Overwelming rejection of the congestion charge

I suppose the result of the Manchester congestion charge vote was not unexpected.

Results just out are that all ten local council areas have rejected the proposals to bring in the charge to fund a £2.7bn investment in public transport infrastrucure improvements.

But really to ask people to vote on medium term plans which will cost them money was not the correct way of doing this.

The impending economic doom that surrounds the country meant that its timing wasn't the best.

But what this proves is that for most people the green agenda is well down the list of priorities.

It will be interesting to see how Manchester moves forward now.