JOIN CAFÉ PROTEST AGAINST FORD ECO-TOWN
• VENUE: YAPTON GREEN, YAPTON
• DATE: WEDNESDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER
• TIME: 7.00 PM START
• LIGHTING UP TIME: 8.00PM
Hot dogs, donuts and soft drinks will be available
NATIONAL NO ECO-TOWN BEACON NIGHT
Saturday 20 September 2008
Friday 19 September 2008
ASA Bans Eco-Town ads
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a press campaign for the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) consultation because it is misleading. Click for more...
Click here for the full ASA Adjudication.
Click here for the full ASA Adjudication.
Thursday 18 September 2008
CAFÉ~AID!
SATURDAY 20th SEPTEMBER 8pm - Live music at the LAMB PUB, Bilsham Lane, Yapton.www.monochromemuseum.co.uk
David Francis, acoustic guitarist from New York, often likened to Neil Young and early McCartney has donated his time and talent for the night along with local girl Jo Macaffety who writes her own songs and has played alongside several well known artists.
The lamb will be donating a POUND to CAFE for every meal sold. So come along and enjoy good homemade food and international music. Food ranges from potato skins to real ale pie or simply fish and chips.
David Francis, acoustic guitarist from New York, often likened to Neil Young and early McCartney has donated his time and talent for the night along with local girl Jo Macaffety who writes her own songs and has played alongside several well known artists.
The lamb will be donating a POUND to CAFE for every meal sold. So come along and enjoy good homemade food and international music. Food ranges from potato skins to real ale pie or simply fish and chips.
The political pressure is building up!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7622324.stm
The pressure on Mr Brown does seem to me to reflect some of our concerns about this Eco Town policy being 'foisted' onto local communities. Like this piece from the BBC:
"Mr Milburn said he welcomed Mr Brown's commitment to put more power into the hands of people, but that a "splurge of Whitehall initiatives" seemed to point in the opposite direction.
"Public disengagement is a symptom of disempowerment. Too often we shut people out when we should be letting them in," he said.
Mr Milburn added: "This half-in, half-out approach won't work. Uncertainty has to make way for clarity."
So it'll be all eyes on the Labour Party conference to see what Gordon's commitment about putting power back into local communities actually means!
The pressure on Mr Brown does seem to me to reflect some of our concerns about this Eco Town policy being 'foisted' onto local communities. Like this piece from the BBC:
"Mr Milburn said he welcomed Mr Brown's commitment to put more power into the hands of people, but that a "splurge of Whitehall initiatives" seemed to point in the opposite direction.
"Public disengagement is a symptom of disempowerment. Too often we shut people out when we should be letting them in," he said.
Mr Milburn added: "This half-in, half-out approach won't work. Uncertainty has to make way for clarity."
So it'll be all eyes on the Labour Party conference to see what Gordon's commitment about putting power back into local communities actually means!
Tuesday 16 September 2008
Lib Dems in eco-town motion
The Liberal Democrats have adopted a motion opposing the government's eco town plans. The party said at its annual conference that the Labour administration is "misleading" the public by attaching a green label to a scheme that only requires "moderate" standards of environmental friendliness. Click here fore more... And here...
Sunday 14 September 2008
Fight, fight, fight!
Lots of talk about Labour leadership challenges over the last few days. This is a good thing and the opportunity to boot Gordon Brown (trousers) out of Downing Street is long overdue! It will also prove that Labour are on a sinking ship. John McDonnell - who has long been urging a leadership election - described current Labour infighting as "like watching the crew having a punch up on the deck of the Titanic". Haha!
If Gordon Brown (trousers) goes - hopefully his stupid grand Eco-Town scheme will go with him. I'm looking forward to a good old political fight! Bring it on!
If Gordon Brown (trousers) goes - hopefully his stupid grand Eco-Town scheme will go with him. I'm looking forward to a good old political fight! Bring it on!
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