Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Monday, November 14, 2022.
Keep up to date with all the big stories from across Greater Manchester in the daily Mancunian Way newsletter. You can receive the newsletter direct to your inbox every weekday by signing up right here.Hello and welcome, “You’re dead posh you,” my mate from Chorlton has told me many times.Well it turns out we’re both ‘posh’ and that’s not just inter-Mancunian politics at play - that’s science talking.
In the first stage of the research, during the COVID lockdowns, researchers asked more than 350 people to draw and describe the different accents and dialects on an online map. They also asked people to submit recordings of themselves speaking. Another, from East Manchester, said there is ‘a definite assumption on your education and class dependent on how Mancunian your accent is’.
Dr Rob Drummond, lead researcher on Manchester Voices and reader in Sociolinguistics at MMU says it's been ‘an absolute pleasure’ working on the project. I certainly made an effort to be more Manc by the time I reached high school. So it’s interesting for me to hear the thoughts of neighbours who say they have been judged negatively for having a stronger accent.
Those who build the giant structure each year says this Santa is much easier to put together than 'Zippy', who was apparently 20-metres high before they even started building him. Quick on the case, lifestyle editor Dianne Bourne decided to investigate further and has found out from Manchester Council that the road will be repaired - but not until January.
Awaab's family made several complaints and requests to move home before his death, his inquest has heard. After struggling with his breathing, Awaab was admitted to hospital on December 19, 2020, and discharged the following morning. As Helena Vesty reports, there are high numbers of people in hospital beds with Covid-19 meaning bed numbers are being perilously squeezed.
Written off Shadow Levelling Up Secretary Lisa Nandy says the way her local council in Wigan transformed its public services can inspire Labour's plans to ‘reimagine the state and smash up a century of centralisation’. Has a friend forwarded you this edition of The Mancunian Way? You can sign up to receive the latest email newsletter direct to your inbox every weekday by clicking on this link.
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