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1. 1. MP slams 'bullying and bribing' pay-to-drive bid

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 30 January 2007 SHADOW Chancellor George Osborne has accused the government of `bullying and bribing' Greater Manchester into drawing up plans for congestion charging.

2. 2. MPs split on congestion charging

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 29 January 2007 SPLITS over proposed congestion charges for Manchester have emerged as MP for central Manchester, Tony Lloyd, backed the scheme - in direct opposition to colleague Graham Stringer.

3. 3. C-Charge: Bosses came by car

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 27 January 2007 COUNCIL bosses gathered for a key meeting to debate congestion on Manchester's roads yesterday - and ALL of them travelled by car.

4. 4. C-Charge: Why they had to drive

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 27 January 2007 THE M.E.N approached the 12 town hall chiefs who attended the meeting and asked why they had travelled by car. This is what they said:

5. 5. C-Charge: Public transport the key

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 27 January 2007 GREATER Manchester is firmly on the road to congestion charging - but only if public transport is ready to give drivers a viable alternative to their cars.

6. 6. C-Charge: The long road begins

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 26 January 2007 COUNCIL leaders today got Greater Manchester on the path to congestion charging. The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities Executive - made up of the 10 leaders and fire, police and passenger transport authorities, voted unanimously to order officials to draw up detailed plans to charge drivers to travel on 15 corridors into Manchester city centre.

7. 7. Crunch time in campaign over C-Charge

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 26 January 2007 IT'S D-Day today for a vital stage in plans to make Greater Manchester the biggest congestion charging area in the country. The leaders of the area's 10 district councils were meeting to decide whether proposals revealed by the M.E.N. earlier this week should go any further.

8. 8. Ian Wylie: Living with the congestion charge

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 25 January 2007 IAN Wylie describes what it is like living under a congestion charge in our capital city.

9. 9. Road charging: Your questions answered

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 25 January 2007 HOW much will you pay? What if someone tries to cheat the system? Are the plans definite? All these questions and more in our quick Q+A on the congestion charge proposals.

10. 10. Debate rages on road charges plan

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 25 January 2007 CALLS were made for a complete overhaul of the public transport network across Greater Manchester - after the announcement that congestion charging is on the way.

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