Like others I've been writing to the BBC, and am still awaiting a reply from Ryan to my latest, but a thought occurs.. There is obviously a gap between the BBCs 'new' mandate and what's happening at local level. That's a matter for politicians as much as BBC middle management. As it happens I had a meeting with my MP about various folkie things last week, and it struck me that MPs always respond best to issues within their own constituency, for obvious reasons. Are you Manchester people writing to your MPs about this?