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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:52 GMT
Judgement Day For High Speed Rail
As the country awaits plans for a new London to Birmingham High Speed Rail (HSR) line, due to be announced, Campaign to Protect Rural England is calling for the plans to live up to environmental expectations.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT
Planning For The Environment
Fiona Howie, CPRE Head of Planning and Regions responds to the launch of two new consultations on planning, one for a healthy natural environment and another for climate change and renewable energy.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:30:14 GMT
Hydropower needs to be sensitively placed
Dustin Benton, Senior CPRE Policy Officer, responds to a new Environment Agency report into potential locations for hydropower energy generation.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:53:52 GMT
Sheringham wins in appeal against superstore
James Frost, Director of CPRE Norfolk, comments on the landmark decision to prevent a new Supermarket development in the centre of the largely unspoiled sea side town of Sheringham
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:24:55 GMT
Keep Britain Tidy must not forget 90% of Britain
In response to today’s (Thursday) publication of a new manifesto by Keep Britain Tidy, Samantha Harding, Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Stop the Drop Campaign Manager, says:
This new Keep Britain Tidy manifesto adds strength to the campaign to rid our towns and countryside of unsightly and environmentally damaging litter. We are pleased to see Keep Britain Tidy setting out its priorities at such an important point before the General Election.
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT
RSPB and CPRE respond to Government report on future land use
The RSPB and the CPRE have broadly welcomed a government report, launched today (Friday), which highlights the many challenges facing the use of land in the UK in the 21st century.
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Court bid to block third runway
Today sees the start of court proceedings challenging the Government’s controversial decision to give the go ahead to a third runway at Heathrow. A coalition of thirteen organisations is backing the legal challenge. It is made up of local councils, leading green groups and residents’ groups, representing millions of people. The coalition’s lawyers will be claiming in court that the consultation process was fundamentally flawed and that the decision to expand Heathrow is at odds with the UK’s overall climate change targets. If they win, the Government’s decision to proceed with the runway will be overturned.
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Environment must be centre-stage in the conservatives new age of agriculture
CPRE today welcomed the Conservative Party’s agenda for farming, ‘A New Age of Agriculture’, but cautioned against excessive deregulation that could risk a return to destructive practices which in the past have damaged the countryside.
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Conservatives should reform planning for the right reasons
If radical changes to the planning system are to deliver a more attractive environment and a successful democracy the Conservative Party’s proposals should mark the start, rather than the end, of a detailed policy debate. This is the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s response to the Conservative Planning Green Paper published today (Monday).
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Do we have the energy? The future for energy generation and the countryside
New power stations are often contentious due to their scale and their environmental and visual impacts. The Government has recently reformed how we plan for nuclear and conventional power stations, renewables, electricity transmission lines and other major infrastructure. This has been one of the most controversial changes to planning in over 60 years and these changes will come into force next week.
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
General Election 2010: Make the countryside count
‘This year’s General Election is a critical moment for England’s countryside. The promises politicians make now will determine whether the countryside becomes a better, more beautiful and more inspirational place, or is condemned to death by a thousand cuts.’
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:53:06 GMT
Green Belts: More than lines on a map
The first major survey of the environmental state of Green Belt land and the benefits it provides for people and wildlife is published today in Green Belts: a Greener Future - a joint report produced by Natural England and the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:37:56 GMT
End of the beginning not beginning of the end of supermarket domination?
‘This is an important and overdue step forward in reining in the excessive power big supermarket chains can wield over our food system’. This is the response of the Campaign to Protect Rural England to the announcement today (Wednesday) that the Government will set up a supermarket ombudsman.
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:55:42 GMT
Food security and a beautiful countryside: two sides of the same coin
CPRE today welcomed the recognition in the Government’s new food strategy, "Food 2030", of the vital role of the countryside in the future well being of the nation, but cautioned against a return to environmentally damaging intensive farming.
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:08:13 GMT
Planning for housing must not lock us into environmentally damaging decisions
In the face of increasingly volatile demographic trends the Government’s household projections should not be used as housebuilding targets if we are to safeguard the countryside from unnecessary development.
Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:14:58 GMT
Light pollution survey: is your life blighted by light?
Countryside campaigners and astronomers are together asking people to tell us how their lives have been affected by poorly directed or excessive lighting.
