Reading between the lines of this story from the Scotsman, it's clear that the much-trumpeted "legacy" of "sustainable" "regeneration" that was part of Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games bid is unlikely to materialise.
"Skill training for thousands of people in Glasgow, massive improvements to the city's sports facilities, and a new 'Commonwealth line' train link are among the ideas being suggested [for inclusion on a list of central govt. funding requests]."
Clearly if these projects aren't coming out of the core funding of the Games any more, the move by Scottish politicians is preparing for them to blame someone else should they be dropped.
Coal power company says that renewable energy targets mean building more coal power stations. Yep, it's the return of the "baseline / backup" argument from the business-as-usual lobby.
"This, E.On suggests, will mean that, to meet renewable targets of 20 per cent of energy being provided from renewables by 2020, the UK's installed power base will need to rise from 76 gigawatts today to more than 100GW."
Which apparently nonsensical reasoning leads to the crux of the matter:
"A spokesman said the question had to be asked how power companies would make money from plants that only run when the wind is not blowing. 'Under the current trading system for power, you just wouldn't build it so clearly there has to be some sort of encouragement,' he said." (emphasis added)
This is an action against TransCanada Pipelines - the major multinational pipeline company that is trying to build a pipeline across unceded Lubicon land despite the United Nations explicitly calling on Canada to stop violation of Lubicon rights . More importantly, the Lubicon themselves have not given permission for the construction of this pipeline.
Angel Group, who have a lucrative Home Office contract to house asylum seekers, have engaged the services of a firm of Edinburgh libel lawyers in an apparent attempt to silence criticism of their "service provision"
Surprising absolutely nobody, it's been revealed that the BBC's Frank Gardiner and another BBC "islam expert" met with the government's anti-Al'Qaeda propaganda unit (RICU) while making a radio programme. RICU was recently revealed to be pushing the line that (essentially) Al-Qaeda are soooooo early noughties and like totally over, and had been sexing up its briefings to that end.
On September 21 Broomview House in Sighthill, Edinburgh, will be demolished. Broomview House is one of the post-war high rise housing blocks planned for demolition under a Council's 2005 plan for regeneration of the area.
A report by the World Health Organisation says "Social injustice and a "toxic" mix of bad policies is killing on a grand scale around the world and in the UK"
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On September 21 Broomview House in Sighthill, Edinburgh, will be demolished. Broomview House is one of the post-war high rise housing blocks planned for demolition under a Council's 2005 plan for regeneration of the area.
