Recently a group, askthepeopleofmanchester
formed in reaction to a news item that came out of Manchester City Council.
At a committee meeting the Council announced that its
investment in Manchester Airport had yielded a windfall of 14.5 million pounds
that they could spend as they like.
What are they proposing to do?
Put
the money into the ‘Green
and Clean Initiative’, the focus of which is NOT reducing climate change OR
pollution levels. It is to run activities that improve the ‘perception’ of
visitors and cleanliness of the city in line with Manchester aspirations to be
a ‘Global City’.
Put
the decision on how to spend the...