“As much as we're interested to hear about your experiences on your trips abroad, there aren't many people who would claim that Los Angeles has much similarity with Manchester...” —Richard Leese responding to Tony Wilson's desire for more cars in the city

Tony Wilson: “If we want to be a modern world city, then we need people to be able to use their cars in the city centre.”

Richard Leese: “As much as we're interested to hear about your experiences on your trips abroad, there aren't many people who would claim that Los Angeles has much similarity with Manchester, not in the width of its streets, the layout of its city, or indeed in the number of sunshine days a year it enjoys.”. —Richard Leese

Quoted from Manchester Unspun: How a city got high on music by Andy Spinoza manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526174062/

Richard Leese (born 1951) is a British politician who served as Leader of Manchester City Council from 1996 to 2021. A member of the Labour Party, he was Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017 to 2021. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Leese

Tony Wilson (1950–2007) was a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager and impresario, and a journalist for Granada Television, the BBC and Channel 4.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Wilson

Portrait of Richard Leese from Wikimedia Commons w.wiki/Ewiv

Taken in: UK / England / Ringway / Manchester city centre (show map)

Taken on: August 5, 2025

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