© Licensed to London News Pictures . 20/04/2016 . Manchester , UK . PAUL MASON . Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell hosts a lecture by former Newsnight and Channel 4 Economics editor , Paul Mason , entitled " Economic policy amid global slowdown - A view from the North " , chaired by Salford MP Rebecca Long Bailey , at the Manchester Conference Centre & Pendulum Hotel . Photo credit: Joel Goodman/LNP