Stagecoach Manchester

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(19/03/2017 19:41)Dentonian Wrote:  I did say I "exaggerated". These four are all known, but their policies aren't. The question mark is over the Communist Party, who I think have withdrawn, and Independants. A millionaire businessman (can't remember his name) was supposed to be standing, but the Media haven't mentioned him. There is also a LibDem, but I've forgotten his/her name, and there is the BNP, but I don't care what its name is.

Every time the news does a report on any of the candidates standing they say at the end "There are x candidates standing with the election taking place on 4th May" and while doing that they show a full list of all the current candidates. In my area the Labour party can't even seem to produce a flyer for their candidates and get it delivered to all houses in the ward so we often finish up with having a choice of voting for a known Conservative candidate or a mystery Labour candidate.

Doing a quick Google your Independent is Marcus Farmer who owns a waste disposal company. There is no BNP candidate - you were probably thinking of Stephen Morris who's standing for the English Democrats. Jim O'Neill is also saying he will stand as an Independent - he's a Goldman Sachs advisor but hasn't submitted his paperwork yet. Jane Brophy is the Lib Dem candidate.

Burnham's manifesto summary says the following on transport

Quote:We will publish a new plan to tackle congestion and commission an urgent
review of the condition and configuration of our busiest roads, working with
businesses, road users and Transport for Greater Manchester to see what
quick changes can be made to improve traffic flows.

We will use new powers to make our bus services more affordable, more
reliable and more accessible to disabled people and families with pushchairs.
We will use the latest technology to introduce an integrated ticketing system
on all forms of public transport, making travelling round the city-region more
affordable and more convenient.

We will require bus operators to provide accessible information on their
services, including audio announcements and visible media.

We will work with our councils to build a new network of dedicated cycle
lanes, making full use of old infrastructure (such as disused railways and
canal towpaths), to link up each borough to the city-centre and create radial
links.

We will launch an iconic bike-hire scheme, making use of the latest
technology, to make cycling a more accessible and convenient way to get
around.

We will appoint an Active Travel Commissioner for Greater Manchester and
ask them to report back to the Mayor on a regular basis.

We will reinvest the profits from Metrolink towards expanding the network,
and develop new high-quality transport links with a particular focus on radial
routes across boroughs.

We will put forward a plan to modernise our local train stations, making them
more accessible, linked to other forms of public transport, and work with local
businesses to make better use of empty waiting rooms.

We will work with Rail North to replace our outdated trains, increase capacity
and help deliver new services, such as a fast Northern Connect service
between Manchester and Liverpool.

As powers to improve bus services become available, we will use them to
give all 16-18 year olds in Greater Manchester a free bus pass. As a first
step, we will introduce half-price travel for 16-18 year olds on public transport,
starting with buses and extending to Metrolink as soon as possible.