Category Archives: Democratic deficit

Lack of transparency, honesty, trust etc.

#Manchester City Council leader Richard Leese on #climate adaptation? Maybe…

Posted on January 10, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Richard Leese, the leader of Manchester City Council, has a blog. The latest post on it makes mention of adaptation to climate change. We’ve posted the following question. Let’s see what happens… Welcome back, at the end of the blog … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: #Manchester Stakeholder Conference to be held on Monday 4th March. MCFly urges you not to bother booking annual leave NOW.

Posted on January 8, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

You may have read on the official website “manchesterclimate.com”  that the Stakeholder Conference would be held on Friday 8th March.  This was wrong. (1) You may have read in a report to Manchester City Council that the Stakeholder Conference would … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: Steering Group blog post to appear!!!

Posted on January 7, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Attention Conservation Notice: This is a detailed post about how little information is ever released by officialdom without persistence persistence persistence.  It is not inspiring, but rather depressing; so is best left unread if you need to maintain illusions about … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate Stakeholder Conference 2013 – beyond belief, beyond satire

Posted on January 4, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

UPDATE 7th January: The plot thickens!  We have just stumbled upon a blog post, dated 17th December, on the official Steering Group website that states unequivocally that some of these questions below have been debated and agreed already at the … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: #Manchester Council committee to discuss #climate change and energy issues, Tues 8th January, 2pm

Posted on January 3, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

On Tuesday 8 January 2013 the Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee of Manchester City Council will discuss two report: one on the Manchester Climate Change “Action Plan (70 pages – see MCFly’s submission to the writers here), and another on the Greater … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: TfGM’s habit of announcing consultations at last minute – can we Budge It?

Posted on December 28, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

On Christmas Eve the public were informed (as in, a press release went out) that they can come and be all democraticky and oversighty about Transport for Greater Manchester’s public spending plans. When is this? About ten days time. This, … Continue reading →

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The #Manchester Climate Change Action Plan “refresh” insultation; MCFly’s contribution

Posted on December 9, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Attention Conservation Notice: This is an open letter to the Steering Group about their “refresh” of the Manchester Climate Change Action Plan. We know it will be ignored, but silence in the face of such disastrous inadequacy is complicity. And … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Council to discuss climate change at full council? Er, no…

Posted on December 5, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

UPDATE: The plot… thins.  See the end of this post for more details and an apology. MCFly jumps the gun twice in a week!! Must see a doctor about that premature encapsulation… An in-depth presentation of climate change action by … Continue reading →

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Alexandra Park in South #Manchester – another view on the proposed tree-felling

Posted on December 4, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

On Sunday we posted a link to a petition asking the City Council and Heritage Lottery Fund to reconsider their plans to chop down some trees in Alexandra Park. It was on our “to do” list to get a statement … Continue reading →

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Petition: #Manchester City Council and Heritage Lottery Fund: Stop plans to unnecessarily fell around 280 trees in Alexandra Park MCR

Posted on December 2, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

So, here’s a chance to use your new-found lobbying skills…  There’s a petition about trees in Alexandra Park that, we think, deserves your signature. “Around 280 trees that have been a feature of the park for 40-108 years are going … Continue reading →

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