Cllr Iain Lindley will be deciding whether or not to resign as Tory planning spokesman after most of his group either abstained or voted with Labour when he urged them to oppose the waste plan.
There are more compelling reasons for him to resign other than lacking the confidence of his group.
The waste plan recognises our duty in Greater Manchester to deal locally with the waste we produce and, as far as is technically possible, to stop burying it underground.
The plan encourages a shift to new technologies which allow us to use waste as a resource through recycling and turning it into renewable energy.
These new ways of dealing with waste require developments that are virtually indistinguishable from the typical manufacturing industry found on industrial estates.
Furthermore they bring with them new ‘green collar’ jobs which is a growing sector.
The plan also beefed up the controls on waste management facilities.
Cllr Lindley’s opposition to the green shift in waste management policy is a betrayal of future generations and would weaken the power of the Council to stop inappropriate development. For that alone he should resign.
More seriously, he vowed to carry out a campaign to scare people about the possibility of the high tech. modern facilities going on to industrial estates.
This cynical attempt to manipulate people and create unnecessary fear for electoral reasons is the reason he should resign.
He did not fool his own party who rejected his views. The public should not be fooled by his immature and irresponsible campaigning.
Councillor Derek Antrobus
Lead Member for Planning
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