Archive for April 26th, 2008

One Rule For Labour…

Published on April 26, 2008 in Salford. 7 Comments

…and another rule for everybody else.

Our Council Leader thinks that the individual Police Officers should be kept out of party political literature in case they are “compromised”, but sadly it appears that the message hasn’t got through to his own Councillors yet:

In The Spectator

Published on April 26, 2008 in National Comment and Salford. 0 Comments

On Tuesday, Fraser Nelson from the Spectator spent some time in Salford and Bury with Chris Grayling MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Work & Pensions) and local activists. This was Chris’s second visit to Salford this year, and although he’s a southern MP I believe his father used to work for Bridgewater Estates and he knows Salford and the surrounding area very well.

His article makes for an interesting read - you can view it in full on the Spectator website.

Delaying Tactics

Published on April 26, 2008 in Manchester and Salford. 1 Comment

We know what to expect from the Labour Party in Government and at a local level. They dither and they find every opportunity to hide away from the views of local people.

Last year, the Labour Government announced their decision to close the maternity and neo-natal units at Salford Royal (Hope) Hospital over the August Bank Holiday weekend. They held a “consultation” over the closure of St George’s High School months ago, and the results of the “consultation” have still not been published.

Now here’s a surprise - the decision on the TIF bid will be available just after the local elections. Our local and national Labour politicians are too cowardly to risk announcing the decision before Greater Manchester goes to the polls, so they bury it until two weeks after the elections - with a full two years before the next chance residents have to vote for their Councillors. It’s a disgrace and Salford residents should use the opportunity to tell our Labour politicians - who are incapable of listening otherwise - exactly what they think by voting them out next Thursday.

Also coming up just after the elections (a complete coincidence, I’m sure) is the announcement on whether any local Post Offices in Salford will have to close. Look out for a Post Office near you.