Author: Mike Cordingley
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Visit to One Trafford
This morning, I went with a cross-party selection of Trafford Councillors to Tatton House in Baguley which is the main base for the mix of council and Amey staff that make up the Trafford Partnership. I really dislike the Amey contract – it places far too much control in the hands of a private company.…
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Doorstep Challenge
I was asked on the doorstep tonight ahead of tomorrow’s election about Labour’s policy for the aviation sector. It was such an interesting question. To be honest, I struggled a little with it. I have such a conflicting internal dialogue on this subject and certainty is never going to leap forth from my lips. I…
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Wake up, forget JCBs and defend Trafford’s services!
An update from the councillor focusing on what’s happening in our area and in the council.
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Mission – To achieve a state of Happiness in Council Finances
Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen, nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds and six, result misery. Mr Micawber’s Principle from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Mr Micawber’s rules for personal finance are still cited. They rather disregard mortgages and credit, but they still have some worth. The one…
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An affliction wasn’t in the deal to become an NHS governor, but…
My term as Trafford’s representative on the governing body of Manchester Universtity NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) began on the 20th September. Due to an unfortunate set of circumstances I found myself accompanying my partner to Trafford General’s Urgent Care Centre on that day. So I had to miss the MFT AGM. I didn’t know it…
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Latest Stretford Consultation: heights, greenspace and parking
Stretford town centre consultation. Caught somewhere between too much information and not enough, nevertheless still an exciting project.