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Alexandra

Local Campaigner Martin Dinoff


	Martin Dinoff 2006 Lib Dem Councillor Candidate	Martin Dinoff 2007 Lib Dem Approved Councillor	Martin Dinoff 2008 Lib Dem Approved Councillor

Martin Dinoff

Martin has been is Greater Manchester Rep for North West Liberal Democrats. He has recently joined the Liberal Democrat English Council. He presently works for the NHS at Withenshawe Hospital IT Department. He has been a strong Liberal Democrat supporter for many years. Martin lives in Alexandra ward and knows the area . Alexandra is a more interesting ward with Liberal Democrat councillor.

Martin is against police cuts
Against racial prejudice. Oldham must move away from social unrest and give a good example of how people should live together
Martin believes that people who want an Education should be given the opportunity to expand their skills without the burden of money loans.
Martin thinks recycling of waste is very important for future efficiency. The way forward is for waste disposal recycle plants to sort the refuse.
An NHS GP Surgery would be welcome in the ward.
Make Community Charge a thing of the past and opt for local income tax.
Using "Fair Trade" goods are a guaranteed way of helping developing countries.
Solar Panels and Domestic Wind Turbines could liberate your household from unwanted Electricity Bills.

Oldham Council Rubbish

Local Focus team campaigner Martin Dinoff has demanded that Oldham Council clean up the streets and alleyways of Alexandra Ward. "Its is about time that Oldham Council gave us the services we have paid for. All residents should dispose of their waste responsibly and demand that the council make sure the streets are clean. Complaints can be sent using the Oldham Government Website: Oldham Together

Will you need a postal vote for May 1st

It might be particularly useful if you work away from home or would find it hard to get to the polling station. Ring 0161 678 6560

Massive Response 100,000 say no to PO closure plans

Tony Dawson Oldham East and Saddleworth Parlimentry Candidate and Stuart Bodsworth Oldham West and Royton Candidate are against the local post office closures. They will stand in the next election against the closures and make sure Oldham's Elderly and unemployed can still pay their bills on time.

i) The continuing programme of Post Office branch closures and the damaging effect this has on communities.

ii) The ending of the Royal Mail’s monopoly on mail delivery by the opening of the mail

delivery market to full competition from January 2006, which was welcomed by

Liberal Democrats when it was announced.

iii) The need for Royal Mail to invest over £2 billion in automation and new equipment to

keep the company competitive and to maintain the Universal Service Obligation

under which mail is guaranteed delivery to any address in the country for the same

price.

iv) The tight centralised Treasury constraints on the Royal Mail, which requires the

company to compete with schools and hospitals for investment.

Conference believes that these challenges can be met by:

a) Separating Post Office Limited from Royal Mail Group and retaining it in the public

sector.

b) Improving the service for customers with mail services through competition.

c) Maintaining and protecting the Universal Service Obligation as a statutory

requirement.

d) Appointing a strong regulator to protect the interests of customers and to hold thcompany to account on behalf of the public interest.

e) Ensuring Royal Mail has full commercial freedom to borrow to invest in new equipment

and modernisation, and to develop new services without the interference and

constraints of the Treasury.

f) Changing the ownership of Royal Mail by ensuring a substantial holding is given to Royal

Mail staff which would be placed in a trust, thereby making them partners in the

company, in a similar manner to those working for the John Lewis Partnership.

g) Allowing a substantial minority of shares in Royal Mail to be made available for purchase

by small investors which could be bought through Post Office branches as well as other

outlets.

h) Allowing a minority of shares to be floated on the Stock Market or sold to another bidder.

i) Ensuring Royal Mail staff have a full opportunity to participate in the running of the

company as partners.

j) Preventing any proceeds of the sale being taken by the Treasury by putting the capital

raised into a fund for the benefit of the Post Office network.

Conference believes that the Government’s managed decline of the Post Office network is

unacceptable and believes that a fund created from the sale of shares in Royal Mail should be

used to reverse the decline. In particular, Conference calls for the fund to:

1. Invest in branches so that every Post Office, with the support of the sub-postmaster/

mistress, can offer the full range of services currently available only in some branches.

2. Support credit unions and other self help organisations, especially in low income areas,

to help provide Post Office services.

3. Invest in opening new branches in communities currently without a Post Office.

4. Support financially the setting up of partnerships between Post Office Ltd, local

councils, health authorities, police authorities and other governmental bodies to

establish joint Post Office branches and one stop shops for service providers.

Conference calls on Liberal Democrats to campaign against the Government’s continued and

gradual demolition of the Post Office network and welcomes the Party’s calls for a revival of

the service. Blackpool 2005

Liberal Democrats have started to make our streets clean and tidy again.

Liberal Democrats are campaigning for extra investment in housing and education.

Campaign for a fair deal for the elderly.

Israk Miah 24 Sickle Street, Oldham 0161 345 9028 : Martin Dinoff 0161 627 2278

Email : Martin.Dinoff@Ntlworld.com