It seems that New Labour in Salford claim that people within the city voted on mass for them and of course it’s leader Mr Merry stated openly in the Local advertiser, i quote “we will not let them down”. perhaps John you should ask them to attend public meetings. The reality is they like the name but not the pain of coming out to listen to people complain over the rash of burglary incidents. It amazes me how people vote for candidates who make promises in glossy Labour leaflets they never keep.Ask any one who their Labour councillor is in Swinton south and you will be hard pressed for an answer. it’s a real issue with me that people seem to vote on national topics and not the shambles that New Labour put us through each week in Salford. Perhaps the Labour Leadership should take a lead from one Manchester United player today and resign. I would make one more suggestion the people i have spoken with tonight should vent their venom over New Labour to the Local press it may make them do the job they are paid to do.
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Labour call for oppenness
Strange coming from a party that choose not to listen.When a party affectively attacks the civil liberties of it’s own people then it no longer exist in the role of a party that claims to speak for the people. Words can be used to form any thing but without a bases those words become cheap and meaningless. Sadly many people have little care for politics and many have been brought up to think there is little choice than red or blue, or left and right,people with other views are normally starved of the means to promote anything other than the same old guff that people have been feed on for the past 50 years maybe things will change who knows? we live in hope.
Well i wonder how quickly will Labour put up the cctv pole after 2 residents chopped it down?
The valley suffers from a minority that makes life hell for 99% of the good people who live there. Labours answer to cut out the problem is to put up one cctv camera that covers little of the estate. The total cost was high taking years to be put on site and the result was a minimal return,why could this money not have been invested on mobile patrols to monitor and report back to the police,it could have covered the valley and any other area that suffers from trouble makers.Why
were the residents not offered a choice? again Labour are short sited and masters of wasting other peoples money,time and piece of mind.
Our First free gift of the year…
We felt this would be our next major project,to print and deliver this to all the Salford wards. What you do is tick off a day every time to see your Labour Councillor in the ward actively working for you. Just try it and see how many days you get in the year,and match that to the cost to you.
More gems from Mr Kingston of the Salford Star i wonder why this man can’t get funding from Salford Council well read on you can see why.
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SALFORD EMBANKMENT 101 COULD COST TAXPAYERS MILLIONS |
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Star date: 27th May 2011 SALFORD’S UGLY USE OF PUBLIC MONEY `Aside from entrusting their relatives in council posts, I think a few councillors need to have a second look at the crap that they will be hoisting on the good folk of Greater Mancunia…’ Skyscrapercity.com Plans for two horrid office blocks on the Salford side of Manc town centre have not only drawn scorn from planners and architects, they could also end up costing Salford tax payers up to £2million a year – for the next ten years. Secret decisions, public money underwriting private profit and truly horrific architecture all come together under Salford Council’s banner of `regeneration’ and `investment’… |
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Salford is possibly getting two horrid black office blocks, courtesy of Ask Developments and Salford City Council. They are going to be based just opposite Manchester Cathedral, are in the pipeline for planning permission and they already have architecture specialists up in arms. But that’s only the start of the story. First of all look at the artist’s impression of the things (main photo) then read these hilarious comments taken from the planner and architects forum skyscrapercity.com … Heatonparkincakes: `Has someone died? Personally think they are utterly and purely ugly pieces of arrogant crap…They stick out like a cancer growth on an albino… It’s an affliction and I will blame SCC [Salford City Council]…Aside from entrusting their relatives in council posts, I think a few councillors need to have a second look at the crap that they will be hoisting on the good folk of Greater Mancunia.’ Seasoned Best: `Gruesome twosome? Two ugly sisters?…Thoroughly horrific.’ Slow Burn: `Truly, truly atrocious! Typical Salford shit…’ Required: `Hypnotically bad.’ Blackfriars (on the `dancing fountains’ at the front of the blocks): `It looks like an empty car park where the water pipes have been tampered with by kids during a heat wave’ JRB: `Look at the new Chets Music School. Look at Victoria Station. Look at Manchester Cathedral…Then stick two black glass Milton Keynes office blocks next to them…Fuck Off!’ And if the architecture is bad enough, the process by which these office blocks have come about is even more ugly, if that’s possible. The office blocks, Embankments 101 and 100, are being built by Ask Developments, a private profit making company, but Salford City Council has agreed to guarantee 50% of the rent on the first block for the next ten years. With Grade A office space of 196,000 sq ft available, commentators (including Estates Gazette and Manchester Confidential) have estimated this will cost Salford Council anywhere between £750,000 to £2million a year if the building lies empty. This money will come from the Council’s revenue funds, which means directly from Salford tax payers. And Salford Council doesn’t even intend to take any space in the block. What’s more, the decision by Salford Council to underwrite the speculative project was taken by its Cabinet in secret (or Part 2) last October, was rushed through as “urgent and not subject to call-in” and the decision notice was never posted on the