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Joshi Herrmann

@joshih.bsky.social
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millmedia.bsky.social editor/founder. Interested in #localjournalism and low-stakes media drama.

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djstimms.bsky.social @djstimms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
One of the most important stories I've worked on - give it a read.
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Sheffield Tribune @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"It used to be secure accommodation. Now, you have no idea who these people are." Since it was converted from offices to student housing, Sovereign House has been controlled by a dizzying array of private landlords and management companies. Is it now one of the worst places to live in Sheffield?
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House of horrors: Is Sovereign House the worst private flat block in Sheffield?
‘It used to be proper, secure accommodation. Now, you have no idea who these people are’
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alecherron.bsky.social @alecherron.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Oldham politics is mad. Last night the maddest thing yet happened, a bunch of councillors agreed with one another. Only downside is that it meant the leader of Reform had to quit and much of their supporter base turned on them. manchestermill.co.uk/oldham-refor...
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The Oldham saga continues — and Reform falls apart
Raja Miah has abandoned them, their leader has quit and now they’re making deals with Labour
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The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
On the cusp of power, Reform is falling apart Did money change everything? manchestermill.co.uk/oldham-refor...
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The Oldham saga continues — and Reform falls apart
Raja Miah has abandoned them, their leader has quit and now they’re making deals with Labour
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Ste Jormur @stejormur.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I just want to say this is an all-time great headline
It was east London’s hottest lesbian bar. Then a straight builder from Essex was forced to run it
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The Londoner @the-londoner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is one of the rooms in a £30 a night illegal capsule hotel made of Plywood in Hackney. But what does it have to do with the closures of one of east London's most hyped lesbian bars? And a legal threat made to a subreddit?
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Ben Ambridge @ambridge.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Fantastic news for all @manchester.ac.uk staff and students! You can now read @manchestermill.bsky.social for free at access-manchestermill-co-uk.manchester.idm.oclc.org
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Tony Britton @thewestonmale.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Great piece by @jackdulhanty.bsky.social. Made me cry. Mind you, doesn't take a lot for me to do that nowadays. Loved this observation: "...there was a red, leather-bound folder with his picture in the top right corner, smiling a smile I recognise as my own from behind wide, wire-rimmed glasses."
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Really lovely piece by @jackdulhanty.bsky.social about his family and the Kellogg’s factory manchestermill.co.uk/trafford-par...
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Goodbye to Trafford Park's Kellogg's factory
For sixty years, someone with the name ‘Dulhanty’ has worked at the Kellogg’s factory. Last week, that ended
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Should we still be gawping at human remains? This @manchestermill.bsky.social event at Manchester Museum will be fascinating. www.tickettailor.com/events/millm...
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Buy tickets – Mummy issues: should we still be gawping at human remains? – Manchester Museum
Mummy issues: should we still be gawping at human remains? – Manchester Museum, Thu 24 Sep 2026 - Manchester Museum is known in the city and beyond as "the one with the mummies”. It started over 200 y...
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We had a fantastic @londonermag.bsky.social event in Westminster last night, brilliantly led by @bethrigby.bsky.social and featuring noted Burnham watchers like @helenpidd.bsky.social and @jackdulhanty.bsky.social. Thanks to everyone who packed out the room.
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Alys Key @alys.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Some news from me: I've joined @millmedia.bsky.social as editor of @londonermag.bsky.social I'll be editing, commissioning and writing great stories from across the capital. If there's something you think we should be digging into, get in touch editor@the-londoner.co.uk
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Juliette Caucheteux @juliettecx.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Session on the media at #PolicyLive: love the point that @joshih.bsky.social made. We now receive primarily national / global news rather than in the past when it was more local, and that may make us feel helpless because we have no agency over this. To fix this: get more balanced news coverage... 🤔
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Looking forward to our big Andy Burnham event in Westminster tomorrow night, with esteemed guests like @bethrigby.bsky.social, @helenpidd.bsky.social, @patrickmaguire.bsky.social and @jackdulhanty.bsky.social. 10 tickets left, I'm told. Grab em. www.tickettailor.com/events/millm...
