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Encyclopedia > Urbis centre, Manchester

The Urbis Centre is a museum of urban life in central Manchester. It also acts as an exhibition centre and in 2004, hosted an exhibition of Peter Savilles. Manchester is a city in the north-west of England. ... Peter Saville (born 1955) is a graphic designer based in his native city of Manchester, England. ...


The funding of the Urbis Centre has been a source of controversy in Manchester, with the City Council subsidising the Centre to the sum of £1Millon every year. Councillor Richard Wilson (politician) defected from the Labour Party to the Liberal Democrats over this funding issue. A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... Richard Wilson is a Liberal Democrat politician in Manchester. ... Labour (Commonwealth English) or labor (American English) can mean any one of the following things: Physical or mental work; exertion. ... Liberal Party is the name of dozens of political parties around the world. ...


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