Manchester Shield - a new era to demand better for your city

Manchester Shield - a new era to demand better for your city We believe that citizens voices in shaping Manchester matters. Too often this is not happening. Join and create your role and represent your voice.

�A very opinionated civic movement.
�Aim: To empower citizens voices in Manchester's ambition.
�We seek to challenge frequent disfranchisement in civic issues. Engagement, collaboration and advocating the civic voice in planning can and must be vastly improved. We believe developers and politicians need to value your talent and opinions in genuine consultation of the built environment in Central

Manchester district. Shield becomes a beacon movement to scrutinise, honour in awards and anti-awards, to inspire, empower, lobby and seek genuine dialogue in our evolving city. From you promoting what matters to you, we hope you can contribute in a user led campaign. It is a non-party political movement for the people, by the people.

😴 Still counting!We definitely preferred the Def Leppard gig 🎸 at the start of the month at Co-op Live to watching this!...
31/07/2026

😴 Still counting!

We definitely preferred the Def Leppard gig 🎸 at the start of the month at Co-op Live to watching this! At this rate, Andy Burnham's hair will have turned gray, the HS2 line will actually be built, and we’ll be hosting the 2036 Olympics in Piccadilly Gardens before they finish tallying up the ballot papers.

Did they lose the abacus, or is someone manually handwriting every single vote onto parchment?

🚨 Counting under way in Greater Manchester mayoral by-election.
31/07/2026

🚨 Counting under way in Greater Manchester mayoral by-election.

Who Wants to Inherit Andy Burnham's Throne? 👑✨It's officially Manchester mayoral election season, which means it's time ...
30/07/2026

Who Wants to Inherit Andy Burnham's Throne? 👑✨

It's officially Manchester mayoral election season, which means it's time for everyone's favourite game show: guess which politician's infographic you trust the least. 🍿

We've rounded up the candidates and their "master plans" for the region in the slides above.

Spoiler: everyone promises better buses, cheaper housing, and fewer roadworks - yet somehow we still end up with higher council tax and another "temporary" traffic light on the A57.

Which manifesto's winning your vote (or your eye-roll) this time? Sound off below 👇

New politics. New economics. Less point-scoring, more problem-solving.Reindustrialise the North. Build more council home...
20/07/2026

New politics. New economics. Less point-scoring, more problem-solving.

Reindustrialise the North. Build more council homes. A new plan for Britain. A ten-year plan. Improve every postcode. Ease the cost of living.

And then came the familiar promise: on day one, issue an order to end rough sleeping.

Sound familiar? It should. Andy Burnham made virtually the same promise when he became Mayor of Greater Manchester back in 2017.

Nine years later... how's that going?

Today, Andy Burnham has become Prime Minister without winning a general election.

The promises have changed office. The script hasn't.

Feeling optimistic?

🚨 Nigel Farage quits as MP amid scrutiny over finances.🚨
07/07/2026

🚨 Nigel Farage quits as MP amid scrutiny over finances.🚨

"He's not the Messiah!" - Andy Burnham is sworn in as MP
22/06/2026

"He's not the Messiah!" - Andy Burnham is sworn in as MP

Andy Burnham has been officially sworn in as the MP for Makerfield,...

Tearful Starmer Steps Down... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJdEW1wlTAYWe've had Brexit Cameron, Boris the Clown, and ...
22/06/2026

Tearful Starmer Steps Down... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJdEW1wlTAY

We've had Brexit Cameron, Boris the Clown, and "Don't Trust Truss."

So what's next?

Will Britain follow Italy's lead and start changing leaders more often than people change their phone contracts?

Will it be third time lucky for Burnham?

Or will Wesley Paul William Streeting emerge from the Westminster talent show as the next contestant?

At this point, perhaps we should just skip the suspense, bring back a King to run everything, and get the whole constitutional crisis wrapped up before Christmas.

You couldn't make it up. Then again, British politics usually does.

Sir Keir Starmer has announced a timetable for his resignation as p...

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