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Friends of the Earth comment on Committee on Climate Change report
Commenting on the first annual report to Parliament by the Committee on Climate Change, which calls for a step change in the pace of UK emissions reduction and tougher policies, Friends of the Earth ’s Executive Director, Andy Atkins said:
“The Committee is right to be concerned about Government action on climate [...]
Local government spending £Millions resisting fair wages for all
Millions of pounds of council taxpayers’ money is being spent on fighting legal battles to stop low paid women winning equal pay.
Local authorities are spending up to £1.3m each on private barristers’ and solicitors’ fees and up to £1.2m on their own staff’s time attempting to resist the fight for fair wages.
A survey of 50 [...]
UN/WMO Whistleblower Awarded Nearly $500,000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Edward P. Flaherty, Esq., Schwab, Flaherty & Associés, Geneva, Switzerland
Telephone Number: +4122 840 5000
Fax Number: +4122 840 5055; Email Address: Flaherty@sfalegal.com
Web site address: www.iowatch.org ; www.unreform-now.org
WMO Whistleblower Awarded Nearly $500,000
UN Weather Office Found to have Harassed, Defamed and Wrongfully Terminated Chief Internal Auditor
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND; 7 October [...]
Preferred candidate for post of Children’s Commissioner announced
The Children’s Secretary, Ed Balls has today written to the Chairman of the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee to invite him to hold a pre-appointment hearing with Maggie Atkinson, who he has nominated to be the next Children’s Commissioner when Sir Al Aynsley-Green comes to the end of his five year appointment on 28 [...]
Lord Turner sets out European regulation changes – Financial Services Authority
Lord Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), recently set out the factors that will determine the success of plans to change the structure of regulation in Europe. He was speaking at the City of London Corporation’s Annual Reception for the City Office in Brussels.
The EU has agreed major changes to the structure of [...]
Weak ETS gives taxes to polluters
By using taxes to subsidise the polluters, New Zealand is going backwards while the rest of the world goes forward, the Green Party said today.
“This is a bureaucratic way to take money from taxpayers and give to the big polluters without much environmental benefit, Green Party Climate Change Spokesperson said today.
With the support of the [...]
Lord Mandelson’s visit to China results in $500m worth of trade and investment deals
Contracts and new investment deals between UK and Chinese enterprises worth over US$500m were agreed during the visit to China this week by Lord Mandelson UK First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills.
Many of these new business partnerships demonstrate UK capacity in low carbon business solutions, which will benefit [...]
NZ defence annual report: More people joining, staying
NZDF Annual Report: More People Joining, More Choosing To Stay
The New Zealand Defence Force has made real progress solving the people number worries that have dominated its performance in recent years, its latest Annual Report reveals.
The report shows that as at 30 June 2009, NZDF’s Regular Force numbers were at a ten year high, while [...]
Lord Mandelson & China’s Premier Advance Business, Climate Agenda
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson, was received by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao for an hour-long meeting in Beijing today (CST).
Premier Wen praised “the tremendous contribution made by Lord Mandelson in strengthening and deepening EU-China and UK-China relations over many years.”
The meeting was very friendly and warm and focused on a number of areas including strengthening co-ordination [...]
MMP Fair for everyone – New Zealand Mixed Member Proportional electoral system
MMP gives all New Zealanders a say and is fair for everyone. Voters need the full picture of its effectiveness before deciding its future, said the Green Party today.
“MMP has delivered representative democracy to New Zealand. It is a modern, fair system which is under attack from small, right wing groups that want to see [...]
