- The public health director of Stockport: "We need much more widespread introduction of 20mph zones in side streets. We are killing our children for the sake of saving a couple of minutes."- The Commons Public Accounts Committee says that the cost of decommissioning nuclear power sites could rise "significantly" above the £73 billion already estimated. We can install solar panels and wind turbines and tidal turbines now, not 10 years from now, and also avoid the massive decommissioning that will follow any nuclear power expansion.
- Despite years of sustained criticism from watchdogs, "significant weaknesses" persist in maternity and neonatal services across England, putting mothers and babies at risk.
Finally, car club memership is significantly up:
This week, two of the leading car clubs - Streetcar and City Car Club - both announced a sudden surge in members. They say that a likely catalyst was the moment the chancellor revealed increases in motoring taxes in his budget speech in March.
Streetcar said that in the period from March to June its UK membership leapt from 27,537 to 37,532.
Similarly, City Car Club reported a 300% increase in membership requests since March compared with the same period last year. It now has more than 6,000 UK members.
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We'd really look forward to a 80mpg microcar if somebody started a car sharing scheme in Coventry. We'd then use our own medium sized van to carry bulky tools & materials to the customer's site at the beginning of a renewable energy installation. Two weeks later, when all is done we'd use the van again to fetch the tools and excess materials back. For the majority of the time on the job we only need a two-seater small car!
Cheers,
George Robinson.
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