Today has clearly ‘bin’ a rubbish news day. The Daily Mail are crusading to stop councils from moving to fortnightly collections. Outgoing leader of the LGA and Tory Peer Gideon Sandy Bruce-Lockhart has been defending fortnightly collections (and can I take a moment to reflect on the wonderful name that is “Doretta Cocks”?). Meanwhile, in… Continue reading Bin Spin
Tag: environment
An Inconvenient Gaffe
I have to admit that, when I first read that scientists had written to Mark Durkin to ask him, out of the goodness of his heart, not to make DVDs of the Great Global Warming Swindle available for sale (credit: Rob), I blanched. I could more or less have predicted what a drama queen like… Continue reading An Inconvenient Gaffe
Vote Blue, Go Red
Notwithstanding a certain caution about taking Friends of the Earth’s assessment at face value, this diagram (click to enlarge) is a pretty bad indictment on the Conservatives’ claims to be an environmentally friendly party. More info on the Friends of the Earth Scotland website and The Herald. The Lib Dems fare better than the SNP… Continue reading Vote Blue, Go Red