A career pivot from drug dealer to church leader: The incredible life of Pastor Mick

On election day, I spoke to Pastor Mick Fleming, whose Church on the Streets in Burnley and Manchester has a ground level view of the brunt of 14 years of Tory rule

Firstly, sorry friends for the delays to this service. Wormholes has taken over my life. It’s on in two weeks! the playscript has arrived from the priners! Its all getting a bit REAL. Please come along, it would be great to see some supportive faces. If you are already coming, please bring a friend and if you’re coming and bringing a friend please tell people about it. My career as a playwright needs you!

Anyway. There was an election! A Labour landslide. It feels a bit Olympics-y doesn’t it? Remember when everyone smiled for a brief two weeks in 2012? Like that, like maybe we don’t have to be an international laughing stock, like maybe things will be ok, stable, even a bit boring for a while. I’d take boring, wouldn’t you? Forget Cool Britannia, I’ll take Bore Brittania over that.

Mick Fleming: Pastor for Church on the Street Ministries

So back to Pastor Mick Fleming, he’s a ‘Street Pastor’ and former …