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1. 1. In the dark due to overgrown trees

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 30 April 2010 Re: Light relief for families left in the dark, Trafford Metro, March 26, 2010.

2. 2. Andrew Grimes: Darling would be the power to face the coalition

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 27 January 2012 It isn’t working. No matter what fiscal constraints this desperate and increasingly uneasy government imposes on the underpaid, the economy continues to dive and dive into the deepest doldrums. There has been no measurable shrinkage of the recession since the western banking system collapsed three years ago.

3. 3. Comment: Gas blast victims deserve answers

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 02 November 2011 At 7am, precisely one year ago today, a gas explosion ripped through Merlin Road in Irlam.

4. 4. Martin Lewis: Don't miss out on the taxman's give-away

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 14 November 2011 Hundreds of thousands of people may miss out on tax refunds if they’re not careful. Six million new refunds are due, some in the £1,000s, recently discovered by the Revenue during an annual check of who paid what.

5. 5. MEN comment: Ups and downs of criminal activity

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 13 June 2011 Although the latest crime figures for Greater Manchester may not make good reading, the simple fact that we have such statistics at our fingertips now is a positive step forward. This level of transparency about criminal activity in our individual neighbourhoods was simply not available before.

6. 6. Angela Epstein: We’re all left high and dry by selfish teachers

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 28 June 2011 All ready for Thursday then, ladies? Have you told your benevolent boss that you‘ll be spending the day under the duvet with CBeebies? Or have you got cheap and flexible childcare on hand to cover all eventualities?

7. 7. Paul Taylor: The shameless spree of the young recreational rioters

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 10 August 2011 They were rebels without a cause, no mission, no principle beyond the desire to hear breaking glass and the crackle of fire, and to go home with something plundered. This was not a race riot, not an uprising with just cause. This was nothing but ugly mischief, and second-hand mischief at that.

8. 8. MEN comment: Moss Side is right example for police

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 16 August 2011 Many of the arguments following on from the riots in London, Manchester and elsewhere are concentrating on how we tackle the problem of gangs. Prime Minister David Cameron believes we have a lesson to learn from New York and that former NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton – once architect of a ‘zero tolerance’ strategy – may help mend ‘Broken’ Britain.

9. 9. Paul Taylor: Decades of silence that say so much about abuse

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 31 August 2011 Whatever you think of Esther Rantzen, I don’t think you could accuse her of a lack of courage.

10. 10. David Ottewell: Argue on the facts, Mr Cameron – not the spin

    Manchester Evening News, Monday 21 February 2011 Do you believe in truth? Do you believe the people running the country should be capable of constructive debate, based on facts?

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