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1. 1. David Ottewell: Why “drifting” David Cameron is still in shadow of the Iron Lady

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 09 January 2012 Bad policies may sometimes bring a prime minister down. But a complete absence of policy, a sense that a government is simply drifting on, without principle or purpose: that is always fatal.

2. 2. Salford is wiped off the Parliamentary map in ‘disgraceful’ boundary shake-up

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 13 September 2011 The name of Salford is set to be wiped off the parliamentary map in a boundary review that has sparked outrage among local MPs.

3. 3. Rupert Murdoch's humble pie as legend crumbles

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 20 July 2011 David Ottewell on another amazing day in the phone hacking scandal ...

4. 4. Vote 2011: Your complete guide to the council elections and AV referendum in Greater Manchester

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 04 May 2011 Voters go to the polls on Thursday in council elections and the Alternative Vote referendum. We have a complete list of candidates standing in every ward, plus a guide to the issues in the AV debate.

5. 5. David Ottewell: Your simple guide to AV

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 04 May 2011 Are you confused about Thursday’s Alternative Vote referendum? David Ottewell sets out the arguments for and against ...

6. 6. M.E.N. poll puts Labour top under first past the post and AV

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 04 May 2011 We asked readers from across the region which party they would choose under the current first-past-the-post system – and Labour won with 31.5 per cent of the vote. The Conservatives were second on 26.4 pc, while the Lib Dems trailed in third with 15.4pc. When we redistributed their votes according to the rules of AV, Labour again emerged victorious.

7. 7. David Ottewell: The cuts – protest with wisdom, not violence

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 28 March 2011 Street fires are lit in Piccadilly, Nelson’s Column sprayed with anarchist graffiti, bank windows smashed. Outside the Ritz hotel, a young man – hood down, beer can in one hand – hurls himself boot-first at a door, cheered on by colleagues drunk on their own naughtiness. Later, when all is finally quiet, 214 people will have been arrested and 84 injured.

8. 8. Proof that welfare cuts WILL hit Greater Manchester hardest

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 January 2011 Manchester, Rochdale, Bolton and Wigan will suffer some of the worst cuts in government spending on welfare payments says a report by the influential Think Tank, Centre for Cities.

9. 9. Oldham poll still a three-way fight, says Ed Miliband

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 10 January 2011 Labour leader Ed Miliband has admitted he doesn’t know who will win the crucial Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election – describing it as a three-way fight.

10. 10. Bright idea to cut­ M60 queues

    Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 25 August 2010 Traffic lights on slip roads of the M60 will be switched on today in a bid to cut queues.

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