Monday, October 25, 2010

Simon Hughes - add action to your words and make change on housing benefit cuts happen

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Simon Hughes' words on housing benefit changes - 'harsh and draconian' - are right but I want to see him and others like him back their words with actions. A roof over your head is a basic need and the changes risk significantly increasing homelessness - on top of all the extra risk of a lot more unemployment, cuts in councils services and so on...

Lib Dem deputy leader Simon Hughes is threatening a backbench rebellion over planned cuts to housing benefit.

The party's deputy leader told Channel 4 News some of the proposals were "harsh and draconian".

In its Spending Review last week, the government announced major changes to housing benefit - including cutting it by 10% for the long-term jobless....

...The government is proposing the biggest shake-up in housing in decades - cutting money for new social housing by 50% and allowing housing associations to charge new tenants close to the full market rate for rent...

Ministers plan huge sell off of Britain's forests - Telegraph

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Ministers plan huge sell off of Britain's forests - Telegraph

Caroline Spelman, the Environment Secretary, is expected to announce plans within days to dispose of about half of the 748,000 hectares of woodland overseen by the Forestry Commission by 2020.
The controversial decision will pave the way for a huge expansion in the number of Center Parcs-style holiday villages, golf courses, adventure sites and commercial logging operations throughout Britain as land is sold to private companies.

   Stockwood Pete: Strategic Diversions in the Parks

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Great post that comprehensively trashes the councils policy of flogging off Bristol's green spaces.

Stockwood Pete: Strategic Diversions in the Parks

BBC News - UK needs green economics minister, advisers urge

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BBC News - UK needs green economics minister, advisers urge