Ongoing survey carried out as part of new Our Home Our Say: Greater Democracy for Greater Manchester campaign to empower Mancunians with more say over issues which affect them through a permanent citizens’ assembly
Residents in Manchester’s central Civic Quarter and in Chorlton’s high streets off Rudy’s Pizza on Barlow Moor Road gave their thoughts on local issues, the GMCA and how much control they feel over local decision-making, as part of a street listening exercise this week.
Over the course of several hours on 11 November in Manchester and 12 November in Chorlton, volunteers from the ‘Our Home Our Say: Greater Democracy for Greater Manchester’ campaign asked passers-by a series of questions and recorded people's answers.
The top areas of concern raised by respondents were the ongoing cost of living crisis that is still being very keenly felt and in Chorlton specifically the plans to redevelop the town’s central precinct with new properties and shops considerably less affordable than what preceded them.
The vast majority of residents spoken to by the campaign volunteers, over 75%, said that they felt they are 'not at all' listened to or listened to 'very little' in local political decision-making.
The street listening survey is the first in a series of street listening exercises in all 10 Greater Manchester boroughs over the coming months.
Our Home, Our Say campaign organiser Liv Ouwehand said:
“Greater Manchester has a proud tradition of innovation, whether it's culture, commerce or ideas that make our country better. We want to know what Mancunians want and what we think the city's priorities should be, as part of our campaign to get a permanent citizens’ assembly for our city. Right now, too many decisions are still being imposed from London; it’s time the people of Manchester had a seat at the decision-making table.”
Follow the campaign on social media: https://x.com/SortOutGM and https://www.instagram.com/sortoutGM/ and at https://www.858.org.uk/greater-manchester.
Above: Our Home, Our Say campaign volunteers in Chorlton, Greater Manchester, 12 November 2025.
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NOTES FOR EDITORS
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A citizen’s assembly is a group of
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people, selected to be representative of the UK population, who are brought together to hear evidence, discuss an issue and reach an informed conclusion.
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The 858 project campaigns to embed deliberative democracy, including a permanent citizens’ assembly for Greater Manchester: https://www.858.org.uk/greater-manchester
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