Comments on: No Mayor for Manchester http://manchestermule.com/article/no-mayor-for-manchester News with a Kick Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:32:58 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: lou http://manchestermule.com/article/no-mayor-for-manchester/comment-page-1#comment-766 lou Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:57:56 +0000 http://themule.info/?p=923#comment-766 I'm glad it has been rejected - the best that would have come from it is knowing better who to blame - it almost ce3rtainly would have diminished the role of councillors who actually have proper contact with ordinary people and their issues, and would have made politics more about personality and gimmicks - as we've seen with Boris in London! I’m glad it has been rejected – the best that would have come from it is knowing better who to blame – it almost ce3rtainly would have diminished the role of councillors who actually have proper contact with ordinary people and their issues, and would have made politics more about personality and gimmicks – as we’ve seen with Boris in London!

]]> By: Bill Harrop http://manchestermule.com/article/no-mayor-for-manchester/comment-page-1#comment-765 Bill Harrop Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:39:07 +0000 http://themule.info/?p=923#comment-765 This may be of interest. From Power 2010: "When he became Prime Minister, Gordon Brown promised to reform our democracy. He said he'd listen. He said he'd learn. But he didn't act. Over two years have passed since then and a few moments ago the PM finally promised a referendum on electoral reform - but not until after the next election. This is not enough. Our democracy needs change - we want your ideas about how this should happen. Tell us your ideas here: http://power2010.org.uk/yourideas Bill - our movement just became all the more important. Today the Prime Minister had the opportunity to commit to real change, but he failed to do so. Delivering change now rests on each of our shoulders rather than his. And for POWER2010 to succeed we need to know about the change you want made to our political system. After all - this movement is all about you. Together we can change our politics. Tell us your priorities. They could sit at the centre of our national campaign to change how British politics works. http://power2010.org.uk/yourideas The challenge has been thrown down - it's up to each of us to meet it. Tell us your ideas now - because we can't wait for change. Best wishes, Pam Giddy Director, POWER2010" This may be of interest.

From Power 2010:

“When he became Prime Minister, Gordon Brown promised to reform our democracy. He said he’d listen. He said he’d learn. But he didn’t act.

Over two years have passed since then and a few moments ago the PM finally promised a referendum on electoral reform – but not until after the next election.

This is not enough.

Our democracy needs change – we want your ideas about how this should happen. Tell us your ideas here:

http://power2010.org.uk/yourideas

Bill – our movement just became all the more important. Today the Prime Minister had the opportunity to commit to real change, but he failed to do so. Delivering change now rests on each of our shoulders rather than his. And for POWER2010 to succeed we need to know about the change you want made to our political system.

After all – this movement is all about you. Together we can change our politics. Tell us your priorities. They could sit at the centre of our national campaign to change how British politics works.

http://power2010.org.uk/yourideas

The challenge has been thrown down – it’s up to each of us to meet it. Tell us your ideas now – because we can’t wait for change.

Best wishes,

Pam Giddy
Director, POWER2010″

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