Response to Wirral's latest cuts and consultation

The news that Wirral faces £100m of cuts over the next three years is a shocking indictment of the coalition government’s savage assault on public services. It also exposes the Labour Party’s craven acceptance of the austerity agenda made worse by our council leader’s admission that, over many years of Labour control in Wirral, “we have had poor budget management”.

 

The much hyped and expensive consultation exercise is a blatant attempt to force Wirral residents to accept the austerity programme that is crippling our economy and entrenching poverty. What we really need is robust opposition to this government’s attempts to make ordinary people pay for the sins of bankers and successive government’s failure to regulate.

 

Consequently the Green Party urges residents to respond to Wirral Council’s consultation by making it clear they oppose ALL cuts and the entire cuts agenda.

Elm Grove, Tranmere

Just reported this eyesore on Elm Grove.

Hopefully it will be cleared soon.

Tower Hill update

Good to see that all the reported rubbish on Tower Hill has now been cleared.

One less thing to worry about!

Letter re wind subsidies

The letter from Paul Nuttal on subsidies for wind energy painted a very misleading picture. Figures from the OECD show that for every pound the UK spends subsidising renewable energy, over £10 is spent on tax breaks for oil and gas production.

 

Of course, Mr Nuttal never mentioned this. Instead he wants to perpetuate this lunacy by embracing shale gas despite the devastation this has caused in the USA. How strange that he seems offended by wind turbines but would happily see Wirral peppered by gas rigs.

 

To protect our own environment and preserve it for future generations we must embrace renewable energy and reject the increasingly desperate search for dirty fossil fuels.

Tower Hill, Tranmere

Dear Mr Cleary

 

        Thank you for your email of the 10^th July regarding builders rubbish in the entry side of no4 Tower Hill, Tranmere, I inspected the location on the 12^th July and found bags of builder rubble and a small amount of wood, unfortunately as the was no evidence or witnesses to this incident it is not possible to determine who is responsible. However I have passed instructions to our cleansing contractor to remove these items, If you wish to discuss this matter please contact me direct on the telephone number below.

 

Regards

Enforcement Officer
Wirral Council
Tel. 0151 606 2232

Wirral Pedestrians Association

New body campaigning on behalf of pedestrians. If you live in Wirral please consider joining.

http://www.wirralpedestrians.org.uk/

Letter to the Globe on wind energy

We should welcome plans to double the size of the Burbo Bank wind farm (caution over plan to double wind farm size – July 4^th) At a time of economic and environmental crisis wind energy ticks all the right boxes. It not only cuts pollution and imports of increasingly expensive gas, it also provides much needed employment. This is increasingly relevant locally as Cammell Laird has recently won major contracts to supply equipment to new wind farms.

It is vitally important that we support investment in the green economy. The negative comments emanating from Wirral planners in your recent report are therefore very worrying, especially for those in our community desperate for employment.

Wirral planners need to get behind renewable energy, not get in the way.