Category Archives: Democratic deficit

Lack of transparency, honesty, trust etc.

iGas get permission to #frack in Albert Square, central #Manchester

Posted on April 1, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

UPDATE: This.  And please read all the way to the bottom, including the comments. Controversial fossil fuel company iGas, currently packing up its exploratory well at Barton Moss, has been given the go-ahead to look for shale gas in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Democratic deficit, education, Manchester City Council | 7 Comments

Sunday cheerfulness for #Manchester; #Snowden, #climate, #food #GCHQ & #lemmings

Posted on March 16, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

There’s a chap called Graham Wayne who has persistently and consistently been writing excellent stuff on all aspects of climate change (science, policy, denial, etc). His latest piece, “What connects Edward Snowden, climate change, GCHQ and lemmings?” is very fine, … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptation, Article alert, Democratic deficit | 5 Comments

#idebate ? #idespair as #Manchester “future politics” event puts #climate in #memoryhole

Posted on March 11, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

#iblame the parents. And the journalists. And, maybe just a bit – the kids. For what, you ask? For their utter (almost wilful) blindness to the numbers that matter. The numbers are not the turn-out at the Manchester Central bye-election … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate “Steering” “Group” “networking” “event” – video, inc Kate Chappell

Posted on March 11, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Last Wednesday the (please insert your own quote marks around all of the following capitalised words) Steering Group for the Climate Action Plan held a Networking Event called Work in Progress.  MCFly was there (having not, this time, been disinvited) … Continue reading →

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#Manchester fails in #resilience funding bid; Low Carbon Hub papers up at last

Posted on March 10, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Last week we told you about a meeting that you can’t go to.  And for which the papers weren’t even up. They are now. Haven’t read them all, but two three things amuse.  One is a failed funding bid, the … Continue reading →

Posted in AGMA, Democratic deficit, Low Carbon Hub | 2 Comments

Greater #Manchester Low Carbon Hub. Meets behind closed doors. Papers not up.

Posted on March 7, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Ah, the larfs just keep coming. There used to be this thing called the “Environment Commission”.  A bunch of Greater Manchester Local Authority types, with token private sector and academic representation, it met often and achieved nowt.  But it met … Continue reading →

Posted in AGMA, Democratic deficit, Low Carbon Hub | Leave a comment

#Manchester City Council Scrutiny Week March 2014

Posted on February 28, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Because they are unable/unwilling to do this themselves, here are the agendas (and links to reports) for the existing 6 scrutiny committees, scraped from the award-winning website.  The scrutiny commitees all meet in the so-called “Scrutiny Room” on the second … Continue reading →

Posted in Democratic deficit, Manchester City Council | 3 Comments

#Climate story in #Manchester Evening News, and meeting tonight, Tues 25th Feb

Posted on February 25, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester Evening News reporter Jennifer Williams has written an interesting account of the Executive meeting last week at which the latest “Climate Plan” of the City Council was discussed. [See MCFly’s account here.] The crucial thing is this – do … Continue reading →

Posted in #mcrclimateplan, Climate Change Action Plan, Democratic deficit, Manchester City Council | 2 Comments

#Manchester has 32 wards. All should have ward plans. Only 9 do. People gonna have to do it for themselves…

Posted on February 24, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The story so far: Manchester citizens recently offered to help their (cough cough) Council achieve nine specific actions on climate change. One of those was; 7) Ensure that the ward plans of all 32 wards (and Strategic Regeneration Frameworks) include … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change Action Plan, Democratic deficit, Manchester City Council | 2 Comments

#Manchester Town Hall Extension lights still blazing. What to DO about #climate? Citizens must choose, and do…

Posted on February 21, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly
Posted in Climate Change Action Plan, Democratic deficit, Manchester City Council | 6 Comments