New jobs figures today show that employment is at a record high – with more people in work than ever before –and unemployment is at its lowest since 1974.
Dear Voter,
You could be forgiven for wondering what is the point of voting in local elections? After all, Manchester is the least politically diverse council in the country, with an overwhelming 94 of its 96 councillors from the Labour Party, a state of affairs of which old Soviet Republics would be proud.
