From the Shropshire Star:The chairman of the environment watchdog met with water company lobbyists for a near-£100 dinner days before proposals for a major bill hike were reported. Environment Agency chief Alan Lovell accepted a £96 dinner from Water UK, the industry body representing Britain's water firms. The dinner, which took place on June 20 last year, came a week before reports suggesting water companies were pushing for a 40% rise in bills to improve the UK's water infrastructure. The regulator and water firms were accused of having a "chummy relationship", by the Liberal Democrats, who revealed the hospitality and ...
Nothing here about panicking and then passing on the contact details of friends and colleagues to God knows who. h/t Haggis_UK, who tweeted a version of this earlier today.
I wonder what future historians will make of the fact that in the first quarter of the 21st century the world's Civilised Powers/Western Powers/ authors of a Rule-based World Order, for six whole months (and counting) provided weapons and ammunition to one side in an armed conflict whilst at the same time urging them to stop the devastation they were causing and attempting to provided aid and succour to the other. The Israeli aggression is justified as retaliation in response to the murderous attack by the organisation Hamas on innocent Israeli civilians. But one of the principles of Just War ...
We're less than a month away from this year's Local Elections. I'm glad that they don't coincide with a General Election. I believe local government is an important end of itself, and by being a stand alone election it gives opposition party activists a chance to really focus and stick it to the Tories, who ... Continue reading Six of the best: 2024 Local Elections preview
The start of a new week finds Rutland's most celebrated fictional peer in sunny mood. Perhaps it's from meeting the lovely Hazel Grove again? Incidentally, having studied the local geography, I have moved the Spring of Immortal Life from a hillside above the Birchcliffe Centre to one below it. Monday Home from a tour of our best prospects in the coming general election - insiders think it most likely to be on a Thursday, incidentally - I allow myself a lie in before tackling the eggs and b. My closest companion for the past fortnight has been the new edition ...
Selling weapons to Israel is a breach of international law. This is not my opinion. It is the judgement of 600 British legal eagles, including three former members of the UK Supreme Court. They have been joined by 130 parliamentarians and the three main Opposition parties have demanded a debate on the issue. It is also the verdict of the governments of Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Japan and Spain. They have all suspended arms shipments to Israel. All the above agree that Israel is breaking a number of international laws with its attacks on civilians in Gaza. Furthermore, that ...
Michael Gove has a peculiar penchant for unexpected admissions when we least expect them, so really it should have come as no surprise that he has fessed up to "moral cowardice" during the Brexit campaign after not telling then-prime minister David Cameron about his prominent role in the Leave campaign. The Guardian reports that the levelling-up secretary made the comments to former chancellor George Osborne on the Political Currency podcast, which is also hosted by former Labour shadow chancellor Ed Balls: Mr Osborne, a steadfast Remainer, said that Mr Gove had promised Lord Cameron he would not take up a ...
Residents have contacted us about the boundary fencing between Kinloch Park and the Ninewells Hospital site as it has collapsed in places - see photo. We contacted NHS Tayside regarding this and following it seeking advice from NHS National Services Scotland Central Legal Office, responsibility for repair we understand rests with the house builder and we have therefore approached the house builder to ensure repairs are carried out.
