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Happy New Year to you all
Read more: Happy New Year to you allA few predictions for this time of year seems to be the tradition. I’m optimistic. Covid I think we’re going to have a difficult few weeks with covid but spring is going to look so much better for those who keep up their vaccination. It will never go away but we’ll find it far more…
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Amey and Trafford’s relationship is up for Review
Read more: Amey and Trafford’s relationship is up for ReviewThe Amey One Trafford Partnership has been a feature of life in Trafford for the last six and a half years and we’re coming up to the 7 year review. So whether you’re itching to get Amey out of your life, or happy to move forward together, councillor scrutiny of the contract has commenced. 7…
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Our genuine Budget Dilemma shouldn’t mean we target residents who already have to put up with too much on a match day
Read more: Our genuine Budget Dilemma shouldn’t mean we target residents who already have to put up with too much on a match dayStop Press Good News: The proposal to charge for visitors has been withdrawn As it stands today the council is having to save or draw in income amounting to over £11 million. This is after increased council tax and use of reserves is factored in. So we’re under pressure and there’s some difficult decisions to…
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Good Strategy, Implementation when? Ever?
Read more: Good Strategy, Implementation when? Ever?Two very different reports approved by Trafford within days
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Can Covid be in the past whilst rates soar?
Read more: Can Covid be in the past whilst rates soar?Answer: Possibly not, but it’s not our biggest problem right now For a long time I have been keeping a close watch of hospital admissions in the north west and also deaths. Those figures have been gently coming down for a few months. So, I must admit I hadn’t for quite a while been following…
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A slight change to the Labour rulebook
Read more: A slight change to the Labour rulebookWarning: this is really an issue internal to the Labour Party. I try to keep my comments on these things to a minimum but this has been such an irritation for so long I’m sure you’ll forgive my indulgence. I know rule changes can be boring but this one from conference is big. It’s the…
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…