The Daily Telegraph reported yesterday that Tony Wilson left almost £28m in his estate when he died last year from a heart attack. A mistake that would, his solicitor commented, have ‘Mr Manchester’ “wailing with laughter in the afterlife.”
 'Mr Manchester' He, as founder of the epoch making Factory Records and Hacienda nightclub, clearly preferred the latter option. This observation was backed up by his friend and solicitor Stephan Lea and his partner Yvette Livesey in yesterday’s Manchester Evening News. Lea commented: “If there is an afterlife, Tony will be wailing with laughter about this. "We would like to make it clear this is a case of mistaken identity. If Tony had £27m (The Telegraph reported £27,824,813 in its wills section) I certainly can't find it. The Tony we all knew and loved never had any money." He added that Wilson left only two substantial assets – his ‘heavily’ mortgaged flat in the city centre and a life insurance policy. Although the mistake, confirmed by the Telegraph, reportedly raised smiles amongst those close to the broadcaster, it also raised a serious issue, which Livesey felt compelled to comment on. She noted that Wilson would never have received money from his friends and colleagues in the media and music industries to help with his cancer treatment (which cost £3,500 a month) if he had such substantial funds of his own. “We would not want anyone to think he would have accepted money for his treatment from his friends if he hadn't needed it," she commented.
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