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Barlows Beef
Tuesday 21
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March 2017
Tue 21
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Mar 2017
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Barlow's Beef: George Osborne and Jedi Master of the Universe
Wow... what a relief. I've been tossing and turning in my sleep wondering who would edit the London Standard. Those Russians won't allow their £1…
Tuesday 7
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March 2017
Tue 7
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Mar 2017
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Barlow's Beef: Surely it's time we gave independents an opportunity?
Do you remember the withdrawal of community bobbies following the 'police officers on the street don't catch criminals' mantra of the early 80s? You will…
Tuesday 21
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February 2017
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Feb 2017
Barlow's Beef: Do you recall The Big Society?
Do you recall The Big Society; education, education, education; we are all in this together and the catastrophic Weapons of Mass Destruction? Are we now…
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Tuesday 7
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February 2017
Tue 7
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Feb 2017
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Barlow's Beef: When is a 'saving' not a 'saving'
Do you remember those childish riddles we loved as kids? When is a door not a door etc.? I was reminded of them when I saw this week's statement from…
Tuesday 17
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January 2017
Tue 17
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Jan 2017
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Barlow's Beef: Give us the money or else is not a discussion
David Keane the police and crime commissioner for Cheshire is urging residents to join the 'discussion on police funding. We have until Jan 24th to express…
Tuesday 3
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January 2017
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Jan 2017
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Barlow's Beef: What's the difference between CEC and a dormouse?
'Huge disappointment as town's views have been ignored in Local Plan,' screamed our Wilmslow headline on Dec 21. Councillor Keith Purdom for the Wilmslow…
Tuesday 27
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December 2016
Tue 27
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Dec 2016
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Barlow's Beef: Greed is the word is the word..
So what do you wish for in the coming year? New house, better job, lottery win? Personally I'm hoping to see some reflection on to the constant striving…
Tuesday 20
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December 2016
Tue 20
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Dec 2016
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Barlow's Beef: The old boy network is dead it's time to bring on the girls
What an incredible year 2016 turned out to be. Having spent half my life in the USA I thought I understood the culture well enough to predict the obvious.…
Tuesday 13
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December 2016
Tue 13
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Dec 2016
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Barlow's Beef: Let us all hold hands
Ten years ago a good friend, more experienced in the world of politics than I, expressed a view that democracy was slowly evaporating. He truly believed…
Tuesday 6
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December 2016
Tue 6
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Dec 2016
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Barlow's Beef: Who reads the small print on our behalf?
This year has been a strange one don't you think? Both globally and locally nothing has gone as predicted. I'm guessing pollsters are going to find their…
Tuesday 29
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November 2016
Tue 29
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Nov 2016
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Barlow's Beef: Cheshire East should tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Cheshire East councillors must feel an abused group. They undoubtedly enter local politics because they want to serve the community. New members are usually…
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Tuesday 18
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October 2016
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Oct 2016
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Barlow's Beef: I predict a riot (Kaiser Chiefs 2005)
So, despite the vast majority of MP's rejecting Jeremy Corbyn as leader Labour Party members returned him to office with an even larger majority than…
Tuesday 4
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October 2016
Tue 4
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Oct 2016
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Barlow's Beef: Why I won't be having a knees up this Christmas
I am need of some help this week and I'm hoping you can advise me. As a lifetime runner I have experienced some arthritic knee pain. With occasional painkillers…
Tuesday 27
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September 2016
Tue 27
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Sep 2016
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Barlow's Beef: How should CEC spend your money?
Last week Lisa, my editor, published the outcome of a Freedom of Information request made to Cheshire East revealing that of 15 senior managers appointed…
Tuesday 20
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September 2016
Tue 20
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Sep 2016
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Barlow's Beef: Are schools fighting the tide on holiday absence?
For most family summer holidays are now over... or are they? Flights to The Canary Islands, Spain and Portugal are now extremely low. I was offered a…
Tuesday 30
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August 2016
Tue 30
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Aug 2016
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Why pay-as-you-pee is the way to go
Wilmslow Town Council (WTC) sound like an admirable bunch to me. They are certainly doing a better job representing residents than Cheshire East who run…
Tuesday 23
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August 2016
Tue 23
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Aug 2016
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Barlow's Beef: Why I'm ranting for Britain
I opened my BBC News app this morning and read a headline that made my quite angry. I'm not by nature an angry person but the banner headline shouting…
Tuesday 9
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August 2016
Tue 9
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Aug 2016
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Barlow's Beef: Can we do 'pay as you go' for CEC top execs?
When David Parr became chief executive of the old Macclesfield Borough Council in 2001 he radically changed the management structure appointing his own…
Tuesday 26
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July 2016
Tue 26
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Jul 2016
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Barlow's Beef: Warning do not voice an opinion
What's happened to free speech in our country? I've never witnessed so much vitriol aimed at anyone brave (or foolhardy enough) to voice an opinion. It's…
Tuesday 14
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June 2016
Tue 14
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Jun 2016
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Barlow's Beef: Has the EU debate left you confused?
Like most people I've swung this way and that on my voting intentions in the forthcoming EU Referendum. Over the past few weeks the quality of debate…
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