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mancunian green: April 2011
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Sunday, 24 April 2011. Save Manchester Sure Start. The campaign produced the following draft statement which was agreed overwhelmingly at the meeting (with the addition of a deadline of Tues 3rd May for the council to agree - just before polling day.). I agree totally with the statement. This Forum agrees that despite the City Council's finances, Manchester's Sure Start Childrens Centres should remain publicly funded and run as a public service which in our view will ensure better quality standards and g...
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mancunian green: February 2011
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Sunday, 20 February 2011. Links to the Past. They say nostalgia isn't what it used to be; that may be true but it still exists, as brought home by two events which I attended in the last few days. And here's the MEN account on the 'reunion' Reunion. It was good to see many links to the Green Party; among those speaking about their experiences were long time Green activist Lance Crookes (seen on video here. Expansion is still on the cards at Manchester Airport however – homes and environment are thr...
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mancunian green: June 2010
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Thursday, 24 June 2010. How Green is Our Valley. Last Sunday I attended two events in our local green lung, the Mersey Valley. The first was a walk organised by the 'Friends of Chorlton Meadows (FOCM)' (see blog. Bees have been in the news a lot recently and not for the right reason. The honey bee has been hit very badly by a disease called Colony Collapse Disorder, whilst in recent decades many species of bumble bee have gone into decline or even disappeared from this country as habitat has been lost.
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mancunian green: High Speed Rail - Green? - Good for Manchester?
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Tuesday, 5 July 2011. High Speed Rail - Green? There's been a lot of propaganda around recently in support of the Government's High Speed Rail plan (HS2) for London to Birmingham, and subsequently to Manchester and Leeds. A couple of weeks ago I saw a group of people with balloons and leaflets in Piccadilly Gardens, seeking to convince passers by to sign up to the scheme. Adverts can also be seen on the local buses. Is it the boon its supporters claim? Is it worth the cost? Less than today. We need a...
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mancunian green: January 2011
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Saturday, 22 January 2011. Liberal Democrats Waning Here. There have been two ward by-elections in the City of Manchester since last May's combined general and local elections, and the results of them cannot make pleasant reading for the City's official Opposition Party, the Liberal Democrats. In November's Hulme by-election, the Lib Dems absolutely flooded the ward with leaflet after leaflet claiming 'It's neck and neck! It's Lib Dems or Labour! Greens and Tories can't win here! Perhaps chastened by thi...
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mancunian green: Greens and Art
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Sunday, 19 June 2011. I've thought it myself, and I've heard other people say it 'the green movement would benefit from more artistry'; and for green movement also read protest movements generally, including the recent anti-cuts demonstrations. Well, if some recent events that I've attended are a guide, there is a growing interweaving of political action and art. Also included an artistic thread, along with discussions and entertainment, in a four hour event in the centre of Platt Fields Park. I am curre...
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mancunian green: July 2010
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Sunday, 25 July 2010. Every Little (and Big) Hurts. So why didn't I? Because, Lancashire County Cricket Club have hitched their ground improvement to Tesco, who plan to put what is arguably Britain's biggest hypermarket close to the ground, with the redevelopment money as a bribe to Trafford Council and the Cricket Club. I've blogged at length on this before - Just Not Cricket. So will just focus now on more recent events in this sorry saga. Meanwhile in Brighton, Green councillors and even a Green MP do...
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mancunian green: Save Manchester Sure Start
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Sunday, 24 April 2011. Save Manchester Sure Start. The campaign produced the following draft statement which was agreed overwhelmingly at the meeting (with the addition of a deadline of Tues 3rd May for the council to agree - just before polling day.). I agree totally with the statement. This Forum agrees that despite the City Council's finances, Manchester's Sure Start Childrens Centres should remain publicly funded and run as a public service which in our view will ensure better quality standards and g...
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mancunian green: Not your typical Royal Wedding Weekend
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Sunday, 1 May 2011. Not your typical Royal Wedding Weekend. Another long weekend partly thanks to Will and Kate, but to be honest they haven't featured much in my activities over the past 2 days. See various Youtube videos for evidence). On Saturday I was back in Chorlton, where I am standing as candidate in Thursday's local elections. Unity Arts Manchester. Coming up for me in the next few days: Speaking at a debate on the AV referendum at Manchester Students Uni. on Wednesday, a slot on Peace FM ra...
