Category Archives: Manchester City Council

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#Manchester, #climate and all that jazz (festival)

Posted on July 24, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council loves to sell the city as a Global Destination for Sport and Culture.  It’s part of the “offer”, to attract inward investment.(1)  That’s great, so long as it doesn’t conflict with the imperative to become a genuinely … Continue reading →

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#Manchester councillors denied information about council’s #climate performance. As are citizens.

Posted on July 23, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council will NOT be giving any detailed account about its climate change performance over the last year, despite repeated requests. In July 2013 the “Annual Carbon Reduction Plan” was brought to the “Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee”  (this of the … Continue reading →

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Video: #Manchester City Council and its scrutiny system. A 7th committee is needed… #climate #democracy

Posted on July 17, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Here’s a rough and ready short film about the scrutiny process of Manchester City Council and the need for a 7th – environmental –  scrutiny committee. Thanks to all the people who gave constructive feedback on the earlier draft. I … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council proclaims itself transparent. Want to know how “Clean City” money is spent? You gotta use FoIA.

Posted on July 15, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Update: The Council has got even more Airport Windfall money this year. Manchester City Council bleats loud and long about openness and transparency. In early June bureaucrats assured elected members they would explain the “Clean and Green Fund” better. A … Continue reading →

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#Manchester councillors call for more gully cleaning machines. #floods and stuff…

Posted on July 10, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

A group of councillors has called for some of the £14.5m windfall received by Manchester City Council from Manchester Airport to be spent on the “purchase or lease” of an additional gully cleaning wagon. The “Task and Finish” group, chaired … Continue reading →

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Food glorious “sustainable” food – but who in #Manchester benefits? Councillors scrutinise the bureaucrats…

Posted on July 9, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Councillors of Manchester’s “Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee” met on Tuesday 8th July to discuss “sustainable food.” There was waffle and spice. MCFly editor Marc Hudson gives a blow-by-blow account, with a garnish of snark. Most people have an opinion (or three) … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate bosses think warm winter + buildings sell-off = “success”

Posted on July 8, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Update: From an email just received – “Cllr Curley [chair of the Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee] has further indicated that this will be considered as a substantive agenda item for consideration by the Committee at its meeting of 26 August.” First … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Council Scrutiny Week July 2014

Posted on July 3, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Because those democracy-lovers in Manchester Town Hall 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 committees all meet in the so-called … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council to discuss “Sustainable Food” – #climate? Not so much.

Posted on July 3, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

On Tuesday 8th July a committee of Manchester City Council will discuss “sustainable food“.  Meanwhile, scrutiny of the council’s disastrous performance on climate change … will not happen. The Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee of the Council, which has 96 members, 95 … Continue reading →

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Broken #climate promise by #Manchester Council’s Executive member for the Environment

Posted on June 16, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The promise was simple, and cheap. The promise was not made in haste. The promise was repeated. The promise… has, of course… been broken. A month after receiving an Open Letter from Manchester citizens offering to help take climate action, … Continue reading →

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