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If the object was to move on from the bungling of the reshuffle then Theresa May’s remarkable move on plastic waste has certainly achieved that.
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“Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” Trump said, according to these people, referring to countries mentioned by the lawmakers.
While the cones hotline was a source of ridicule, Major did start a fundamental shift in the relationship between government agencies and the public - from passive recipients of what the agency deigned adequate to customers with rights and if necessary redress.
Actually the Marine Strategy Framework Directive does include targets and indicators on marine litter - not that anyone really has much of an idea how to influence that...
https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/01/toby-young-once-more-unto-the-breach/
It's interesting how in the Evening Standard yesterday - amongst Osborne's usual wall-to-wall Brexit bashing - how we found space to dedicate his editorial to praising Gove.
At the moment they'd lose because they think they've already won.
The greater risk is that Theresa May toxifies the policy simply by announcing it herself, rather than Gove or the Conservatives.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-embassy-sale/u-s-to-sell-london-embassy-to-qatari-diar-idUSTRE5A23XA20091103
Of course had Trump been president the price would have been HUGE.....
Sentence First verdict afterwards!
Interesting to see that his fall took down Jo Johnson too. TM was clearly unimpressed, and rightly so.
A policy which might be effective would be a tax on plastic packing that is not easily recyclable (i.e. most current supermarket packaging) or biodegradeable, with a lead in period of two or three years.
Give councils far greater financial incentives to increase the percentage of waste recycled, and let the market do the rest.
Lords of course has the history and the tradition but it doesn’t have much else going for it.
We should pencil in the next one for 2041, and the one after that for 2066.
https://twitter.com/ned_donovan/status/951722752771350528
Good point on Gove.
Supermarkets are neither here nor there. Last year it was reported that 90 per cent of ocean waste comes from just 10 rivers -- 8 in Asia, 2 in Africa, and none near Tesco.
https://news.sky.com/story/just-10-rivers-carry-90-of-plastic-polluting-the-oceans-11167581
https://twitter.com/JohnRentoul/status/951728299826401280
The better solution, for both producers and consumers, would be to incentivise easily recyclable or biodegradeable (they do exist) plastics.
The presentor was a bit taken aback when the whole group rounded on him about plastic pollution. His only response was that plastics are inert. We said that's the point, they don't break down!
Now TMay takes it on with gusto (due to Gove), there is all sorts of sulking and pouting - let’s hope these sour grapes aren’t wrapped in plastic.
Marvellous news.
https://mobile.twitter.com/JebBush/status/951619449395843072
https://mobile.twitter.com/marcorubio/status/951649360944676865
Norman Lamb would have been far better. He has a more nuanced approach to Brexit and has a host of worthwhile policies to greatly improve the country, particularly on health, mental health, young people, social care and housing. He didnt stand as he felt that his acceptance of Brexit (and desire for Norway style Brexit) put him at odds with LD policy and the newly expanded membership. I understand his reasoning, but the party would have benefited from a contest with that voice heard.
We shall see if May is serious about plastic with what she does. She may just be having a phase post Blue Planet. Will she favour plastics regulation even if it becomes a significant obstacles to a trade deal with Trump? that is when we find out if she is a hollow vessel.
May could usefully start with NHS procurement. We use a tremendous number of single use packs, containing a lot of plastics. Specifications to encourage reuse and recycling would be welcome. It may cost more, so would need funding, and that is where May is likely to founder. Will she put her money where her mouth is?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PrcnTUDRvI
All my family and relatives are united in their opposition to all plastic waste and have been delighted that this is now on the agenda at the highest level of government.
I highlighted yesterday how Wales is second in Europe and third in the World for recycling rates and our Council is considering 4 weekly bin collections due to the way plastic, glass, cardboard and food are recycled through our trolley blocks weekly
I also reiterated the call for the abolition of all non recyclable plastic bottles, coffee cups, takeaway containers, plastic forks and single use straws. I was attacked for suggesting single use straws need to go but they are killing sea life and especially turtles who are dying in agony. The idea this is for the Far East is naive to the extreme. Plastic is carried round the world on currents.
It also seems that those of us who live by the sea, coast or rivers are more aware as we see the pollution on our own beaches every day and the amount of plastic waste washed up on our beaches in the recent storm was not only disgusting but totally unacceptable.
Thinks have to change
The war on plastic also requires a change in public behaviours. It won't be long before the knuckle-dragging right are demanding the unfettered right to dispose of their detritus in whatever way they think fit.
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And still in the game - unlike some of his flouncier former colleagues.
http://londinoupolis.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/why-americans-dont-own-their-london.html?m=1