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Select tickets – Populist or Pragmatist: Who Is the Real Andy Burnham? – The London Scottish Drill Hall, 95 Horseferry Rd, London
Populist or Pragmatist: Who Is the Real Andy Burnham? – The London Scottish Drill Hall, 95 Horseferry Rd, London, Wed 9 Sep 2026 - Hosted by The Londoner and The Mill For the best part of 20 years, An...
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The Exchange @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
BREAKING: Leeds Greens councillor Cristiana Mirosanu has resigned from the group. This and more in your briefing today: 🟢 National papers finally catch up after nicking our homework on the Leeds Greens 🚉 Unsurprisingly, another delay on the trains theexchange.news/you-heard-it...
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You heard it here first
National papers finally catch up with The Exchange. Plus, Green councillor resigns, Keighley in space, and another statue goes AWOL
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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Was Ms Rabbit in Peppa Pig involved in the Madchester scene? That’s that @manchestermill.bsky.social are asking today. The evidence is compelling…
In an episode of the hit children’s cartoon entitled The Queen, Peppa’s teacher Ms Rabbit receives “The Queen’s Award for Industry” for being “the hardest-working person in the country” (this claim is disputed). What’s odd is that the symbol on the medal bares a striking resemblance to the logo for Factory Records.
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ophira @ophiraophira.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Why, in an episode of Peppa Pig, does Ms Rabbit receive a medal with (almost) the Factory Records logo on it? This morning, we fail to answer the hardhitting questions over at @manchestermill.bsky.social. (There's also quite a lot about growth and policing and oysters in the newsletter).
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Sheffield Tribune @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
"I’ve been a nurse at Sheffield Children’s Hospital for more than 15 years... the job market for new graduates has never been quite so vicious as this."
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There’s one ailment Hallam’s nursing degrees can’t prepare you for: a total lack of jobs
The first article from our new writers' programme, by senior children's nurse James Connolly
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The Londoner @the-londoner.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Goldie Saloon was one of London's hottest queer bars. Then it mysteriously shut and its social media was taken over by an Essex dog groomer. Finding out why took months, and revealed an insane saga of mummified cats, secret deals and a man called “the demon twink”.
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The insane death of one of east London's hottest lesbian bars
Mummified cats, a 'demon twink' and the luxury dog groomer Maison De Floof: we unravel the mysterious death of Goldie Saloon
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The Exchange @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Richard Wheater is fighting a one man battle for true neon against the dominance of big LED. Can he win it? theexchange.news/kings-of-neon/
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 04/09/2026
Nigel Farage is very lucky that he didn't know what was being discussed at the lunch where he was discussing it
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The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Our recent coverage of the political fallout in Bolton Green Party covered by @thespectator1828.bsky.social Thanks to @noahoffman.bsky.social and Andrew Gilligan for the mention (full story in thread) open.spotify.com/episode/4J7g...
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Has the Green civil war finally begun?
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Sarah @sarahskeeter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This story describes a lot of situations familiar to many who work in UK universities I imagine, from the Schroedinger's redundancies to the dubious claims about the benefits of transnational education. My favourite part is the quoted student's assessment of the Russell Group as a marketing trick 🤣
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
So it looks like Reform policy chief James Orr has straight up broken the law here. It's also exactly the same crime Farage has been accused of re: George Cottrell donating via his mother and which Parliament is currently investigating.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Big stakes now for both parties. Greens have chances to turn the tide on recent decline and demonstrate Polanski is a winner. Labour have a chance to show the Burnham bounce is real, consolidate the left in a London heartland seat, and deal a potential knockout blow to Green insurgency.
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Nine British universities have committed to ventures in India in the last year – at a time when a shortfall of international students entering the sector is pushing universities towards new revenue streams." Really interesting piece from @ethanpenneh.bsky.social. www.livpost.co.uk/inside-the-u...
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Is the University of Liverpool’s new campus in India a money grab?
