Tony Wilson - The Mancunian Way
"You either make money, or you make history" - the Factory Records boss created some of the former but loads of the latter.
“Manchester – birthplace of the railways, the computer, the industrial revolution, the bouncing bomb”: that’s the impressive CV Steve Coogan runs through in that cinematic celebration of all things Manc, 24 Hour Party People.
As for what else could be included on the resume, the man Coogan plays, Anthony Howard Wilson, might well have spoken up for himse…
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