Politics

Salford's tallest building could be approved by planners at SAlford Council this week. Photo credit : D.A.Howcroft  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salford_Civic_Centre#/media/File:Swinton_Town_Hall.jpg) D.A.Howcroft, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Salford City Council face £21.8m worth of cuts to be made over the next two years

D.A.Howcroft, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Local leaders are drawing up ‘savings proposals’ ahead of setting revenue budgets […]

IMAGE - First Year University of Salford Students head to protest against The Conservative Party
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“They don’t represent the whole population” – Protesters gather in Salford to protest Tory conference

Students from The University of Salford attended a protest against The Conservative Party amidst proposals to speed up student loan repayments.

'Free Palestine' protesters at MediaCityUK. Credit: Archie Richards.

‘Free Palestine’ protesters targeted BBC offices at MediaCityUK on Saturday

This Saturday saw “Free Palestine” protesters target the BBC at MediaCityUK over claims of biased coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict. There […]

Screenshot from the publicly, freely available select committee broadcast.

“I wasn’t expecting him to nearly burst into tears” – Salford MP Graham Stringer on Dominic Cummings grilling

Salford MP Graham Stringer called Dominic Cummings’s analysis on the government’s lack of preparation for Covid-19 “shocking”. Former chief adviser […]

“The community is at the heart of everything we do“- Liberal Democrat Campaigner sets out future plans after May election loss

“The community is at the heart of everything we do“- Liberal Democrat Campaigner sets out future plans after May election loss

Credit: Salford Liberal Democrats Would-be Liberal Democrat councillor Alex Warren has vowed to continue his Salford Quays clean-up and green […]

Photo credit: Messenger call with Stephen Ord (with permission)

“Scrap the Mayoral system” – Independent Stephen Ord on running for office

Independent candidate and Labour defector Stephen Ord is running in the mayoral election under the slogan “A Brexit Mayor for […]