Comment UK October 2009

*UK should aim to overachieve emissions reductions in the first budget period, Committee on Climate Change, 12 October 2009. Recession induced reductions must not be confused with underlying progress. Committee on Climate Change, 12 October 2009 topic
*Great council websites aren’t enough. We need 1% for open data. 13 October 2009 Mash the State, 13 October 2009 topic
*Seaside art leaves locals beached, October 7 New Start, October 7, 2009 topic, topic
*"It seems our politicians are competing to see who can target the nastiest policies at the most vulnerable groups of people." Church Action on Poverty, October 5 Church Action on Poverty, October 5, 2009 topic
*New Infrastructure Planning Commission fails to give people a proper say on major projects, FoE, October 1 Friends of the Earth, October 1, 2009 Friends of the Earth remains deeply concerned that under the Planning Act 2008, decisions will be made by unelected Commissioners (October 1 marks the first day of the Infrastructure Planning Commission) who are unaccountable to the public - making it increasingly difficult for ordinary people to engage in local decision-making. There is also no legal duty on the IPC to consider the climate change impacts of major infrastructure projects. The organisation ran a high profile campaign to strengthen the Planning Bill which saw more than 30,000 people write to their MP. topic
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