Archive for the 'Manchester Congestion Charge' Category

Dick Leese bottles Bolton vote

Friday, 27th June, 2008

Apparently Richard Leese has now done a u-turn and decided that a full referendum across Manchester should be held for the Congestion Tax.
What he really means is that there is a serious chance that the Bolton referendum would go against him and mean the CONgestion charge would be killed, so he thinks he’ll stand a […]

Alternative Manchester Congestion Zones

Friday, 20th June, 2008

Here’s a suggestion for how the congestion charge zones should really look.

Manchester Congestion Tax Critique

Thursday, 1st November, 2007

Here’s an interesting critique on the Manchester Congestion Tax.

UK Gov Transport Discrimination

Thursday, 25th October, 2007

So, Ruth Kelly has come out and said that the current scheme to use of the hard shoulder on the M42 as a running lane is to be extended.
While I don’t agree with this policy, preferring to see money spent on properly widening the motorway or actually improving alternative transport, one part of this news […]

Bolton Council Betrays its Residents

Saturday, 28th July, 2007

I’m curious…
How many pieces of silver did it take for Bolton Council to betray the people of Bolton to the Manchester Congestion Tax?
No doubt, they are labouring under the delusion that “we’ll get a share of the money, but it won’t affect Bolton”. Well, it might not affect the councillors who work in Bolton, but […]