New items are highlighted with an asterisk Manifesto pledges – Conservatives It will be interesting to see what commitments emerge in the Conservative manifesto given the difficulties that the current Government has had with some of the 2015 pledges. First Generation to leave our environment better than we found it’ It will be interesting to […]
So the election has been called, in one of the shortest Parliamentary sessions ever. One positive was the introduction of a fuller version of the Environment Bill which has received detailed commentary. One to bank for the next Parliament. There is a key message to get out to encourage everyone to register to vote. Fracking […]
Overview – Points post the election – drivers for the environmental agenda 1. Michael Gove to be Environment Minister, probably not because he has any interest in environment but to bring him from the back benches where he might have made trouble. He will have his work cut out with the Defra on agriculture, fisheries […]
VOTE CMS News has covered the content of the manifestos – read about it here Recap five articles Not heard about the environment in this election? – read about gagging the NGOs by the Conservatives Lobbying Act Mark Avery has put together a score card for the environment and the manifestos – check it below […]
A flurry of electioneering claims and counter claims surround the notable quote from Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom in a letter to the SFF. She said “no decision has yet been made” on the extent to which the CFP would be incorporated into British law. But she pledged to “disapply the key elements” which are “most […]
It really was a no-brainer. With such a small majority, 12 or 17 depending on who you are counting, any group of Conservative MPs could thwart what Government wanted to achieve. A perfect illustration of this was the recent embarrassing U turn by Philip Hammond over self-employed NI payments in the budget. The impending CPS […]
Corbyn’s green vision wins: leaked manifesto promises huge environmental gains The Ecologist Blog A huge raft of environmental reforms is promised in the Labour Party’s draft manifesto, writes Oliver Tickell. Among the highlights: a ban on fracking; a clean energy policy based on renewables and efficiency; no commitment to new nuclear power; to meet our […]
By Alastair Chisholm, CIWEM’s Director of Policy After yet another bruising week for the water industry, future ownership and governance of water and sewerage companies remains high up the agenda. What are the options? What would rebuild trust? What might political parties advocate at a general election, asks Alastair Chisholm In a scathing House of […]