Should a convicted arsonist run the team that helps Manchester’s rough sleepers?

Should a convicted arsonist run the team that helps Manchester’s rough sleepers?

Dear readers — a few weeks ago, a reader reached out to The Mill about a story that he described as the “biggest open secret” in Manchester. The source, a senior charity worker in the city, said he’d contacted a local newspaper and been ignored. His complaint was this: Peter Bell, the manager of the Manchester City Council’s rough sleeping service support team, is a convicted arsonist. The story checked out. In 2006 Bell was sentenced to a minim…