Council’s website (we certainly can’t find it), as is a legal requirement. Fortunately, the Salford Star, by other means, has managed to obtain a copy of the decision dated October 2010. It’s approved personally by Salford City Council Leader, John Merry and states only that there will be a “tiered approach to Phase 1 of the Greengate Regeneration Scheme through…a head lease being taken within the parameters set out in the report”. No report is included. We asked Salford Council if the decision was available on the Council’s website, and, if not, why not? We also asked that if this decision wasn’t on the Council’s website, what other official decisions aren’t being posted for the public to inspect. We waited weeks and weeks for an answer. We didn’t get one. Meanwhile, Salford Council’s Chief Executive, Barbara Spicer, had gone on record partly justifying the decision to underwrite a speculative, privately owned office block by saying that it “will create 880 jobs”. We asked exactly how an office block will create 880 jobs and whether these jobs would be for Salford people, given that we could be paying up to £2million a year for the privilege. We didn’t get a proper answer on this either. All we got was a standard quote from John Merry saying “We have been working closely with Ask to develop this site. During tough financial times we have to take a decision on whether we invest and plan for recovery, or we freeze development plans. At Salford City Council we feel very strongly that we should continue to invest in the city to bring in jobs and improve our economy. “This scheme is expected to bring 880 new jobs to Salford, which will benefit local residents, as well as those from across the region” he adds “The rental guarantee we have put in place is there to give developers the confidence to invest in our city and we are happy we will be able to recover this rent when this much needed office space comes to market.” Time will tell. But Salford tax payers will be pleased to note that Salford City Council is also going to be financially supporting Peel Holdings (owned by John Whittaker, whose wealth has almost doubled to £2,075million over the last year, according to Sunday Times Rich List see here), next in its Port Salford venture, having already provided £22million towards the Peel joint venture community stadium. “We will play a role in that and take some of the risk” Barbara Spicer told the Manchester In Business event a couple of weeks ago “Port Salford is seen as critical infrastructure for Greater Manchester and is part of the carbon economy local plan.” She added that Salford Council will be taking the risk in a lot more private profit making schemes… “Where we were in terms of development five years ago and where we are now dictates a different role from the local authority, and actually we’ve got to get into that space a bit more.” Ever wondered why your recycling bins are only being emptied every month? 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Fancy a good read try this Salford tax payers
Salford Liberal Democrats exec meeting last night.
Just a thought,
If 1500 people with Salford Addresses had employment building media city how come the jobless figures showed no change at the time this statement was made? Where did these builders come from?
Are all the masses of people coming in to the city settled and paying community charge?or are we taking short stay and not recorded?
If we are to see joint working with Manchester and the joining of departments how many job losses do we expect to see?
If we are to see joint working will the Top heavy management structures reduce or will people be moved to other areas?
How was the £5million saving arrived at? will we be able to see any breakdowns?
Are we in the process of losing our identity as a city?
Well this weeks political column gave me a smile and no it was not Norman Owens
Cllr Merry writes that they were the only party that campaigned hard across all twenty wards. They will not let people down. remember those words because over the coming months i will repeat what Mr Merry said and ask you do you feel let down.Because mark my words you will.May came and is nearly gone and Cllr Merry and his team will go back to the safety of the Town Hall not to be seen till next may,i wonder? will you still have a job by next May,many will suffer redundancy and a poor future,The LABOUR party locally will blame the cuts but to be honest most of this was on the way before the condems took out their axe.
I have just read this off Salford Online i am not a member so i hope Tom does not mind if i use my own site to comment.
Salford share with Manchester Council
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It has been reported this morning that Salford Council will collapse its legal services to join forces with Manchester council in a bid to save the city £5m.
John Merry, Salford council leader, said: “This joint service means we can get the best possible legal services for both councils while also achieving the financial savings that come from having one team. In these difficult financial times it is important we work with our Greater Manchester colleagues to look at what we can do to get best value for money.”
Source files take from Salford Online it’s a great NEWS site so take a look.
You have to look at Mr Merry comments and digest them in full. The reality is this is the first steps in to the predicted Job losses. You save money by taking two peoples posts and give them to one,saving one salary.The legal services will not be the first,i would say that to achieve the savings needed over the next three years we will see wholesale job losses,Mr merry cannot get away with voluntary redundancy,people will be shown the door,with no oppostion within council who will be there to protect jobs,new Labour? no they will follow the executive like sheep and agree without question.The Top heavy managment will survive as allways only the shop floor will suffer.The heads of the legal section went early they must have seen the writing on the wall long before the condems took power.gone with golden hand shakes i would say.Not so for the masses.Did you vote Labour in may? bet you never saw that one on their election leaflets..
