Wigan labour party dumps sitting councillor Emma McGurrin

Despite Standish Labour party endorsing her as a candidate 2 months ago, Wigan Labour party has unceremoniously dumped sitting Councillor Emma McGurrin from her Standish Ward.

The new candidate (expected to be a relative of an existing Labour Councillor as usual) will be selected next week.

Wigan Labour Councillors spent £3000 on wooden ornaments

The champagne socialists on Wigan Council have put their heads together to try and work out a plan to keep us oiks happy.

Noticing that we are a bit glum about getting hammered in this economic climate with the price of everything going up but our pay packets, they have got their heads together over a glass of bubbly and racked their brains on what to do:

Fill in a few pot holes?  NO

Give a OAP care home a lick of paint?  NO.

Sell a few million shares in the airport?  NO

Spend 3 grand on wooden sculptures that will be ideal bonfire material come the 5th Nov YES!

The same Wigan Labour party that shuts care homes because they can't afford to maintain them....

Apparently UKIP in Wigan have saved Wigan A & E from closure

(We should inform bloggers we are being ironic in the title!)

Labour Party in Wigan approach;

Put the frighteners on local residents by having several headlines stories about A & E closure. Start a campaign with stories on websites and blogs including Wigan Labour MP Lisa Nandy's  

Lisa said: “I am deeply concerned about the future of Wigan’s emergency services. Recently a number of hospitals, like Trafford, have lost their A&Es, while other high-performing A&E’s across the country have been threatened with closure.

“Patient care must be paramount. Downgrading the Royal Albert Edward would seriously impact on local people, leaving patients and their families travelling long distances at great cost.

Sign the petition here to support Lisa Nandy's campaign to save Wigan A & E from closure! www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-wigan-ae/

The UKIP approach;

e-mail sent from UKIP in Wigan to NHS 'are there are any plans or proposals to close the A and E Unit at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary'

e-mail reply received from NHS Commissioners in Greater Manchester, 4^th Floor, 3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, M1 3BN; 

'there are no plans or proposals to close the A and E Unit at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan'

Problem solved, we are sure Ms Nandy will be pleased that she doesn't need to keep scaring people on an issue that does not exist and that she can inform the people of Wigan accordingly....

Stop the Landgate-Bryn Development Petition at iPetitions

Support the campaign to stop the development in Landgate - Bryn and say NO to the plans to build on this greenfield site.

Chief Executive of Wigan Council paid 14 times more than lowest paid member of staff

Chief executive of Wigan Council Donna Hall

The ruling Labour party on Wigan council pays the Chief Executive of Wigan Council 14 times more than lowest paid member of staff. How many people in Wigan got a £13k pay rise last year?

All agreed last year by Wigan Labour Party;
Pay rise last year £13,000 Currently salary now £165,000
Plus acting as 'returning officer for elections (£22,000+ in 2011/12)
Also employers pensions contributions £26,000+
Total package £200,000+
What other perks? perhaps a mobile phone, car, £1,000 essential car user allowance?

Lowest paid member of staff on Wigan Council last year? £12,652

Wigan Labour party for the workers? UKIP Wigan says pull the other one...

Payout storm as Wigan Labour Councillor gets £20,000 expenses in one go

Look who's up for re-election in May - Labour Councillor Fred Walker – then chairman of the Greater Manchester Fire Authority – slapped in a £20,000 claim for scores of train trips to London costing up to £393 each, he resigned soon after after but remains a Labour Councillor....

UKIP Wigan ask's the question - we're all in this together are we?

Remember Billinge Hospital Mr Burnham

BBC 'Hospital closure' powers plan dangerous - Labour
"Given the growing financial problems in the NHS, I would say that all hospitals in England won't be safe if this change goes through."

Billinge Hosiptal situation between Wigan and St Helens, founded 1873.

A nice modern out of town Hospital with free parking, great staff and a credit to the area.

Closed under the Labour regime of Tony Blair in 2004, demolished for houses under Gordon Brown in 2007

Who do you trust, Labour or the Tories with the NHS or are they as bad as each other?