MCFly co-editor Marc Hudson removed from post; announces becoming city councillor
Arwa Aburawa, founding editor of Manchester Climate Monthly, has today announced that Marc Hudson, her former co-editor, will play no further part in the online publication.
This shock move comes after leaked emails revealed that Mr Hudson has, for the last 9 months at least, been in secret negotiation with Manchester Labour Party figures such as Pat Karney, Richard Leese and Nigel Murphy. Indications suggest that they have offered “to parachute him into one of the safe seats that the Lib Dems will be vacating next year.[2014]”
Ms Aburawa explained that she had had her suspicions for some time. “Marc used to be full-on about how blinkered and slow the Council was on everything, but especially climate change. But then – about June of last year – he started saying that we could change the system from within. He got weirdly excited about appearing in front of scrutiny committees and getting people to “adopt” them. He even spiked a tremendous scandal we had about Cllr Amina Lone and [removed on libel lawyer’s advice]. I’m disappointed of course, but not surprised. Everybody has their price. Marc’s seems to be a little bit of attention and status. Who knew?”
Mr Hudson was – uncharacteristically – unwilling to give a comment, but someone familiar with the details of the case told this reporter “He told me that since he was always in endless pointless meetings of Friends of the Earth or Green Party, he didn’t see why he shouldn’t start to get paid for it. And he reckons he’ll be able to start attending Steering Group meetings too.”
Scott Templeton,
Staff Reporter
manchester climate monthly 
This report is highly inaccurate in detail and in generality and very unreasonable indeed. You really should take it down Arwa. Really.
And change the bloody passwords on the MCFly account back too. How DARE you do this.
Surprised that MCFly hasn’t announced that nuclear power isn’t necessary to meet emissions targets.
Well deserved! A stint on the Council should teach him a jolly good lesson!
I heard variously he will be standing 1) as a Tory to restore some balance to debate in this great city of ours; 2) for Labour in the safe seat of Airport City Centre (population 17) or 3) ditto in SanSerif formerly known as most deprived ward in Christendom. One of these must be true.
That explains everything! I thought I had made a mistake when I thought I had spotted him sporting a brand new business suit being chauffeured towards the airport in a huge black 4×4 on Tuesday afternoon. Yet, his fellow passengers where hidden behind tinted glass windows… it is all making sense now…
Marc Hudson in a suit? I should be so lucky. Love, Mrs H
It’s true. We’ve actually realised that he’s been right all along. We need to stop playing at climate change mitigation. Marc will be a great asset to this great movement of ours and this great city of ours. I’m sure he’ll help us meet our increased emissions targets and help get this local economy back on the royal road to growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth growth…
It’s April 1st folks