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8 August 2019 Front Page Gazette – We Won’t Ban People From The Naze TDC
Did someone touch a nerve? Maybe this previous post or David Evans letter to Gazette but something seems to have provoked a reaction. Pretty quickly too. click picture to access article on gazette website To quote from the article The … Continue reading
Posted in EU, NE, Politics, Tendring, Walton-on-the-Naze
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Tendring District Council Considering Restricting Public Access To The Naze
But this is much more than the Naze, all across Essex councils are planning to restrict access near coast and rivers. Why? To stop birds being disturbed, to please Natural England and EU Habitats Directive. Hey I thought we were … Continue reading
Posted in EU, NE, Tendring, Uncategorized, Walton-on-the-Naze
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Petition Parliament To Debate Lord Kilmuir’s Letter to Ted Heath
Before 1972 when Prime Minister Edward Heath signed the Treaty of Rome for us to join the common market, now the EU. he asked the top law officer at the time the legal implications of signing the treaty. This man, … Continue reading
EU Environmental Directives And UK Flooding – Feb 2014
Christopher Booker and Richard North (eureferendum.com) have been chasing the link between flooding in Somerset and EU’s Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC and Water Framework Directive (WFD) 2000/60/EC. So far they seem to have missed the earlier Birds Directive. The Birds Directive … Continue reading
Posted in EA, EU, Politics
Tagged EA, environment agency, eu birds directive, eu habitats directive, eu water framework directive, foe, friends of earth, greenpeace, john gummer, lord deben, rspb, somerset flooding, wwf
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John Redwood Writes About EA Again – 10 Feb 2014
John Redwood has another post about EA on his blog today. I left a comment which wasn’t approved so I’ll post it here. The post is titled Independent Bodies Can Cause Worse Problems Than Elected Ministers. The post starts of … Continue reading
Posted in DEFRA, EA, Politics, SMP
Tagged EA, environment agency, flood, john redwood, managed realignment, managed retreat, sea defences, somerset flooding, thames flooding
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Flooding Is EU And UK Government Policy – Feb 2014
Environment Agency has been much criticised over floods in southwest recently but they are simply implementing EU and UK government policy. This publication from John Gummer’s (aka Lord Deben) Climate Change Committee www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ASC-2013-Chap5_singles_2.pdf makes it explicit this is government policy, … Continue reading
EA Spend £593Million On Staff £20Million On Drainage – John Redwood
Courtesy of John Redwood EA spends tiny amount on ensuring water flows freely and a vast amount, nearly 30 times more, on staff. What do they all do? You can read John’s post here. But I’m so keen you read … Continue reading
UK Parliament Debates Somerset Flooding – 22 Jan 2014
Here’s part of the debate, as recorded by Hansard Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset) (Con): I am delighted to be under your chairmanship once again, Mr Turner. I am also delighted to see my hon. Friends the … Continue reading
Posted in EA, Politics
Tagged EA, environment agency, parliament, somerset flooding, uk parliament
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UK Environment Agency Second Largest In World – Jan 2014
Insidetheenvironmentagency.co.uk shows UK Environment Agency second largest environmental agency in the world. What do they all do I wonder? Doesn’t seem to be anything to do with stopping flooding. Perhaps its driving around in fancy company cars
Posted in DEFRA, EA, Politics
Tagged EA, environment agency, insidetheenvironmentagency
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Who Is Segolene Royal And Why Is Media Silent About Her?
Francois Hollande and Segolene Royal lived together for around 30 years and had 4 children although never married. They split up in 2007, both wanted to be president of France. Segolene Royal was adopted as socialist presidential candidate, which probably … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Politics
Tagged Francois Hollande, Julie Gayet, media, msm, Segolene Royal, Sky News, Valerie Trierweiler
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