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Showing posts with label Manchester. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Manchester. Show all posts

Monday, November 16, 2009

Manchester is First to Get ID Cards


Residents in Manchester will become the first people in Britain to be able to apply for ID cards. They can now directly apply to attend appointments from November 30 to have their photograph and fingerprints taken for the £30 cards at Manchester's passport office.

Junior Home Office Minister Meg Hillier said the cards would be particularly useful for students and young people as they would "save the cost and hassle" of getting into clubs and bars.'

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Saturday, December 13, 2008

Manchester Says No To Congestion Charge

Road pricing, the Government’s favoured policy for dealing with congestion, has been roundly rejected in a referendum in Manchester. There now appears little chance of any pay-as-you-drive schemes being introduced for the next decade at least.
Manchester’s proposal for peak-time tolls of up to £5 a day was defeated by 4 to 1.



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And that is why the government refuse to give us our promised referendum on the Lisbon Treaty as they know it will be thrown out by the british people who are sick and tired of the encroachment of the EU superstate and the constand meddling in British affairs.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Manchester Revolt Threatens Road Pricing

The future of road pricing is in the balance, with towns and cities across Britain awaiting the result of Manchester’s referendum tomorrow before deciding whether to press ahead with pay-as-you-drive schemes.
The level of response to the postal-only vote in areas of the city where congestion charging is unpopular, such as Trafford and Tameside, has alarmed supporters of the scheme.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Manchester Being 'Bullied' By Government Into Accepting Road Tolls

The Government is threatening to withhold £1.5 billion of public funding for public transport in Manchester unless the city agrees to become a guinea pig for pay-as-you-drive road pricing.

Geoff Hoon, the Transport Secretary, said funding for new tram lines, extra buses and trains would be cancelled unless a majority of Greater Manchester's 1.8 million population voted “yes” in next month's road pricing referendum.

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Just Vote NO! and stuff the Government