A blog about Wirral Council, Wirral Council's councillors & officers
A blog about Wirral Council's public meetings, Wirral Council's councillors, Bidston & St. James ward and other public bodies on Merseyside
Why are there 3 further days of strike action on the Merseyrail network this month?
One of my New Year resolutions has been to speak truth to power.
The media unfortunately too often protects the establishment at the expense of the public.
There are three further days of strike action on the Merseyrail network next week (8th, 10th and 12th January).
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What were the top 10 most watched videos during an incredible 2017?
Happy New Year! So what were the ten most watched videos on this blog’s Youtube channel in 2017 (by minutes viewed)?
10 In reverse order, number ten was a video not filmed in 2017, but during the general election in 2015 when there was a well attended public consultation meeting in Saughall Massie about a proposed fire station.
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So what happened each month in 2017?
2017 was such a newsworthy year it’s hard to know where to start.
January
The year started with councillors on Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority furious over the refusal of planning permission for a new fire station in Saughall Massie.
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Wirral’s councillors asked to agree to £390,176.03 “golden goodbye” for Joe Blott and £1 million for other departing managers
Wirral Council had another public meeting in private (an assumption on my part as I wasn’t there) on Monday afternoon to obtain councillors’ agreement to a recommendation to save money by spending an estimated £1.4 million and increasing the salary of the Monitoring Officer to try and solve recruitment issues to this post.
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Demonstrators chant “Labour Council – listen to the public!” during “no-cuts” petition
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Council (Wirral Council) 11th December 2017 Part 1 of 4
A Wirral Momentum petition of 3,297 signatures as part of the Wirral Needs campaign triggered a debate of fifteen minutes at Monday’s meeting of Wirral Council’s councillors.
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