Following the Mersey Tunnels Item at the Merseytravel Budget meeting we moved on to the Independent Report produced by Declan Hall on Members Allowances I had already made it abundantly clear that I and the Conservative Group on Merseytravel thought that any increase in allowances was unacceptable, however the recommendations made by Mr Hall were [...]
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Good News #2 – Merseytravel Members Allowances
Posted in Merseytravel, tagged Allowances, Labour, Merseytravel, Wirral Globe on February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Good News and Bad!
Posted in Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, tagged Liverpool, Mersey Tunnel Tolls, Merseytravel, Wirral on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
At todays Merseytravel budget meeting I was delighted to support officers recommendations that there should be NO increase on Payable Mersey Tunnel Tolls for the coming municipal year, however because of the Tunnels Act 2004 we have no control over the Authorised Tolls which have risen again this year! I am keen that those regular users who [...]
Merseytravel Spin Doctors Defend Recommended Increases in Members Allowances!
Posted in Merseytravel, tagged Allowances, Declan Hall, Merseytravel on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It appears that the Merseytravel Spin doctors have gone into full overdrive, professing that the recommended huge increases in members allowances will actually save the Authority £21,000 year on year. Well it will if you use the figures they are using, those that were approved at the Authority AGM in June 2011. Seems that in order [...]
Merseytravel Allowances, HUGE Increases Recommended!
Posted in Allowances, Merseytravel, tagged Allowances, Declan Hall, Ferries, Knowsley, Liverpool, Merseytravel, Sefton, St Helens, Tunnels, Wirral on February 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Today I received a copy of the report commissioned by Merseytravel into the Members allowance scheme! The report, compiled by Declan Hall recommends huge and what I believe to be obscene increases in both basic and Special Responsibility allowances (SRAs) and if approved by the Authority will send completely the wrong message to the workforce [...]
Mersey Tunnel Tolls
Posted in Media, Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, tagged Liverpool, Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, Wirral on January 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier today I attended a Merseytravel Committee which had a report about Mersey tunnel tolls. The report was for information and it appeared that the Chairman of the committee was reluctant to allow any discussion as it will be the budget meeting of the Authority on 9th February that will determine what the payable [...]
Mersey Tunnel ‘Authorised’ Tolls Will Increase in April 2012
Posted in Mersey Tunnels, Merseytravel, tagged Kingsway, Liverpool, Mersey Tunnels, Queensway, Wirral on December 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
As readers of the blog and the wider community will be aware the Mersey Tunnels Act 2004, pushed through by New Labour allows ’Authorised Tolls’ to rise based on RPI figures each year. The Authorised Toll is the amount that Merseytravel are allowed to charge, unless of course they discount them. Currently discounts apply on each [...]
A Huge Loss to Merseyside!
Posted in Merseytravel, tagged Knowsley, Liverpool, Mersey Ferry's, Mersey Tunnels, Merseyrail, Merseytravel, Neils Scales, Sefton, St Helens, Trams, Wirral on December 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was gutted to hear today that Neil Scales, Chief Executive and Director General of Merseytravel has decided to leave and take up a new position with Translink in Brisbane, Australia. I have known Neil for a number of years, and worked with him closely over the last five as member of Merseytravel, he was [...]
Its All About Teamwork!
Posted in Merseytravel, tagged Chester, Ellesmere Port, Merseyrail, Merseytravel, Rail Stations on July 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Earlier today in my Merseytravel role (and the only Authority member to attend) I went along to Ellesmere Port Station to be at the official opening and celebration of the artwork at the station and see the work that Friends of Ellesmere Port Station have done. It was great, outside there are panels created by young [...]
Fact or Fiction?
Posted in Merseytravel, tagged Allowances, Cllr Mark Dowd, Merseytravel, Wirral Council on July 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I am trying to unravel the public confusion around Merseytravels Members allowances. Confusion what confusion? Well at the AGM the amendments made by myself and the Lib Dems calling for an Independent Review Panel (IRP) to be set up were all defeated by the 13 Labour Members who voted for increases in allowances paid to members. [...]
