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- Gove condemns Children's Services' inspection regime
Michael Gove has highlighted the failures of Children's Services after the release of the Baby P report. - Government fails to revive housing market
Figures from the Bank of England show mortgage lending fell by 69% in October. - Clark welcomes climate change report
Greg Clark calls for urgent action to ensure an orderly transition to a low carbon economy. - Hague tells Labour to come clean about the euro
The President of the European Commission says Labour politicians are considering joining the euro. - Shapps welcomes RBS's decision to delay repossessions
RBS have guaranteed not to repossess the homes of those who fall behind on payments for at least six months. - Gordon Brown must speak out on Damian Green's arrest
David Cameron has called on the Prime Minister to make his opinions clear on the issue of Damian Green?s arrest. - New personal debt widget and VAT poster launched
Download the "VAT Bombshell" poster or add the "My Debt to Labour" widget to your website, blog or Facebook wall. - We must throw a lifeline to suffering businesses
David Cameron has called on the Government to get credit moving to help Britain's small businesses. - David comments on arrest of Damian Green
David Cameron has described yesterday?s arrest of Damian Green as ?extraordinary and frankly worrying?. - Osborne calls on Government to underwrite business loans
The Shadow Chancellor has unveiled radical plans to free up the credit market.
Campaign Update
We are campaigning hard on issues that matter. These are issues that people talk to us about when we are out canvassing or issues that are raised to David Mowat at his surgeries. If there are other areas you wish to bring to our attention let us know.
Residents should get the services they deserve. Not what they are given.
Are we campaigning on the issues that matter to you? Fill in the survey at the bottom of this page.......let us know.
The Mersey Gateway
Plans to Divert Traffic Through Warrington to Avoid New Toll Bridge
We support the plans to build a new bridge over the Mersey in parallel with the existing blue bridge. However, we are shocked that the Government have failed to commit the funds and apparently plan to make the new and old bridges charge a toll. It is anticipated that the toli could be up to £2 a vehicle.
The consequence of this decision is to divert additional traffic through Warrington. Traffic modelling predicts up to 10% extra. This will impact residents in Appleton, Stretton, Lymm, Penketh and Great Sankey.
The cause is the Government plans to divert infrastructure spending over the next 3-4 yeras away from the North to pay for the Thames Gateway. It is now becoming clear that Warrington will become a major casualty.
We have so far collected 1123 signatures. Please support our campaign.
Titan Prison in Whittle Hall
Omega Prison in Whittle Hall:David Mowat is campaigning, with local residents, to try to stop this proposal before a planning application is made. An action group has been set up and a 10 Downing Street Petition has been established. In addition, I have written to all 5000 homes in Whittle Hall informing them of the plan and our opposition to it. With the letter is our petition which you should sign and return to me in the FREEPOST envelope supplied.
In addition I have now made contact with the project team based in London (Nov 12th) and informed the Project Office directly as to the strength of our concerns. They confirmed to me that "residents views" are part of the evaluation process but that no decision will be made in the short term.
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The Manchester Congestion Charge
Cost of £1200 per annum for each driver.
David Mowat attacks "derisory" consultation and plans as "taxation without representation".
October 15th
On
a recent visit to the town it has become clear that, based on current
plans, Warrington will pay a huge amount to finance the new Manchester
Congestion charge but will receive virtually nothing in return.
Officials
fdid not even have an estimate of the number of cars which will travel
each day from Warrington and therefore pay the charge. There do not
appear to be any plans to upgrade public transport apart from "perhaps"
a few more trains on a line which is alreadt vastly overcrowded.
David Mowat says "that
based on my estimate of 15,000 cars a day commuters will pay around
£20million each year. This coimpares with a total current cost of
£80million for Council Tax for the whole town. On that basis the town
will take a hit of about 25% of the total Council Tax cost....this is
just wrong........it is taxation without representation.......matters
will not be allowed to rest as they are.........."
To get involved with us in trying to influence this proposal please get in touch.
The NHS in Warrington
Restore Funding and Organise Proper Consultation on Polyclinic Proposals
Stop More Post Office Closures
Stop Uncontrolled Over Development
Build more affordable homes
Residents are sick to death of continued inappropriate schemes springing up all over the town and in neighbouring villages. Garden grabbing must stop and developers must provide more avoidable homes. Strong Council leadership is needed. More.
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Make Warrington an Alcohol Free Zone
Protect Our Greenbelt
In the South of Warrington there have been are number of incidences over the past few years of inappropriate travellers sites. The latest site in Cartridge Lane is just one more example. The issue is that the council have not provided the sites necessary to fulfill our obligations and as a result the greenbelt is being eroded. More.