Author: Edward Alvey

Photo credit: Messenger call with Stephen Ord (with permission)

“Scrap the Mayoral system” – Independent Stephen Ord on running for office

Independent candidate and Labour defector Stephen Ord is running in the mayoral election under the slogan “A Brexit Mayor for […]

Salford's tallest building could be approved by planners at SAlford Council this week. Photo credit : D.A.Howcroft  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salford_Civic_Centre#/media/File:Swinton_Town_Hall.jpg) D.A.Howcroft, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

SALFORD LOCAL ELECTIONS 2021: Who’s who in the race for Salford City Council

Salford local elections – delayed for a year by the Covid pandemic – finally take place on Thursday May 6 with […]

"People need to be able to survive!" - Salford lecturer to launch local drive for Universal Basic Income

“People need to be able to survive!” – Salford lecturer to launch local drive for Universal Basic Income

Universal Basic Income is a political hot topic at the moment. The successful the New York City mayoral campaign by […]

Photo credit: Zoom call with Martene Rourke (with permission)

“We offer a political home for working-class people” – Meet the Salford socialist trying to grow a new party

In late December 2019, former Labour MP George Galloway launched the Worker’s Party of Britain following Labour’s defeat in the […]

Covid-19 brings a call for an independent North back into the spotlight

Covid-19 brings a call for an independent North back into the spotlight

Photo credit: Author- Proudfop12. Wikimedia Commons. A new party has been making a name for itself on social media in […]