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Category Archives: Planning Rules
Wind Power ‘more resilient than fossil fuels’
As we approach the General Election we are faced with choices on a number of different fronts all at once. This is the point at which we are sold the biggest lie in our democracy. Every 5 years politicians bundle … Continue reading
SERPLAN resurfaces
The news from last week that London mayor Boris Johnson is planning to create a strategic regional plan covering the capital and the greater South East and that he plans to hold a summit next spring to discuss the issue with Home Counties … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Planning Rules
Tagged Boris Johnson, Devolution, SERPLAN, Third Sector, Voluntary Sector
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The problem with migration
We live in a mobile culture, always have and probably always will. In the days before Supermarkets migrated food to our neighbourhood, some of us would migrate to find the food which we found most palatable. The need to work and feed … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Planning Rules
Tagged Boris Johnson, Immigration, Local government, Norman Tebbit, SEERA, UKIP
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Green needn’t cost more
The need for new homes in a Nation with significant levels of homelessness is widely accepted and understood. It reflects the low levels of house building over several decades and various demographic changes to family make up which means that … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Parliament and Democracy, Planning Rules
Tagged Home Building, Homelessness
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The problem with our trains
It appears that the Government don’t believe their own data on railways. We are all anticipating the conclusion of the proposals for an acceptable route for HS2 and George Osborne has raised the idea of HS3 which may in time … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Planning Rules
Tagged Brighton & Hove, HS2, HS3, Network Rail, Roger Blake, Simon Kirby MP, Uckfield
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We need storage solutions
The news that Ed Davey has given consent for a new wind farm of the Suffolk Coast means that from 2019 our nation gets a bit closer to the target of being free from fossil fuel powered electricity. It is disappointing … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Planning Rules
Tagged Ed Davey, Fracking, General Election 2015, Solar Power, Wind Farms
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A lack of rural housing
The failure of the coalition Government and its predecessor to ensure that adequate affordable housing is being provided in rural areas was raised on 12th June by a Bishop in the House of Lords. His question should not have been a surprise … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Parliament and Democracy, Planning Rules
Tagged Rural, Rural Housing, Urban
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The meddlers
If Politicians of all parties were prepared to build on one anothers hard work, there would be a great deal less waste and even in a time of austerity there would be more resources available to solve the real problems … Continue reading
Power to the people
Our annual production of electricity in 2013 from renewable sources reached 52.8 Terra Watt Hours in 2013, a significant increase from 2012 when the production reached 41.3 TWH. Behind these statistics released yesterday by the Department for Energy and Climate Change … Continue reading
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