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Visit to One Trafford
Read more: Visit to One TraffordThis 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
Read more: Doorstep ChallengeI 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!
Read more: 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
Read more: Mission – To achieve a state of Happiness in Council FinancesAnnual 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…
Read more: 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
Read more: Latest Stretford Consultation: heights, greenspace and parkingStretford town centre consultation. Caught somewhere between too much information and not enough, nevertheless still an exciting project.
Anything you think I should be looking at?
I don’t think you can compare privatisation with the Amey contract which is outsourcing. From memory some golden rules of…
I’m probably stretching the semantics calling it privatisation, but wanted to stress the extent to which management of important and…