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So, last week MCFly told you (very late, sorry about that) about a “consultation” on the Greater Manchester Strategy (thanks Tom Skinner!) I have just had a cathartic little rant on their website, which may amuse/horrify/bore. I have thrown in … Continue reading →

Hi all, congrats to the Envirolution crew for organising a fun and relaxed event in Platt Fields yesterday. (and  a special shout out to the meteorological liaison officers who ensures such good weather!) Wanna flex your creative muscles, and maybe … Continue reading →

There are 21 stories in ‘Beacons’, one of which is a graphic short story, with contributions from the UK’s greatest short story writers. There’s a story with a time machine, one with a Scottish chief, one about suicide-inducing TV presenters, … Continue reading →

We caught up with research fellow John Broderick from the Tyndall Centre to talk shale gas, what activist can realistically gain from academics and why the GDP model is deeply flawed. Do you think that we have gone past the … Continue reading →

In a bid to answer the big questions facing the environmental movement in Manchester, MCFly has been mining the minds and experience of climate activists. In the last issues we looked at morale – getting it, keeping it and sharing … Continue reading →

What is your campaign trying to achieve? I work with MADE in Europe, an environmentally aware Muslim organisation, as a volunteer regional campaign coordinator and am currently working on the Enough Food IF campaign. The aim of this UK charity … Continue reading →

Sigh.  Very basic questions about democracy and accountability have still not been answered. And we have been told that asking these questions is “really unhelpful” and that expecting people to keep promises they make about holding elections is to have … Continue reading →

Campaigners from the Save Alexandra Park have sent us this press release about the recent shift in council policy. It seems that the plans to cut back the tennis courts in the park from six to four – something which … Continue reading →