Category Archives: Democratic deficit

Lack of transparency, honesty, trust etc.

#Manchester Council abandons #scrutiny and #democracy over #climate change

Posted on November 5, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

In July, Manchester City Council tried to spin an increase in their carbon emissions as a 7% decrease.  They were only stopped in this by the eagle-eyes of Friends of the Earth and several councillors on the Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee. … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council’s well-hidden Environmental Sustainability Subgroup meets Weds 6th November

Posted on November 5, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

[Update: You really also need to read the next post on this website] Manchester City Council has problems with climate change, whether or not it is able to acknowledge them. One problem is the age-old one – the gap between … Continue reading →

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Crosspost/Video from Ask the People of #Manchester campaign

Posted on October 17, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

If you haven’t signed the petition already, it’s here. Anyone who lives or works or studies in Manchester can sign…

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Missing Inaction: #Manchester City Council Executive STILL NOT passing #climate plan #facepalm

Posted on October 17, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The silence from Manchester City Council gets ever more deafening, as it persists in NOT endorsing the city council’s latest Climate Action Plan. In July the 2013-4 “Annual Carbon Reduction Plan” of the Council went to a scrutiny committee. After … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Council Executive to discuss #climate and #biodiversity? We shall see…

Posted on October 13, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council publishes a list of “big decisions they are making soon.”  They update that list pretty frequently.  Here’s a grab from the latest version; Personally, I am betting very heavily AGAINST the appearance of the Green and Blue … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate “Steering Group” report that fell through a hole from the future… #MACF

Posted on October 11, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Steering Group September 2014 Status Report What a difference a year makes! From quips about “fills a much-needed gap” to “vital midwife in constrained times” in less than a year. Where did it all start to go right? September 2013 … Continue reading →

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“Wake up call for #Urmston” – press release from BCAG #Trafford #Manchester #airpollution

Posted on October 10, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Here’s a press release from the Breathe Clean Air Group – “The residents of Urmston, Flixton and Davyhulme face the biggest challenge to the air they breathe since the battle against smog in the 1950s” declared Pete Kilvert, Chairman of … Continue reading →

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Full Council of despair – #Manchester City Council in business-as-normal mode

Posted on October 9, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

After an hour of advertising for HS2, we got what we came for. The small and intrepid(1) band that ventured into Manchester Town Hall to witness “democracy” did indeed get to see what passes for democracy in action today. It … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council admits that business is free to ignore council policies #climate #epicfail

Posted on October 3, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Well, one of them, at least… A council officer has admitted under questioning that since the official Manchester Climate Change Action Plan “wasn’t in their [businesses’] language” then the council did not pursue endorsements of official Council policy*, and instead … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Centre residents- “Green Spaces” meeting on Weds 9th October

Posted on October 1, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Got this below from the city centre labour party site. The meeting it talks about is happening on the evening of the day that Manchester City Council meets and discusses, among other things, how to spend the £14.5m windfall from the … Continue reading →

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