Canal27ways: it’s about politics and place
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Is this the most unsafe crossing in Stretford?
Read more: Is this the most unsafe crossing in Stretford?Why would anyone think that placing a parking space that can only be accessed via the dropped kerb of a pedestrian crossing is a good idea? Imagine school children at the crossing and a car is reversing back into the road from behind. It's ridiculous. I'm pushing council officers to intervene. Location Moss Road/Davyhulme Road…
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IDS resignation shines light on The Big Lie at centre of Tory Policies
Read more: IDS resignation shines light on The Big Lie at centre of Tory Policies.@montie, @johnmcternan and @jennirsl dicuss Iain Duncan Smith's resignation and #Budget2016 welfare cuts #Murnaghan https://t.co/AujpUAWc85 — Murnaghan (@SkyMurnaghan) 20 March 2016 An Extraordinarily important letter; take it at its face value, here is the guy who has been implementing Tory welfare cuts for the last six years and he is now saying that they are…
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EU – I’ve Made my Mind up
Read more: EU – I’ve Made my Mind upThere’s plenty wrong with the EU. The economic collapse of Greece was not just a consequence of a country partying out on debt. Merkel’s Germany was happy to be complicit in financing that debt in the good times, happy to wash her hands of responsibility in the bad; and leaving Greece crushed. Then there’s the…
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Trafford Council Budget Meeting
Read more: Trafford Council Budget MeetingTrafford Council’s Budget Meeting 2016 The most important council meeting of the year. It’s by far the most unpleasant meeting of the year too. I don’t need a reminder that we in Labour failed to convince voters we should gain control in Trafford last year, but fail we did; and this, the consequence, a Tory…
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Talbot Road – Greatstone Road Junction
Read more: Talbot Road – Greatstone Road JunctionThis junction was raised as an issue last Autumn. Talbot Road is these days a busy arterial route into Manchester and at peak times it’s pretty busy. The road works much better with the improved cycling facilities but for pedestrians at Greatstone Road, there’s no accommodation made to allow safe crossing. The sequencing of the…
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Weekly Update Sunday 17th – Saturday 23rd January 2016
Read more: Weekly Update Sunday 17th – Saturday 23rd January 2016Tuesday Morning meeting in Leyland Lancs for Strategic Scrutiny Network setting agenda for next full meeting. Just up the road from Croston badly hit by floods – puts perspective on some of our issues. Locality Partnership in the evening. I got a lot of out of meeting and feeling energised. Wednesday Meeting at Cricket Club…
Anything you think I should be looking at?
I don’t think you can compare privatisation with the Amey contract which is outsourcing. From memory some golden rules of…
I’m probably stretching the semantics calling it privatisation, but wanted to stress the extent to which management of important and…