The Manchester Briefing from The Mill

The Mill

If you live in Greater Manchester, this is the podcast for you. We tackle big stories in the city region, interview key figures who provide some new insight into the issues that are shaping this par of the world and give you exclusive insights into how our investigations come together. It's all produced by the team at The Mill, whose award-winning journalism has won national acclaim and which specialises in in-depth reporting that digs a few levels deeper than regular news. To find out more about The Mill, visit manchestermill.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

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The Manchester Briefing from The Mill

Episodes (163)

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The Manchester Briefing from The Mill

Mar 30, 2026
19½ minutes
203 MB

In a Manchester briefing first, Jack (Dulhanty) and Jack (Walton) discuss the latter's living situation. Jack lives in a shared ownership flat in MediaCityUK, in Salford, a property he part-acquired after being turfed out by his girlfriend. Shared ownership has been in the news recently, as governments national and local push the model as a way for young people to get on the housing ladder. The reality is not so simple. As Jack - and a recent report by the National Audit Office - has discovered, the shared ownership model makes it harder for people to own more of...

The Manchester Briefing from The Mill

Help! I'm trapped in MediaCityUK!

The Mill

00:00 -18:30