Category Archives: Manchester City Council

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#Manchester Council to spend £196k on #climate boss – except nobody has been appointed

Posted on February 18, 2020 by

Manchester City Council has earmarked 196 thousand bounds for a new boss for its Climate Change “Agency.”  Sounds great, eh?  There’s just one small problem. Well, two.  Okay, three. First – despite a national advertising campaign last year (they refuse … Continue reading →

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Council gives HOME £1.3m per year – demands NO low carbon culture action.

Posted on December 18, 2019 by

Exclusive!  Thanks to a Freedom of Information Act request, Manchester Climate Monthly can now revealed details of all requests from the City Council to the arts organisation HOME asking it to do more to create a “low carbon culture.”  Brace … Continue reading →

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After the election: Consequences and implications for #Manchester #climate policy

Posted on December 13, 2019 by

What can we know, what is to be done? Another hot-take, but specifically on Manchester climate action. With the usual disclaimers (1), there are a few things we can confidently say about the large Conservative/”Brexit” win (for what the Conservative … Continue reading →

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Shock news!! #Manchester City Council upholds complaint against member, officer, on filming.

Posted on December 10, 2019 by

Manchester City Council has upheld a complaint about the behaviour of the Chair of Planning and Highways Committee and a senior officer.  At the October 2019 meeting of the Planning Committee, its chair, Councillor Basil Curley (Labour, Charleston)  and a … Continue reading →

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Manchester City Council and #climate – flying staff to Edinburgh and Exeter after declaring “climate emergency” @XR_MCR

Posted on December 9, 2019 by

Extinction Rebellion Manchester are doing a protest about air quality on Great Ancoats St. The City Council has released the usual nonsense about how concerned they are about climate change and how a climate subgroup has been set up (after … Continue reading →

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Communication breakdown on the #climate emergency? Seems like…

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

In a little over a month’s time, Climate Emergency Manchester (1) will be releasing a report about what action the City Council has taken in the by-then six months since declaring a climate emergency. One focus will be on how … Continue reading →

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Oops – Manchester Climate Monthly gets it wrong – apology to Council, published in Evening News

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

Manchester Climate Monthly has published many a shocking scandal – based on replies to Freedom of Information Act requests.  The way it works (normally) is this. a) Council makes a claim/promise b) MCFly sighs/rolls eyes, and submits a Freedom of … Continue reading →

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