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      <title>Mr John Coop [Signature #433]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr John Coop, Leigh, United Kingdom<p>It is an Utter disgrace these charges on vehicles driving through greater Manchester how Does Burnham have the face to say to people who are running a business to pay these extortionate fees is he going to cycle round Greater Manchester on his visits to different towns what an hypocrite always thought he was up to no good when he was MP for Leigh he just didn't wanted to be a Labour MP he was hoping he was going to be Prime Minister of UK from the start but his plans didn't work out.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 07:19:32 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #432]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Denton]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2020 02:58:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Sue Thomason [Signature #431]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sue Thomason, Republic of the Congo]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:31:20 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Jade Harris [Signature #430]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Jade Harris, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom<p>No to the congestion charge.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:47:25 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr leslie buckley [Signature #429]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr leslie buckley, little lever<p>just another tax on the motorist</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:41:27 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Joanne Marshall [Signature #428]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Joanne Marshall, Tyldesley, Manchester, United Kingdom<p>Why should I pay another tax to go to work?<br />
I pay road Tax and income tax, is that not enough to fund a dispicable transport network was that was privatised by the Torys? Public transport should belong to the Public!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:37:57 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Graham Maxfield [Signature #427]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Graham Maxfield, Radcliffe, Manchester, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:28:51 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Fatima Raees [Signature #426]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:06:56 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>MS Fadia Shaboroz [Signature #425]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[MS Fadia Shaboroz]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:06:36 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Khadija Raees [Signature #424]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:06:08 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>miss caroline cunliffe [Signature #423]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[miss caroline cunliffe, tyldesley, manchester, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:20:54 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #422]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous<p>Just another scam to take money off the tax payer. I promise if this comes in i will do my business either outside of the congestion hours or in another city. As for studying in Manchester i will not sign up to any education establishment in the zones. That is a promise, i will no longer be giving Manchester any of my money as i simply cannot afford it.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:31:07 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mrs pamela jones [Signature #421]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mrs pamela jones, swinton manchester, United Kingdom<p>why should we be charged to use roads when we already pay road tax</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:26:42 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #420]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, United Kingdom<p>Reject it..! Why would they want to introduce a congestion charge when the public transport up here is RUBBISH?? It makes sense for London to have one, theres a tube station on every corner, tubes arrive at least 5 minutes after you arrive, plus they have 24 hour bus services. Do we get that up here? No. REJECT REJECT REJECT..!!!!!!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:35:20 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr James Lockwood [Signature #419]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:25:48 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr luke lundy [Signature #418]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr luke lundy<p>NO NO NO NO NO NO NO</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:41:24 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Carl malpus [Signature #417]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Carl malpus<p>Complete Waste<br />
Will Do Nothing</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:54:15 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Norma Wales [Signature #416]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Norma Wales, United Kingdom<p>This will target the people who work and most probably the one who can least afford to pay after what is left of their wages after beeing taxed to the hilt!.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:16:02 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Michael Smith [Signature #415]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Michael Smith<p>Ill conceived, poorly thought out, unworkable and unfair in so many ways</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Sep 2008 02:44:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Christopher Cooke [Signature #414]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Christopher Cooke, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:23:29 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr K Moss [Signature #413]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr K Moss<p>You need to improve public transport first as it is currently unreliable and not accessible to all.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:00:23 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mrs Sharon Atkinson [Signature #412]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mrs Sharon Atkinson, Manchester, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:57:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>ms jacky bennett [Signature #411]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ms jacky bennett, Stockport, United Kingdom<p>With Petrol prices rocketing; car tax increases on the horizon &amp; now CONGESTION CHARGES - ARE THE GOVERNMENT HAVING A LAUGH AT OUR EXPENSE -  we have already expressed our views on congestion charges through a referendum &amp; yet the Government have not took a slight bit of notice - how tokenistic is that - I though our Great country was built on a democracy &#039;for the people by the people&#039;, since when should a resident have to pay for travelling back &amp; through their own town this is Gov rubbish</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:54:26 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Yigal Landey [Signature #410]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Yigal Landey]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:49:42 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>The Hon. Sarah Walmsley [Signature #409]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Hon. Sarah Walmsley, Altrincham, Cheshire, United Kingdom<p>Congestion charging will devastate my small businesses and cause redundancies.