Once again, Manchester must define what comes after a devastating attack

The recent bombing in Manchester saw 22 dead and several injured

Cities get under your skin, imprint an individual and collective civic pride that defines your identity and sense of community. Though I grew up in nearby Buxton in Derbyshire, Manchester – or more accurately – Greater Manchester has been my home for nearly 25 years. The city has powerfully moulded my life through education, culture, politics, sport, and its people.

Like many, I woke up on Tuesday morning to the awful news that 22 people – many children – had been murdered and scores more seriously injured in this most cowardly of acts. And it had happened in our city.

It was