Welcome to Fakerfield
When I reached for my phone on Friday afternoon, bleary-eyed from an all-nighter, it wasn’t the first time something I’d said at 3am had got me into trouble. This time, though, it wasn’t that I’d accidentally insulted my friend’s new partner after a few too many pints. My phone was buzzing from an exchange I’d […]
The Story: Welcome to Makerfield
Today’s episode of The Story – the daily news podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times – is my adventures in Makerfield – the by-election to end all by elections. Makerfield isn’t actually a real place. It’s a group of former mining towns just south of Wigan, on the fringes of Greater Manchester, nestled […]