Last Friday, the long-running Radio 4 panel debate “Any Questions?” was hosted by the Salford City Academy in Eccles. Panellists included the Shadow Security Minister Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones and former Conservative MP turned columnist Matthew Parris - both are pictured below with local Conservatives.
The consultation period for the three proposed Post Office closures in Salford ends a week tomorrow. Here’s a quick reminder of how you can have your say:
The official closure proposals can be found on the Post Office website.
The consultation period runs until the 21st July. Here’s how you can have your say:
By post: National Consultation Team, Post Office Ltd, FREEPOST CONSULTATION TEAM (no stamp required)
Online: Click here for the Online Consultation Form
By phone: 08457 22 33 44 (0845 number - careful you don’t get stung by your phone bill!)
Remember you can also sign the Salford Conservatives “Save Our Post Offices” Petition by visiting www.salfordconservatives.com/postoffices
A Worrying Attack On Democracy
Leader Comment from Cllr Karen Garrido - originally published by the Salford Advertiser.
Hard-pressed local taxpayers like you and I face the prospect of the systematic dismantling of rules introduced in the 1980s to monitor wasteful Councils and “jobs for the boys”. We are also facing having the bankroll free doughnuts to bribe residents into voting, and allowing Councillors to avoid turning up to meetings and vote “remotely” instead.
The proposals were outlined by Salford Labour MP Hazel Blears, Secretary of State for Communities, in a so-called “community empowerment” White Paper called “Communities In Control”. It sounds as if it is going to be a good thing, but the small print reveals that Labour Ministers will bring back “jobs for the boys” and are pledged to tear up the rules introduced in 1989 to stop corruption in Local Government.
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