Opinion

Has Manchester overtaken Birmingham as second city?

2007-02-23T00:00:00

Ian Simpson’s Urbis in Manchester — more “soul” than Brum?

For Nick Johnson, Manchester wins hands down with its Northern Soul. For Glenn Howells, it's Birmingham that's still in the lead through sheer scale

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