For years, Manchester's businesses have been targeted with baseless accusations. Who is behind them?
‘It’s not about retribution. We’d just rather it stopped.’
Ophira Gottlieb
Ophira is a features writer and editor, and has previously written for the Quietus, the Guardian, and the Fence. She is particularly interested in petty disputes.
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For years, Manchester's businesses have been targeted with baseless accusations. Who is behind them?
‘It’s not about retribution. We’d just rather it stopped.’
Howard’s name is plastered all over Manchester. But no one knows who he is
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