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Tag Archives: Manchester

D-Days for C–Charge ‘consultations’ draw near but will ‘lies’ skew voting in London and Manchester?

Consultations end soon on plans for a huge C–Charge/Road Pricing scheme in Manchester – and on whether London should keep the Western Extension of its Congestion Charging zone. But daggers are being drawn by doubters about the truth of claims by charging scheme supporters – and opponent’s concerns include a claim by Andrew Gilligan that […]

Why did Ruth Kelly go? Did UK Transport Minister quit to see her record breaking clutch of kids or more of old flame Miliband?

Or, as TC wonders, is it to save her Bolton seat in the face of public anger about a Congestion Charging plan for Manchester – and support for rejection that is far more extensive across the region than mainstream news reports? The ludicrously timed announcement that T-Minister Ruth Kelly quits cabinet post – like at […]

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