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I disagree Esquilo,Its evident that a change in behaviour is not going to alter on behalf of the general public because they are "scrotes" its a given that until the council do what they do in other countries and actively man the streets and prosecute,I use Hong Kong as an example, then the food retailers are solely responsible through absconding from a clear responsibility with the knowledge that people do litter

Oh my gosh-what are you prattling on about? have been down to the lower ends of market street? In the summer it stinks with all the milkshakes and beer and dirt ground in to the pavement... I refer to the cig butts as an example. I am merely suggesting that we control the litter louts through obvious means although I fail to see how that prevent us living in a free world? perhaps we should ask the traffic wardens wandering around aimlessly in groups of three to enforce it? or is that an infringement on the free world?

should that not be salt & pepper chicken wings? (Not forgetting to NOT drop them on the pavement outside)

an on the spot fien huh? sheesh, that IS harsh. And to think in some countries yuo only get fined. Thank goodness we live in the free world.

what is avo short for?

I'm no fan of MacDonalds. not by a long chalk, but the food retailers aren't wandering around town dropping litter everywhere. It is the thoughtless scrotes who should be ashamed of the mess they make of our city. Taking responsibility for our own actions is sadly unfashionable though.

yeah well I have "wings of steel" so your comments dont wind me up !;@/

oh my gosh- I dont see anything wrong with it there are bins and places to put your cig butts in Hong Kong.I would rather have the option of being caught behaving like a scruffy t*at that walk down market street taking in the smells of your free world!

Has the power gone down at the St Annes Square / Triangle area of town?

Nowt wrong with that spelling there Bug! Unfortunately I'm guilty as charged in respect of the bad taste offence.

I hear they are issuing fines for both bad taste and spelling Avo...Avo says..“ Soooo, if I go out in town dressed up as Santa I will be virtually guaranteeed a 20%; success rate if I was, in theory, on the pull??”

Imagine if the anti-litter campaigners had taken a concentrated area of Manchester, let’s say Piccadilly Gardens perhaps- throw in 100,000 people on one day, then ask the study to rifle through the hoards of litter, we could have better demonstrated the actuality of those food retailers responsible for street litter and saved the study a fortune! A certain football event in Manchester last summer springs to mind...

When MacDonalds first opened in St Annes Sq, they were held to promises to be on top of any litter created there as a trade off for being granted a license there - they seem to forgotten this long ago. However, it is largely the fault of the 'scrotes' - and if they aren't to be held to account, it falls on the Council to remedy this problem. Manchester Council is THE worst street maintainer in Western Europe. No other comparable city is as inept at keeping its streets clean. We simply need to spend more on not only clearing litter, but also washing and maintining the bins and other street furniture. Visitor after visitor is beginning to see Manchester revert to its old dirty town tag it was(quite successfully) trying to rid its self of just a few years ago.

Ah, Hong Kong, in the free world, you CAN behave like a scruffy t*at and not even get caught for it! And err...what do cig butts on the ground smell like? I assume you are not a ground sniffer, or a wo/man of extremely short stature? Is your nose hyper-sensitive, or is it so long it trails on the floor, hoovering up the odours of the rubbish and fag ends? Hmm...one to ponder I think. Or should that be pong ?

Oh Hong Kong, if you look to your original message, you will realise i am pulling your plonker. So to speak. I am teasing you. And it's worked! Hurrah for free speech and the free world! By the way, I do like the look of the Hong Kong restaurant in Chinatown. And not a piece of rubbish in sight outside. Must be the litter gestapo sorry police.Have A Nice Day!

Its true i went to Hong Kong last year and you are find the equivalent of £500 for dropping a cig butt.it's an on the spot fien and if you dont have it they cart you off to the nick... i wonder how many would litter if that was the case here.

Who cares about christiano ronaldo,If Kakka comes to town for the 175million city are said to be pledging last night, he wont have the limelight so much

I'd have thought Richard leese would be on public transport intead of getting car-jacked. Serves the Hypocritical so & so.

You need an on the spot fine for that spelling.

The power has gone down. We're changing a big plug right now - maybe it's the fuse.