The arse has fallen out of Liverpool’s foreign market. Now they’ve got a new arm in Bengaluru
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The Londoner @the-londoner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Cliff Roney was an engineer at Thames Water for decades. Now he exclusively tells The Londoner the inside story of the decisions that have taken the company to the edge of collapse. www.the-londoner.co.uk/why-thames-w...
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How Thames Water fell apart, according to its own engineer
‘It was all about selling things off. Sell, sell, sell’
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The Londoner @the-londoner.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Less than a week to go until our biggest Londoner event yet - and final tickets are selling fast. ⏳ On Wednesday 9th September, we are putting five of the country’s sharpest political journalists on stage to answer a pretty massive question: Who is the real Andy Burnham? 🧵
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Select tickets – Populist or Pragmatist: Who Is the Real Andy Burnham? – The London Scottish Drill Hall, 95 Horseferry Rd, London
Populist or Pragmatist: Who Is the Real Andy Burnham? – The London Scottish Drill Hall, 95 Horseferry Rd, London, Wed 9 Sep 2026 - Hosted by The Londoner and The Mill For the best part of 20 years, An...
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Zia Yusuf has tweeted this about the leader of Camden Council, Sagal Abdi-Wali, who has lived in Camden for over 35 years, after arriving as a child refugee in the early 1990s. (Nadhim Zahawi, born in Baghdad to an Iraqi Kurdish family, came to the UK as an 11 year old:should be asked about this)
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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If you're not already definitely give @theexchangeleeds.bsky.social a follow and subscribe for West Yorkshire news. Also @braddeasjourno.bsky.social and @miajankowicz.bsky.social who are the core of the team. Been a really refreshing change to get some regular local news!
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Well well well: Leaked emails show Mothin Ali got his extra local allowance “to help make ends meet” - no mention of his local role. And the Green Party is threatening to sue us for reporting this story. Well done @braddeasjourno.bsky.social theexchange.news/leaked-docum...
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Leaked documents cast doubt on explanation for Mothin Ali’s councillor cash
'Mothin feels the national party isn’t adequately supporting the leadership team including him, so he’d appreciate this to help make ends meet'
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The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"Terrific reporting" "Thanks for shining a light on this" "What a read!" A few responses from readers to our weekend on read on Educate & Empower - the men collecting money for vulnerable children, and smoking cigars with the profits. manchestermill.co.uk/are-the-manc...
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The millionaire and the absurd truth behind the Educate and Empower fundraisers
Some say he’s ‘just a f*cking bully’. He says he’s Manchester’s ‘most pleasant man’
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The Londoner @the-londoner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Excl: More people are commuting into central London via bike. But cycling infrastructure hasn’t caught up with them. Serious injuries have sky-rocketed by 21% in just one year. What's going on? We thought e-bikes would be to blame. We were wrong... It's a story about commuting.
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The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If any paying members of The Mill run into Lucy on the streets of Manchester, she owes you a cannoli. Plus: Hooky calls back, and he could "fucking die of shock" manchestermill.co.uk/a-formal-apo...
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A formal apology from The Mill about a non-existent Italian festival
Plus: Hooky bites back!
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The Londoner @the-londoner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Excl data analysis: cycling deaths in London have hit their second lowest - but serious injuries have sky-rocketed by 21% in just one year. What's going on? We thought e-bikes would be to blame. We were wrong... Here's what's actually going on 🧵
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The reason London's cycling injury rates are increasing
Exclusive: Being pushed out to the suburbs is causing an explosion in serious injuries
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It’s always painful to front up with readers about your mistakes but credit to @manchestermill.bsky.social today - real integrity
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Andrew Kersley @andrewkersley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The first of what will hopefully many more great @londonermag.bsky.social events that are in the works right now. There's only a few dozen tickets left so make sure to grab one now before they all sell out.
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Caroline Hooton @carolinehooton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I can’t get to this due to another commitment but this is a good line up if you are interested in what we can expect under our new King of the North And Beyond.
