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Impossible task of Manchester’s ‘Good Employment Charter’

Impossible task of Manchester’s ‘Good Employment Charter’

Joe Manock discusses the difficulty of protecting workers rights in an increasingly precarious job market.

Greater Manchester celebrates success in making neighbourhoods ‘age-friendly’

Greater Manchester celebrates success in making neighbourhoods ‘age-friendly’

The ‘Age-Friendly Challenge’ has helped communities come together to create a more inclusive Manchester

Prime Minister gives go ahead to HS2 despite concerns in the North

Prime Minister gives go ahead to HS2 despite concerns in the North

Despite the debates surrounding HS2 the government has unveiled the ministerial group that will be managing the railway

Manchester businesses pledge to ban zero-hours contracts

Manchester businesses pledge to ban zero-hours contracts

The pledge will be included in the GMCA’s Good Employment Charter, that will also promise to pay above the minimum wage

Greater Manchester named a top global region in tackling climate change

Greater Manchester named a top global region in tackling climate change

The 2018 list, compiled by charity Carbon Disclosure Project, names Greater Manchester as one of just 43 cities that scored the highest for their responses to climate change

GMCA agree official day of commemoration for Srebrenica victims

GMCA agree official day of commemoration for Srebrenica victims

GMCA have announced a series of events to mark the 25th anniversary of the genocide

“A call to arms to change”: Burnham joins student leaders in student safety talks

“A call to arms to change”: Burnham joins student leaders in student safety talks

Warehouse Project founder Sacha Lord led a wide-ranging discussion on student safety in the city

Mayor Andy Burnham and Sacha Lord to host student safety session

Mayor Andy Burnham and Sacha Lord to host student safety session

The session is a chance for students to have their voices heard on the issue of safety in the city

Andy Burnham admits he may miss rough sleeping target

Andy Burnham admits he may miss rough sleeping target

The Greater Manchester mayor has also urged political leaders to prioritise homelessness during the election

Number of rough sleepers in Greater Manchester falls

Number of rough sleepers in Greater Manchester falls

This year has seen a 19% reduction in the number of rough sleepers in Manchester but Mayor Andy Burnham is still working to ensure this number continues to decrease

GMCA move to take back control of region’s bus networks

GMCA move to take back control of region’s bus networks

The move would see a London-style bus system implemented, with profits re-invested back into buses

UoM becomes official Living Wage employer

UoM becomes official Living Wage employer

4 months after a open meeting by the students’ Living Wage campaign, UoM has been granted its Living Wage status

Burnham calls on government to sustain funding for cycling and walking

Burnham calls on government to sustain funding for cycling and walking

Currently, around 1% of the Department for Transport’s budget is allocated to cycling and walking

Burnham calls for increased ‘stop and search’ to crack down on knife crime in Manchester

Burnham calls for increased ‘stop and search’ to crack down on knife crime in Manchester

Andy Burnham has called for harsher penalties and ‘stop and search’ to be used in an effort to help tackle knife crime in the area

Better Buses Action Week to support regulation of Manchester’s buses

Better Buses Action Week to support regulation of Manchester’s buses

The campaign was aimed at lobbying the Mayor for greater activity on bus reform

Manchester has the highest number of deaths of homeless people in England, ONS says

Manchester has the highest number of deaths of homeless people in England, ONS says

Burnham’s campaign to end rough sleeping by 2020 takes yet another hit, following the recent proposal of a £100 fine for rough sleeping

Polluted pennies

Polluted pennies

Cachella Smith suggests that we should not have to resort to money tactics in a bid to try and save our environment.

When ‘The What’s on Diary’ met Maisie Williams

When ‘The What’s on Diary’ met Maisie Williams

Fuse FM hosts Matt and Brandon attended TEDx Manchester to interview speakers, including Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams

Block return to the country for British ISIS supporters, says Burnham

Block return to the country for British ISIS supporters, says Burnham

Burnham has made clear his opposition to Shamima Begum’s return to the UK, as Mayor of a city deeply affected by terrorist atrocities

Manchester to use Finnish homelessness model to tackle epidemic

Manchester to use Finnish homelessness model to tackle epidemic

The ‘Housing First’ model seeks to eliminate causes of homelessness while the council ponders plans to introduce a £100 fine for rough sleeping