One might be forgiven for thinking it was a lobby group with only London in mind.
Did I just say that, perish the thought !
"Make sure your views are heard",
is one of the gems on the web site, I must send them a Christmas card next time they bat for Manchester.
How odd that if you check the web site you cannot actually get a list of members !
There are some sponsored links listed, (cough) I wonder why they are there !
He is on twitter, if you want some sport !
I commend you to challenge him with some facts, the responses are breathtaking, but you may get more enlightenment by staring for 10 minutes at a tub of lard !
Sadly "up North" we are rudderless, bereft, there are not enough
personalities or groups powerful enough to grab the media by the balls and shout our corner !
Our MPs are bordering on useless, the local media are more interested in Coronation St as a news item and as for major business in the NW...... deafening !
The China Forum (er, remember them ) should have responded but can you hear them, "shush be quiet they are out there ....somewhere !"
To be fair I still reckon our best bet is HK, but we certainly don't need pompous ill educuated comments by faceless self confessed analysts of a highly dubious background preaching to us !
Butt out brother
!