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Evan Davies on PM mentions an emerging “struggle between a radical Burnham and a realist Burnham”. It sounds like he’s marketing our @londonermag.bsky.social event, on precisely this theme. Which Burnham are we getting? www.tickettailor.com/events/millm...
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Select tickets – Populist or Pragmatist: Who Is the Real Andy Burnham? – The London Scottish Drill Hall, 95 Horseferry Rd, London
Populist or Pragmatist: Who Is the Real Andy Burnham? – The London Scottish Drill Hall, 95 Horseferry Rd, London, Wed 9 Sep 2026 - Hosted by The Londoner and The Mill For the best part of 20 years, An...
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ophira @ophiraophira.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Remember in 2021 when the leader of Oldham Council had her car petrol bombed? Well, as The Mill can now confirm, it's all been downhill from there.... (1/)
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ophira @ophiraophira.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
And that's without even mentioning Raja Miah: a man who spent most of the last decade trying to take down Oldham Council leaders via his blog 'Recusant Nine'... and of course, who made a sworn enemy of Mill-boss @joshih.bsky.social as demonstrated by this send (it's pronounced 'Yoshi' btw)
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Tickets for our Burnham event are SELLING FAST. Come along to watch five leading Burnhamologists stare into the soul of our new PM. www.tickettailor.com/events/millm... @londonermag.bsky.social
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The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Bolton Green Party has had unprecedented success in the last few months. It's already beginning to fall apart. (1/6)
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The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
In asking Cllr Alli for examples of racist behaviour, he said he didn't want to discuss it. He did however share a screenshot of a party member saying they would "rather shit in my hands and clap" than apologise to him.
A screenshot of an internal Green Party message, where a member writes to Alli saying:

"In truth, I'd rather shit in my hands and clap than be in another Bolton Green party Whatsapp group OR apologise to an egotistical, misogynistic, narcissistic man.

Please don't contact me again and remove me from the Bolton Branch list on Action Network.

I hope you have a mildly inconvenient day."
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The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Never have the Greens been so successful. Never has the fighting been so bad The Green Party is embroiled in a bitter row in Greater Manchester. All four of it's Bolton councillors are threatening to stand down after allegations of racism and vote rigging manchestermill.co.uk/green-party-...
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The Green Party fallout in Greater Manchester
'I will stand on rooftops and shout 'that man is not Green!''
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Jill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This looks like another one for the #devowatch Team. You cannot both want meaningful devolution and abhor postcode lotteries. Discuss.
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
“For centuries, the rock was seen as a warning. When it began to emerge from the Danube, beneath Gellért Hill in Budapest, it meant the river had fallen so low that floating mills could no longer operate and hunger would almost certainly follow.” It’s emerged.. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Destroyed crops, riverbed cyclists and a ‘Rock of Starvation’: how drought has devastated the Danube
The Guardian travelled 100 miles along the EU’s longest river, where some residents are struggling to secure drinking water
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Sheffield Tribune @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
“Why is it only the kids from this side of town who have to build resilience?” Of the 19 sixth form colleges in Sheffield, 10 are in the south west of the city — and none are in the south east. Why should kids in the south east limit their ambitions because they live in the wrong part of the city?
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Why should poorer teens travel hours to do A-Levels?
'It helps them build resilience,' according to a senior council employee
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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Who is the real Andy Burnham - the Manchester Model one or the dismantling neoliberalism one? Find out at our SPECIAL EVENT featuring leading Burnhamologists like Patrick Maguire, Beth Rigby, @helenpidd.bsky.social, @jackdulhanty.bsky.social and me. www.tickettailor.com/events/millm...
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Buy tickets – Populist or Pragmatist: Who Is the Real Andy Burnham? – The London Scottish Drill Hall, 95 Horseferry Rd, London
Populist or Pragmatist: Who Is the Real Andy Burnham? – The London Scottish Drill Hall, 95 Horseferry Rd, London, Wed 9 Sep 2026 - Hosted by The Londoner and The Mill For the best part of 20 years, An...
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