tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.comments2023-12-02T07:13:58.423+00:00Councillor Andrew CooperAndrew Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254689033137968918noreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-12505842751190042842023-12-02T00:45:19.739+00:002023-12-02T00:45:19.739+00:00Please vote for an end to this violence Israel is ...Please vote for an end to this violence Israel is committing ethnic cleansing and genocide which is against international law Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-3605798335091190962023-12-01T16:48:10.371+00:002023-12-01T16:48:10.371+00:00Plz vote for ceasefire permanent Plz vote for ceasefire permanent Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-25412242140264934372023-01-02T17:27:35.194+00:002023-01-02T17:27:35.194+00:00Really useful to help clarify our thinking as part...Really useful to help clarify our thinking as part of our local strategy discussion for 2023. Thanks Andrew. In particular the ideas about urgency and cooperation ring true with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-49953564900090947712022-11-06T23:10:00.142+00:002022-11-06T23:10:00.142+00:00Unfortunately they have also “paused” the cycling,...Unfortunately they have also “paused” the cycling, walking and public transport improvements in phase 4 of the A629 scheme as well.<br />Given phase 1-3 of the road building part of the scheme have already or are about to go ahead at least some of phase 4 should still happen.<br />Getting people to use active travel for short journeys and making the buses more attractive for longer ones would completely undermine the arguments for bringing back the phase 5 road widening in the future by reducing congestion without increasing the number of cars journeys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-88156838795381793852022-03-29T15:03:01.698+01:002022-03-29T15:03:01.698+01:00Well said Cllr. Cooper. Housing is a crucial issu...Well said Cllr. Cooper. Housing is a crucial issue for all of us - if we don't get well insulated housing to Passivhaus standard as an everyday standard for all our houses, nobody is going to be able to pay their heating bills, and that is from now. For that reason alone, the government should be funding councils all over the UK to make insulation schemes available. A pilot project of 6 houses will not go very far towards solving the problems of people or the planet we live on. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854356666444298565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-82534169723214314652021-10-30T17:02:15.602+01:002021-10-30T17:02:15.602+01:00Thanks, I am fine with people disagreeing with me ...Thanks, I am fine with people disagreeing with me but I try hard to back up the points I make so I'm not just 'mouthing off' you tend to see a lot of that from politicians across many parties. Who are you if you don't mind me asking. If you wish to remain 'unknown' that's OK too.Andrew Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254689033137968918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-53099607052825250382021-10-21T19:24:42.275+01:002021-10-21T19:24:42.275+01:00I went to Salendine Nook High School with you. I d...I went to Salendine Nook High School with you. I don't agree with your politics but you have done well for yourself. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780014243546661708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-47879237982077367792021-05-03T22:25:55.551+01:002021-05-03T22:25:55.551+01:00Yes happy to support motorcycles especially as tec...Yes happy to support motorcycles especially as technology is improving and electric motorbikes are becoming more of an optionAndrew Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254689033137968918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-3796007820228153682021-04-25T11:22:02.878+01:002021-04-25T11:22:02.878+01:00Before I cast my vote for mayor I would like to kn...Before I cast my vote for mayor I would like to know if you support the use of PTW (motorcyles) as a sustainable form of personal transport.<br />They are more environmentally friendly than cars, take up less room on the road, are easier on the infrastructure and more covid friendly than public transport.<br />I hope you will reply with your thoughts.R. Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660979350613780512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-62447151961752447062020-08-18T15:01:14.050+01:002020-08-18T15:01:14.050+01:00I think you are the best person for this role Andr...I think you are the best person for this role Andrew. You are a good listener, and know what we need to put the West Yorkshire Economy back on its feet. I hope you get the nomination and become Mayor.Freda Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132211420556938798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-6754302273584549732020-08-14T11:04:50.090+01:002020-08-14T11:04:50.090+01:00Excellent article and good advice that would impro...Excellent article and good advice that would improve the lives of many if followed.Sue LRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038410274433857022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-48716418709172860772019-11-20T13:31:39.442+00:002019-11-20T13:31:39.442+00:00Excellent, a viable alternative to labour in the r...Excellent, a viable alternative to labour in the regioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-3294869524112375182019-11-01T14:53:03.460+00:002019-11-01T14:53:03.460+00:00Absolutely fantastic and the ideal choice! Vote fo...Absolutely fantastic and the ideal choice! Vote for Andrew!Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627299070689588691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-72383635719075653082019-10-23T11:53:22.733+01:002019-10-23T11:53:22.733+01:00Good try Andy, well done = tho head and brick wall...Good try Andy, well done = tho head and brick wall comes to mind. Labour Greenwash has to be exposed.Alan Brookehttps://undergroundhistories.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-8965159840609239842019-08-28T02:54:23.852+01:002019-08-28T02:54:23.852+01:00Love it, Andrew! And there are a few other pockets...Love it, Andrew! And there are a few other pockets that are quite immune too, it seems. At the LGA we agreed the motion, have set up a cross-party group to work on it, have set up a wider special interest group on climate change. We are producing info on most effective ideas to share. Looking forward to including your excellent ideas for action. Marianne Overtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10917815119576523896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-53699363579347365882019-08-01T09:05:22.562+01:002019-08-01T09:05:22.562+01:00Those need to be robustly challenged. This is an e...Those need to be robustly challenged. This is an emergency Councils can't conveniently ignore promoting one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gases on the planet.Andrew Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254689033137968918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-1236718657620144662019-07-31T17:53:00.514+01:002019-07-31T17:53:00.514+01:00Looks good. Glad you are on this group. What about...Looks good. Glad you are on this group. What about those councils which have plans to expand their local airports, jointly declare a moratorium on those plans. