Manchester City Centre – Failing to live the dream

Living in Manchester City Centre

Ah, Manchester. A refuge for people who seek to find a platform to express themselves. A place for people abroad to come and get a taste of the norths busiest city. A place to experience history which has helped to transform the world. A place for one of the most recognised and highly sought after […]

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Manchester: The Inconvenient Truth About Britain’s Second City

Living in Manchester, Greater Manchester

Manchester, where did it all go wrong? Once the grand Cottonopolis, it has been ruled by a Labour administration who are determined to do more damage to the city and inner city than The Luftwaffe could only ever have dreamt of. Anything of beauty is a target for greedy developers and uninterested foreign developers who […]

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Withington, Manchester – The area that we all just gave up on

Living in Withington, Manchester

I’ve lived in Withington my whole life and wouldn’t wish living here on my worst enemy. Crackheads, winos, *****, the lot. It’s a place where your neighbour has slept with everyone that you know, where 13 year olds chat up middle aged women. It’s a place where you can’t get a pasty in peace. During […]

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Manchester: A Chavy, Crime-ridden Blister With Ideas Above its Station

Living in Manchester

I’ve been working and living in Manchester now for the last 3 years and thankfully I’m finally getting the hell out with a long awaited transfer back down to London. Thank thee lord!! What can I say about Manchester? The ***** here really are something else. Manchester is a city with the highest rate of […]

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Gorton – visit soon! (but watch your gold, your phone, your car, your shoes…)

Living in Gorton, Manchester

I had the misfortune to live in Gorton for 12 years, before I made my escape 4 years ago. I still visit friends there, and this report is based on my observations from my time living there (yes, I’ve been there, done it, worn the appropriately logo’d t-shirt, and lived the lifestyle) and from time […]

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