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Ed Miliband’s New Year Message
In 2011, thousands of our bravest men and women will continue to serve far from home in Afghanistan with the highest commitmentand dedication. My thoughts are with them and their families at this New Year. Here at home, 2011 will be a year of consequences for Britain. Consequences…
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Shouldering the load
Shouldering the load I was encouraged by the warning in The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Christmas message. Dr Williams cautioned of: ” the lasting sense that the most prosperous have yet to shoulder their load” The alarm bells should be ringing across the political spectrum because Dr Williams is…
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Trafford’s cricket ground shambles continues
News outlets were last night carrying a story that Trafford Council’s handling of the planning applications for the Tesco/LCCC project and the White City supermarket determined by the same planning committee are to be challenged in the High Court. Guardian Trafford really have made a dog’s breakfast over…
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Weekly Update 20 December 2010
The week of the revised diary Two weeks previously the diary for this week had looked completely packed and I’d had to submit apologies for a number of meetings. The Government’s delays in releasing the Local Government settlement for Trafford meant all the meetings connected with Trafford’s Budget…
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Weekly Update 13 December 2010
Monday Attended Humphrey Park Playbuilder scheme meeting. Sadly, the decision was taken to recommend to Trafford not to proceed with the play area. The basis was purely on the strength of feeling of local residents against any improvement to the park that would encourage young people to use…
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Alternatives to the cuts
Why cuts are the wrong cure from False Economy on Vimeo.