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713650764671360564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-76551874613820294252019-02-12T13:52:36.849+00:002019-02-12T13:52:36.849+00:00Very good news.Can it be added to the existing loc...Very good news.Can it be added to the existing local plans of areas already under threat or undergoing exploratory drilling? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-11945250583811139452019-01-18T17:22:49.671+00:002019-01-18T17:22:49.671+00:00Excellent speech, Andrew. Now to work towards impl...Excellent speech, Andrew. Now to work towards implementing it locally. Debby PlummerDebby Plummernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-52891449075246663232019-01-17T13:03:29.431+00:002019-01-17T13:03:29.431+00:00Great speech Andrew thank you for sharing. Very in...Great speech Andrew thank you for sharing. Very interesting to hear about good practice elsewhere.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521651267407634389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-80984961907654633572018-11-27T08:16:04.117+00:002018-11-27T08:16:04.117+00:00Andrew these LDCs and making plans for a Green tra...Andrew these LDCs and making plans for a Green transition is what I see as lacking in the Extinction Rebellion. We (in the Green Party Climate Change Campaign Groups) have been talking about how we can make such plans as a part of the Green Party's next campaign after Breathing Cities. I think that making them for particularly 3 sectors - transport, food and energy - makes a lot of sense. Most things connect or are somehow linked with these at a council level. Maybe logistics and provenance or procurement can be argued as a cross-cutting or another sector, but I would say it fits into transport and energy by proxy. <br /><br />All of these need planned for transitions, if we aim to reach the 2030 targets set by Green Party Policy (or even in some cases the 2025 targets set by XR) rather than the laggardly targets of 2050 set by the Tories - though I think they are beginning to waver and trend toward 2040. <br /><br />What can be useful is if we have beacon projects and councils (anywhere in the world, but EU, Northern EUrope or UK are better for our purposes of promotion) to showcase these, highlight what we have done as councilors and councils with a Green conscious and even more to provide contacts for others to follow.Coatlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202458933343469368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-65364399131192262062018-11-26T06:37:05.533+00:002018-11-26T06:37:05.533+00:00The Greens'success in Altrincham has less to d...The Greens'success in Altrincham has less to do with any "comfy persons luxury" and more to do with a well organised and committed group of people, working bloody hard in their community. Greens were also elected in the Labour strongholds of Prescot, Birkenhead and Burnley. <br />The Councillor who introduced the commitment to becoming zero carbon by 2030 was is from a ward that was almost lost to the Greens in May. That, in my opinion, is no coicidence. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00775650587013714604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-50127054019020154642018-11-23T23:30:52.704+00:002018-11-23T23:30:52.704+00:00LDC's are great in theory . Their impact in pr...LDC's are great in theory . Their impact in practice is limited heavily by Westminster funding in the UK. Manchester has recently stated commitment to some wonderful policies most of which are undermined by abysmal levels of government funding and further by a dreadful lack of autonomy . Practically every meaningful attempt to 'green' my home city is beyond the remit of local people , councils and MP's . Transport , housing, education, health , social services , infrastructure , taxation , housing benefit levels - are all determined by an antagonistic Tory ideology. All of these factor into not only the plausibility of change on an administrative level but also on a very personal level vis a vis priorities : survival, shelter, food and income . The only Green councillors are in the leafy, wealthy part of my borough of Trafford . My guess is that those that have successfully attained a comfortable level of personal living have the time and inclination to think about global issues - the rest are either protecting their wealthy privilege or concerned about how to change a system that leaves them insecure and lacking any prospects . For many years I supported the LibDems ( only for the promise of PR ) so I'm aware of the stigma attached to a party that is neither hard left or hard right and how hard it is to stand apart from tribal , ingrained political views . In my opinion the Greens need to take a position that is opposed to neoliberal ideology ( which is vehemently against anything but growth and profit - end of story ) and place itself as firmly on the side of : people , planet , ecology, justice ; and against unfettered, unregulated corporate avarice however that may manifest . At present that is clearly NOT the perception or place that Greens hold in the UK - they are a comfy person's luxury , not a poor person's saviour; a country folk's dream and an urban irrelevance. A group in Trafford ( Breathe Clean Air Group) do sterling work ; many other small groups work on a similar fringe way and badly need the exposure that a political party could ( with will ) promote as frontline policies to the wider public & parliaments. mark gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15360852797774641416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-26898300789076464672018-11-04T11:21:39.238+00:002018-11-04T11:21:39.238+00:00I agree with you Andrew. And I think it does matte...I agree with you Andrew. And I think it does matter which club of nations we are in. See article in Opendemocracy https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk/brexitinc/anthony-barnett/trump-or-brussels-brexit-and-art-of-no-deal<br />I see the 50p as a symbol to celebrate that we have joined a regressive rather than a progressive (albeit not enough) club.Rob Brookeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13199240467656003733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196059482061221339.post-72422817160303193752018-10-30T10:37:45.130+00:002018-10-30T10:37:45.130+00:00Thanks and yes I get your point on Anarchism. Refe...Thanks and yes I get your point on Anarchism. Referencing this at the end of this blogpost was really an emotional response to the state of the UK rather than a serious statement about the benefits of a society based on the principles of Anarchism.Andrew Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254689033137968918noreply@blogger.com