Speaking at a press briefing in advance of the TUC Congress, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: ‘Next week the TUC holds its most important Congress in decades. We face government policies that will do great damage to this country. ‘Its programme of cuts, privatisation and redrawing the…

According to GMB, Trafford’s Chief Executive was paid an annualised salary of £170,000 last year, which makes her one of the lower paid chief execs in the North West. But it’s hard not to agree with the GMB’s view that the pay levels for senior directors in local…

There used to be a link here to a very dry (almost Open University c1980s) discussion on council efficiency. Despite its dryness, it did capture the serious debate going on in councils across the country. In this case, it’s the procurement directors of Lincolnshire and Worcestershire; it could…

All the library authorities in Gtr Manchester are taking part in a ‘Future Libraries’ pilot with the following aim; Working Together – Greater Manchester Libraries (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan) The project will conduct a feasibility study and options appraisal to identify efficiency…

Letter issued 15th July 2010 to John Lamb (Director of Environment) Trafford Borough Council from Councillor Mike Cordingley John, Firstly I need to declare an interest in that I live on Raglan Road. I’m writing in anticipation of an escalation of complaints from neighbours over the state of…