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 Local Election Statement - April 2008 |
STOCKPORT LABOUR PARTY - STATEMENT FOR THE LOCAL ELECTIONS 2008.
Stockport Council could be doing a lot better for the residents of our Borough. Our main priority has always b...
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| Keep our open spaces clear of dog mess - April 2008 |
Did you know there about 6.5 to 7.4 million dogs in the United Kingdom? Between then they produce about 1000 tonnes of faeces per day. It is possible for humans to be infected by the ...
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| Latest - The Budget - March 2008 |
I believe Alistair Darling’s first Budget was good news for working families, the less well off, the environment and pensioners. To help the environment a new regime of vehicle exci...
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| Council Budget Comment (27 February 2008) |
It is budget day for the Council on Thursday and we will see the dividing lines between the main Political parties in the borough more clearly outlined than is often the case. Labour has pu...
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| Budget time approaches... (Added 20 February 2008) |
This time of year is one of the busiest at the Town Hall, as councillors and officers are heavily involved in drawing up the Council’s budget, and therefore the level of Council Tax for the nex...
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| Schools Secretary visits Reddish Vale - Top marks for Labour's record on schools. |
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, the Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, with (from left) Reddish South Labour campaigner and Reddish Vale governor Andy Verdeille, Cllr ...
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| Compare and Contrast |
All of us have been through the school system and one of the regular questions asked is “Compare and contrast … “. And today a similar question can be posed about our schools. T...
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| There's no need to re-invent the wheel |
This financial year, Stockport will receive in excess of £79.5 million in funding from our Labour Government on top of the money raised from the Council Tax, an increase of over £2.5 million on...
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| Supporting the Young People of Stockport |
As a parent, and a grandparent, I have always been very interested in issues affecting young people. Stockport Council must provide services that benefit everyone in our community, and good servi...
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| Let Us Hear the Real Ones |
Over the last three weeks I have been involved in activities in Stockport that have demonstrated the two stark popular images of young people as portrayed through the media. What is the true ...
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| A wake up call... |
The Council is preparing for its annual State of the Borough debate which is to be held next month. Recently all the public sector and private sector organisations, with whom we have to work, were ...
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| Town's growth should help reduce inequalities |
Just recently I attended Stockport’s State of the Borough debate. This annual event, a large gathering of the great and good, is a chance to discuss how Stockport is performing and more important...
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| Politics Is a Strange Thing |
At the last council meeting, we, as the Labour Group of Councillors submitted two motions to be debated. The first motion was calling for Danny Bergara to be commemorated in some way by the c...
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| How good are our public services? |
People judge the quality of public services by their own experiences and what is presented in the media, frequently the two impressions are in conflict with each other. The NHS is th...
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| Stockport Lib Dems keep taking wrong turns. |
It seems to me that its time to seriously question where the LibDem leadership of our town is taking the people of Stockport in a number of areas where there are serious consequences for all of us ...
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| Too many Lib Dem Councillors spoil the broth! |
Over the last two weeks, many young people and their families have celebrated the results that they have achieved in their GCSEs. For some there may have been disappointment but for most sixteen ye...
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| A better approach is needed |
Over the past couple of weeks a number of areas in Stockport have seen sites invaded by large numbers of travellers. This month has seen sites appear inPortwood, Reddish, Heaton Chapel, ...
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| Traffic Problems need a solution! |
As mycolleague Sheila Bailey argued powerfully last week none of the opponents of Congestion Charging in Stockport and elsewhere have come up with any alternative solution. Talk to me about ostriches ...
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| Proud of Labour's record on the NHS |
Hardly a week goes by without some kind of statement from Andrew Lansley the OppositionHealth spokesman onthe state of the NHS, as he sees it. The quotes usually contain the words “chaos” “cuts...
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| Recycling – Stockport needs to make improvements! |
Over the last few months I have received many observations from residents about Stockport’s recycling ranging from concerns about the effectiveness of the collections through to a strong demand f...
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STOCKPORT LABOUR PARTY - STATEMENT FOR THE LOCAL ELECTIONS 2008. 
Did you know there about 6.5 to 7.4 million dogs in the United Kingdom? Between then they produce about 1000 tonnes of faeces per day. It is possible for humans to be infected by the ...
I believe Alistair Darling’s first Budget was good news for working families, the less well off, the environment and pensioners. To help the environment a new regime of vehicle exci...
This time of year is one of the busiest at the Town Hall, as councillors and officers are heavily involved in drawing up the Council’s budget, and therefore the level of Council Tax for the nex...
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, the Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, with (from left) Reddish South Labour campaigner and Reddish Vale governor Andy Verdeille, Cllr ...
All of us have been through the school system and one of the regular questions asked is “Compare and contrast … “. And today a similar question can be posed about our schools. T...
This financial year, Stockport will receive in excess of £79.5 million in funding from our Labour Government on top of the money raised from the Council Tax, an increase of over £2.5 million on...
As a parent, and a grandparent, I have always been very interested in issues affecting young people. Stockport Council must provide services that benefit everyone in our community, and good servi...
At the last council meeting, we, as the Labour Group of Councillors submitted two motions to be debated. The first motion was calling for Danny Bergara to be commemorated in some way by the c...
Over the last two weeks, many young people and their families have celebrated the results that they have achieved in their GCSEs. For some there may have been disappointment but for most sixteen ye...
As mycolleague Sheila Bailey argued powerfully last week none of the opponents of Congestion Charging in Stockport and elsewhere have come up with any alternative solution. Talk to me about ostriches ...
Hardly a week goes by without some kind of statement from Andrew Lansley the OppositionHealth spokesman onthe state of the NHS, as he sees it. The quotes usually contain the words “chaos” “cuts...