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:28:40 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Frances Mincherton [Signature #408]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Frances Mincherton, Eccles, United Kingdom<p>It&#039;s disgraceful and immoral to consider charging the tax paying public additional taxes to enter a particular area of Greater Manchester when they are making their  way to and from work.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Miss Lynette Nolan [Signature #407]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Lynette Nolan, Prestwich, Manchester, United Kingdom<p>I strongly disagree with the proposed &quot;Congestion Charge&quot; also known as &quot;Just Another Tax&quot;.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:11:50 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr andrew hughes [Signature #406]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr andrew hughes<p>how can anyone justify charging people going to work more than they already do with the price of fuel and road tax increases imminent. If its not the enviroment its for &quot;our&quot; own good somehow either way it costs the motorist.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Miss Joanne Bolton [Signature #405]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Joanne Bolton, Salford, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:11:00 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Saiqua Aslam [Signature #404]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Saiqua Aslam]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:18:15 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mrs Michelle Bugliarello [Signature #403]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mrs Michelle Bugliarello<p>Drive 35 miles to work at Trafford, no Public transport will get me there!!!! Why am I paying to go to work.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:35:26 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr karl sirrell [Signature #402]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr karl sirrell, retford, United Kingdom<p>this just another stealth tax aimed at costing legitimate business, it will not reduce traffic as has been proved in london.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:24:11 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Francesca Griffiths [Signature #401]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Francesca Griffiths<p>This country is becoming a joke.  I have very little disposable income because of taxes and i am constantly being punished for bettering myself.  I dont see a future with the current government or in England at all</p>]]></description>
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      <title>mr john mulliss [Signature #400]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr john mulliss, sunderland, tyne ad wear, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:23:46 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms marie woolliscroft [Signature #399]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms marie woolliscroft, manchester, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:48:14 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr chris thomasson [Signature #398]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr chris thomasson, oldham, lancs, United Kingdom<p>We dont want it or need it, just another way for the goverment to get our hard earned money of us...</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[miss michelle ellis, salford<p>The only thing this charge will encourage is for people to seek work elsewhere</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:31:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mrs suzanne egan [Signature #396]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:56:34 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Nina Williams [Signature #395]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Nina Williams, Sale, Manchester<p>Rush Hour traffic &quot; The congestion charge&quot; targets local residents who are going to and from their workplace, people who have families who have to drop their kids off on their way to work, it is not feasible in our busy daily lives to no longer have a car and take inferior costly public transport.  This can add up to 2 extra hours to an already busy day, not to mention the unmanageable extra cost of &pound;100 a month!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs Laura daly [Signature #394]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Laura daly, irlam, manchester, United Kingdom<p>the charge will not stop me or any of my friends using my vehicle. so I ask is it really to cut congestion or another money making scheme for government. Local transport is a million miles from what is required.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:40:02 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Risa Duff [Signature #392]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Risa Duff, United Kingdom<p>Petrol, public transport and parking are already extortionate.  Lower all those and then a congestion charge would be fair.  I am happy to go on the bus or Metrolink, but not at their prices.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Edward Hill<p>STOP THE CGARGE. What more needs saying ?  WE DON&#039;T WANT IT.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:55:14 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Derek Irwin [Signature #389]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Derek Irwin, United Kingdom]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:59:59 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Elaine Young, Irlam, Manchester<p>Irlam will be isolated as there is only way out (Liverpool Road) and this will lead to a &#039;Toll Road&#039;. An improved public transport service is definitely needed but this should not be conditional on the introduction of congestion charging</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:29:04 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2008 11:10:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>dominic sharp [Signature #385]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:39:34 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Michael Wood [Signature #384]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Michael Wood, Wigan, United Kingdom<p>Stop wasting money and spend it where its needed.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Mark Wort, Wigan, United Kingdom<p>NO NO and NO. It simply wont work here like it has in London for the simple reason that London has extensive public transport already in place. The tube goes everywhere and there are loads of buses. This simply does exist in Manchester.</p>]]></description>
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