict of interest’: Does Sacha Lord have too much power?
Andy Burnham’s night time economy advisor doesn’t get paid for his work - but he certainly benefits from it
Jack Dulhanty
Jack has been a staff writer at The Mill since 2022, writing about the city’s people, from crane drivers and butchers to the its leading planners and decision-makers.
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The sober guy at the rave: How Sacha Lord remade Manchester’s nightlife in his own image
He has deep political connections and has built a clubbing empire despite caring little for dance music. But at whose expense?
Millions of pounds a year, queues around the block and a customer base gone neurotic: what’s in Manchester’s secret sauce?
Miami Crispy and the chicken shop gold rush
Spurned by Labour, a working class councillor tries to mount his comeback
One of Greater Manchester’s tightest elections will play out against a backdrop of left-on-left infighting
How seriously is Greater Manchester taking its 2038 climate pledge?
‘Sufficient detail has not been gathered’
In Manchester, St Patrick’s Day is a marathon, not a sprint
‘I look at the English and they can’t even tell me when Saint George’s is. But they know when Saint Patrick’s is’
Escaping Freight Island: Inside Manchester’s latest hospitality meltdown
The directors are ‘mortified’ about a badly-worded letter to staff - but what does the saga tell us about one of the city’s biggest industries?
A protest camp, claims of ‘ecocide’ and ancient trees protected by witches’ spells. Welcome to Chorlton
The battle over Ryebank Fields isn’t your ordinary neighbourhood dispute about new housing
Tim Heatley is leaving the city centre and betting on — checks notes — Farnworth. Why?
The outspoken property developer known for attracting young professionals into converted mills says his next trick is luring them out of town
The best reporting advice? Walk everywhere
A Dulhanty secret history, Burns Night banqueting and a night out with Sacha Lord
Mill Interview: Meet the government’s new social mobility tsar - a headteacher from Oldham
The new interim chair of the Social Mobility Commission tells us: ‘If somebody can grow up in Oldham and go to Oxford, that’s fantastic. But that’s only ever going to be very small numbers’
Manchester’s best underground bars and my favourite Mill photos of 2022
Jack rounds off his first year in journalism with a writer’s edition
Looking for the Trafford Centre’s soul
‘During Christmas, it’s hard to step into the Trafford Centre without a sense of foreboding’
She thought her accent would keep her out of the media. Now she’s the voice of Manchester
We spend a shift with Anna Jameson
Bad reviews: Has Manchester’s restaurant scene had enough of Mark Garner?
The founder of Manchester Confidential stands accused of bullying and racism