The Third Energy public consultation event at Pickering was erm, turned out to be an absolute ball. Frack Free Ryedale, (FFR) were outside waving a banner. The PR team were happily on hand to walk and talk through the presentation.
OK its not a bank for dogs, 'Doggerbank' the much heralded Windfarm development off our North East Coast is currently under PINS for 'Application by Forewind Ltd for an Order Granting Development Consent for the Dogger Bank Teesside A & B Offshore Wind Farm'. The latest Questions to the Panel has a deadline of 5th February 2015. Of some mild interest is the applicants proposal at Wilton, and the status of fishing activities 'in the Dogger Bank Site of Community Interest (SCI)'.
"There are now 1,080 Food Banks in the UK (full list here). 1 million people will access Food Banks in 2014. Despite this catastrophic level of poverty, Tory politicians remain totally oblivious to the suffering of the poor. Below are 10 comments uttered by Tory politicians that reveal just how out of touch they really are.
Michael Gove MP claimed Food Bank users were “Not able to manage their finances” (evidence)
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