#Tif result: Bloggers start to react to the announcement

Online reaction to today’s historic Tif referendum in Manchester is, not surprisingly, completely divided.
I’ve picked just a couple of items out here. (On scanning through, I think there’s more ‘yes’ people among the online commentators although that is a very unscientific assessment. Perhaps ‘no’ people are celebrating rather than blogging).
Here’s some early blogging views;
No to Tif What now Manchester? says Paul Carruthers.
“As disclosure, I voted Yes and I’m deliberately trying to be provocative:
* How many of the No voters actually commute into Manchester?
* How shortsighted can people be?
* Does Manchester like being remembered for it’s Victorian history and it’s quite clearly Victorian approach to transport infrastructure. When they get chance to modernise they shun it.
* People actually voted against the c-charge, not the TIF
* People voted against improving the transport infrastructure. Umm, that seems dumb to me.
* Did people realise that the C-Charge wouldn’t happen until 80% of the TIF improvements were made, likely meaning that many, many more people would avoid paying the charge?
* The No campaign offered zero alternatives, yet people voted for it.
* The Yes campaign failed miserably in getting it’s message out
* People like sitting in their cars or squashed on trams and trains.
Manchester says ‘Yes’ to congestion says Carlton Reid
When asked if they’d like to pay more taxes, residents of Manchester have today answered with a resounding ‘no’. Just as in Edinburgh, when citizens are asked if they want a congestion charge, they vote against
There’s a very active conversation going on right now at the micro-blogging platform Twitter which you can view or join right here.