The Latest Breaking News from James Anderton

Greater Manchester Police chief refuses to apologise for past homophobia in ‘insult’ to LGBT+ community

The force’s Chief Constable said it could ‘unfairly impugn’ the service of past officers to issue a sweeping apology for historic homophobia

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025

Manchester’s radical Black female activists: ‘We didn’t define ourselves as feminists’

Founded in 1980, Abasindi Co-operative fought systemic racial and gender inequalities. Nearly 50 years later, the group’s legacy is everywhere

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025

Party Lines by Ed Gillett review – the politics of dancing

A buzzing study of how the cat-and-mouse game played by partygoers and the state shaped contemporary Britain

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023

No-nonsense ‘God’s copper’ James Anderton dies aged 89

The former chief constable sparked controversy with his views on Aids and corporal punishment.

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

Sir James Anderton obituary

‘God’s copper’, who felt answerable to a higher authority than the Home Office during his time as chief constable of Greater Manchester

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022

Sir James Anderton, controversial former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, dies aged 89

Sir James was in charge at GMP for more than 15 years

Manchester Evening News · May 6, 2022