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Climate Stakeholder Conference Workshop Write-ups

The write up of the workshops held at the stakeholder conference 2012 are up in case you hadn’t spotted it on the website or got an email. There is also an interesting blurb from the Steering Group highlighting the ‘recurrent … Continue reading

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Money, Democracy and Feedback – We talk to the Steering Group

The Steering Group, which is tasked with implementing the city-wide climate change action plan, insists that it is not a public body to be scrutinised Here at MCFly, we like to ask questions. Lots of lots of them to lots … Continue reading

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Newsflash: Steering Group steers towards democracy

The Steering Group announced that it will be holding elections for its members. In a surprising policy u-turn,  during today’s stakeholder conference, Steve Connor, chair of  the 32-member Steering Group,  said that they are currently “exploring election mechanisms” so that … Continue reading

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Newsflash – Steering Group membership

You know how we wrote our “final word” on the Steering Group last week? Well, we lied. The Steering Group, set up in June 2010, has recently expanded. None of the people who applied was rejected, so it’s now 30 … Continue reading

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Friends of the Earth “Election” shocker

After bitterly-fought contests in which mud was slung and babies were kissed … No, but seriously; Manchester Friends of the Earth held its Annual General Meeting and Christmas Social tonight. No mud was slung, nor babies kissed. The event was … Continue reading

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