Alongside Jen's fab piece, for anyone interested I'd also recommend this recent @manchestermill.bsky.social piece where a walk through the (desolate) 80s city centre is recreated, showing just how much has changed (in the centre at least) down the decades.
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David Rudlin walked from Manchester’s centre to its edge forty years ago. What’s changed since then?
Terrific newsletter by @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social today: what does Manchester “do differently” from other conurbations, and what are the lessons and hints about how Andy Burnham might or should govern?
City’s success was built on a consistent and credible story that was sold by Andy Burnham — but delivery matters too
