----- Original Message -----
From: "Councillor Mark Clayton" <cllr.m.clayton@...>
To: "Mike Wingfield" <msrwingfield@...>
Cc: <cllr.m.ramsbottom@...>;
<cllr.o.west@...>
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 2:00 AM
Subject: Re: Mis-representation in Lib Dem's Focus Newsletter - May Edition



Dear Mr. Wingfield,

I authored this article and published it and the wording was my
responsibility.

In my current ward (Beswick and Clayton), previous Lib' Dem' colleagues and
I used to organise regular clean ups about once a month that meant every
part of the ward was visted at least once a year.

Since 2000, the [Labour] Executive Member responsible for cleansing
(Operational Services) has prevented me from doing this. I have letters
stating that clean ups may only be organised by residents groups, and I
have been effectively been blocked from doing this, in particular for those
areas that don't have a group. In Central Ward we have had a majority
since 2003, and Council Officers have either not received this instruction
or not acted on it. In the light of boundary revisions by the Electoral
Commission, we have been publishing Focus over different geographical
areas, so there may be parts of hte new Ancoats and Clayton ward where
Councillors have been able to organise cleas ups.

In any event your group organised the Angel Meadow clean up, which meant
that the previous political interference was avoided. The use of the word
"wangled" perhaps implied evasion rather than avoidance, and if my choice
of word has annoyed your group, then I apologise for my over exhuberance in
getting round previous political obstacles.

I would however hope that you you would accept that there was no intention
to misrepresent anything.

yours sincerely

R. Mark Clayton





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| | "Mike Wingfield" |
| | <msrwingfield@yah|
| | oo.co.uk> |
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| | 2004-05-06 20:42 |
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| To: <cllr.m.ramsbottom@...>
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| Subject: Mis-representation in Lib Dem's Focus Newsletter - May
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Dear Mark and colleagues,

I resent your article which features in the latest issue of the Liberal
Democrats Focus Newsletter (May). Titled "Local Clean Up" it reads:

"After four years of Labour blocking Lib' Dem' Councillors from organising
clean ups in their wards, one was finally wangled in Ancoats. The Focus
Team was quickly
into action helping local residents clean up St. Michael's flags."

In reality the Clean up day of 20-MAR-04 took a great deal of effort to
organise, co-ordinate and manage by the committee members of "Friends of
Angel Meadow and St Michael's Flags". It was by all accounts not
"wangled".

We (the group) very much appreciate the Liberal Democrat's effort and
contribution to help improve the park but are saddened
by mis-representation such as this.

Regards
Mike Wingfield,
Chairman
Friends of Angel Meadow and St Michael's Flag Park.










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