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RARE27, planned for next summer at London's Olympia, was meant to be the "Met Gala of the book community". Then over a few days, it fell apart.
We pieced together what happened.
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One of the things I’ve always found weird is how reticent the architects of the very successful Manchester project are to engage in public debate.
Today one of the big brains of (real) Manchesterism takes aim at its critics. Including The Mill..
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Everyone knows public transport around Leeds isn't very good. But what would actually be better?
Today we asked rail guru @GarethDennis to take over and redesign the network we need. With 5 lines and 89 new stations, he didn't hold back...
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ALT Images: Metro map: Gareth Dennis. Leeds train station: David Lindsay/Yasper
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In defence of Manchester’s Abu Dhabi deals
@emmerich_mike, an ally of Sir Howard Bernstein, argues that critics of Manchester’s economic model are rewriting history.
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When I met @PolicyRob he told me he was a senior civil servant working in the Cabinet Office.
He said he knew journalists like Harry Cole and Dan Hodges, and worked with ministers like Sajid Javid.
Then I discovered he was the man who hoaxed The Times.
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A classic tale of online drama today. Worth adding to your weekend reading list.
RARE27, planned for next summer at London's Olympia, was meant to be the "Met Gala of the book community". Then over a few days, it fell apart.
We pieced together what happened.
🔗the-londoner.co.uk/london-ro…
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The Liverpool Street Guardians have attracted praise and condemnation since they began patrolling the city at night. With sexual assault increasing across Merseyside, is the rise of volunteer groups like this inevitable — or is there a political agenda? livpost.co.uk/the-liverpool-…
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We locked @GarethDennis in a room and refused to let him out until he'd designed us a new metro.
Readers, he did not disappoint.
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Over the past 20 years, Sheffield man Rob Beal has worked as a senior civil servant, become an expert in airline safety, and hob-nobbed with football bigwigs from Qatar.
But none of that is true. He is actually Sheffield’s most successful media hoaxster.
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I've covered a lot of noise complaints and licensing hearings. This is by far the weirdest.
My report for @_TheLondoner is a saga of a dead dog, council conspiracies, racist emails, public defecation and a venue that wasn’t the community space it seemed.
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A big hand for my new colleague Jonny Blackburn, who has already transitioned superbly to The Post's style with this thoughtful magazine-style feature. livpost.co.uk/are-we-finally…
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Kids playing in toxic mounds of industrial waste, streams running chromium green into the Clyde, people’s septums falling out.
How do you count the toxic cost of Glasgow’s industrial legacy - could it be linked to low mortality rates and even a spate of serial killers?
glasgowbell.co.uk/toxic-indu…
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“But beneath the iced lattes, the run club and the confected Mancunian charm is a darker reality at Musera — one shrouded in mystery, poked at by online sleuths and told here in full technicolour.”
Fascinating piece from @ethanpenneh for @ManchesterMill.
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“It’s quite weird what we do, I’m not saying it’s not.”
Beyond these shores Forced Entertainment are regarded as “one of the greatest British theatrical exports of the past 20 years”.
Locally, however, they often feel like this city’s best-kept secret.
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We were sent some very strange audio this week. Just what is going on here?
Answers in tomorrow's edition...
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For The Post, I wrote about why my home peninsula is the most depressed place in England. livpost.co.uk/why-is-the-wir…
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EXCLUSIVE: Report finds “toxic” harassment and “boys’ club” culture at Manchester council.
We've obtained an internal document alleging widespread inappropriate behaviour by senior staff. It's based on an "unparalleled" investigation by an outside firm.
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Contagious were more LA than The La's — "swaggering, hedonistic, androgynous boys-with-attitude". In today's edition, Melissa Blease recounts her experiences managing them. livpost.co.uk/i-wasnt-the-fe…
