Lynne Featherstone leads push in Lords to protect renewable energy
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Featherstone have both laid motions in an attempt to block the...
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7 Jan 2016
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EU bulletin 7th January 2016 - Germans aim for "reasonable package" for UK
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday (6 January) she wanted talks to renegotiate the terms of Britain's membership of the European Union to produce a "reasonable package" that would keep Britain in the bloc, reports EurActiv. In an article for the German tabloid Bild,Cameron has appealed to Germany to help him achieve the reforms he needs to persuade Britons to remain in the EU. See details in EurActiv here: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/merkel-tells-cameron-reasonable-package-should-avoid-brexit-320740 There is also a report in EUobserver here: https://euobserver.com/political/131732
7 Jan 2016
Labour’s Zero Carbon City pledge exposed as Greenwash
Newcastle Liberal Democrats have exposed Labour's pre-Paris Agreement zero carbon city pledge as a sham. Suspicious at a total lack of awareness of the pledge within the Council, the Lib Dems challenged the Labour Leader of Council Nick Forbes as to what discussions had taken place before the pledge was made.
7 Jan 2016
Davey accuses government of 'butchering UK's renewables on the basis of Alice in Wonderland economics'
Former energy and climate change secretary Ed Davey slams Conservative ministers, as Carbon Brief investigation reveals energy bills likely to be lower than thought in 2020 Former Energy and Climate Change Secretary Sir Edward Davey has launched a blistering attack on the government, accusing it of "butchering the UK's renewables on the basis of Alice in Wonderland economics".
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7 Jan 2016
Phone Cabling Works to close Folkestone Bouverie Place and Square to traffic in January
Folkestone, Bouverie Place and Bouverie Square: Closed Monday 11th January from Friday 15th January between 21:00-06:00.
7 Jan 2016
Labour councillors force through disabled tax
Cllr Greg Stone moved an amendment to stop increase in Council Tax for over 5000 disabled people in the City by modifying the recommendations of a report on Council Tax base and Business Rates base calculations. It would have maintain the essentials of the council tax reduction scheme in place in recent years, but heartless Labour councillors (with one exception) followed their Whip and voted it down. Cllr Stone said : We believe the administration has got this wrong and we are proposing a viable, costed, tried and tested alternative. We have significant concerns about the removal of protection for the severely disabled. We have been approached by severely disabled constituents - on low fixed incomes and in many cases low quality of life - who are worried about their ability to pay this. They are stressed and anxious - I have sat and talked with quite a few. We think it is wrong that they have been singled out to face an additional financial burden when there is quite frankly no pressing need for them to
6 Jan 2016