Meet Andy Burnham’s man ‘in the shadows’
Kevin Lee has been the mayor’s ultraloyal advisor for years. Who is he — and who else influences Burnham?
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In the face of abuse, Manchester’s female medical students won’t be silenced
‘Do you know how much of a bomb you’ve just set off?’
We've got the data on Makerfield
Our cartographer mapped voting patterns across the constituency — we spent two days testing them
A city on the brink of collapse
David Rudlin walked from Manchester’s centre to its edge forty years ago. What’s changed since then?
‘Anonymous calls in the middle of the night’: investigation launched at University of Manchester
Plus: Has our city cracked the housing crisis?
Exclusive: Rough sleeping in Greater Manchester has risen for the fourth year in a row
Plus: Does Burnham want to build? Examining the mayor’s record on housing
‘Wilmslow Road feels like a place that should be in literature’
We spoke to novelist Sufiyaan Salam about boss men, souped-up cars, and his debut novel
Art after prison, Manchester's deaf disco and a surprise padel match with Jürgen Klopp
The Mill’s Good News Edition returns to offer a brief respite from heatwaves and headlines alike
'Independent and clearly very troublesome'
Five arrests and the piece 'everyone in Westminster is reading'
Stop looking for Burnhamism - in six years, I’ve never found it
Watching the mayor up close in Manchester, I’ve seen his unusual gifts and glaring weaknesses. Would he make a good prime minister?
The Tameside slaughterhouse facing down a global army of activists
Undercover footage, allegedly filmed at Hartshead Meats, depicts barbaric scenes of slaughter. But the owner insists the videos have been selectively edited
Exclusive: Five arrested following Mill investigation
Tameside Labour’s only local election win now set to be challenged
Is Oldham’s Eton dream becoming an Eton mess?
The country’s most prestigious school is set to arrive here soon. But the project has few backers
“Hope is a dangerous thing”: the Greens piss on Labour’s chips in Makerfield
Plus: The Mill has a night at the opera