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:56:05 GMT
60 years on; a brighter future for our special landscapes?
In the 60th anniversary year of the Act of Parliament that gave our finest landscapes special recognition, countryside campaigners CPRE welcome progress to improve their protection. In particular, CPRE welcomed the recent confirmation of the South Downs National Park and the prospect of extensions to the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks.
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:48:44 GMT
Count your money and make it count when buying seasonal food this Christmas
The Campaign to Protect Rural England is encouraging people to spend their money locally when buying Christmas lunch this year. Charles Dickens’ three visions of Christmas are a useful reminder of how we have changed our food buying habits in recent years, and what future Christmases could look like if we don’t reconsider how and where food money is spent.
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:45:28 GMT
South Downs National Park confirmed at last!
It has been more than 60 years in the making but today sees the South Downs finally becoming England’s 9th and the United Kingdom’s 14th National Park.
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:49:43 GMT
Environmental protection should be at the heart of future regional planning
An exclusive pursuit by the Government of economic growth could have dire costs for the countryside, and the wider environment. This is CPRE’s warning as the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill, which reforms regional planning, becomes law this week.
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:43:55 GMT
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:52 GMT
Battlebus Tour: Day 14
Day 14 Worcester;
Category: Battlebus
Category: Worcester
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:37:04 +0000
Battlebus Tour: Day 13
Day 13 Birmingham;
Category: Battlebus
Category: Battlesbus
Category: Birmingham
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:31:52 +0000
Battlebus Tour: Day 12
The Battle Bus tour is mindful of the fact that we continually describe the support for an English Parliament as overwhelming but there is no other way to describe it. The people of Manchester are no exception.
Category: Battlebus
Category: Manchester
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:06:13 +0000
Battlebus Tour: Day 11
A sunny and refreshing morning not to mention a beautiful beach!
Category: Battlebus
Category: Blackpool
Category: Liverpool
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:55:14 +0000
Battlebus Tour: Day 10
Another successful day this time taking the CEP to the lakes.
Category: Battlebus
Category: Lake District
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:54:45 +0000
Cornwall joins British-Irish Council
The British-Irish Council has taken the bizarre step of granting Observer status to Cornwall.
Category: Discrimination
Category: British-Irish Council
Category: Cornwall
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:30:26 +0000
Battlebus Tour: Day 9
We continue to visit the constituency offices and Carlisle was no exception. We left membership forms at their offices and wonder if they will join?! Lets hope they put country before party.
Category: Battlebus
Category: Carlisle
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:44:22 +0000
Battlebus Tour: Day 8
Thank you very much Henry and Eleanor, Geordie hospitality at its best!! (We’re still full!)
Category: Battlebus
Category: Jarrow
Category: Newcastle
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:39:56 +0000
Interview for LBC
I was interviewed at short notice on LBC (radio station in London) this morning on the subject of an English Parliament and Scottish funding in response to yesterday’s IPPR report. I was on air along with the Labour MP for Islington North, Jeremy Corbyn.
Category: Barnett Formula
Category: Media
Category: Interview
Category: LBC
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:00:10 +0000
Battlebus Tour: Day 7
Drove through Middlesbrough and as it was Sunday streets we fairly empty and so we decided to target shopping malls and retail parks as well as surrounding areas. Newspapers we’re also posted with leaflets and joining forms.
Category: Battlebus
Category: Hadrians Wall
Category: Middlesbrough
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:23:38 +0000
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The Justice for England Blog
Just wanting what everyone else has got - democracy for instance would be nice...
Tue, 19 May 2009 21:52:32 +0000
Open wide – but don’t mention England
The Tories have unveiled their new shiny-brushed policy on dental health to be rolled out in who knows where?
Tue, 19 May 2009 18:12:59 +0000
England converted into massive nuclear power station
Great news! List of 11 new nuclear sites released….. 10 of the 11 sites are in England, the third most densely populated country in the world!
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:00:49 +0000
Whatever you do, don’t mention England….
Amazing…. Alan Johnson, England’s Health Secretary celebrates the fact that cancer patients in England can now get free prescriptions – without actually mentioning England.
Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:25:36 +0000
Justice for England
Seeking equality with the rest of the coutries of the UK. Same democratic rights, same spending per head and same cultural recognition…
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:43:03 +0000
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Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:56:49 +0000
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