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Saddlebow Incinerator Letter to Lynn News

February 15, 2011 – 1:56 pm

Lynn News Incinerator: Against . . . Published on Tue Feb 15 12:46:25 GMT 2011 Why I am urging people to vote “No” in the forthcoming Incinerator Referendum. Over the past few months I have been criticised for not immediately coming out against the proposed incinerator. However, I was keen to attend as many public [...]

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Saddlebow Incinerator

November 22, 2010 – 1:45 pm

http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/community/halt_incinerator_and_look_at_other_options_says_mp_1_1671893 LYNN NEWS ARTICLE Halt incinerator and look at other options, says MP Published on Mon Nov 22 17:34:02 GMT 2010 GOVERNMENT minister and local MP Henry Bellingham is urging Norfolk County Council to suspend the proposed £150m-plus waste incinerator scheme at Lynn and to examine safer options. In an exclusive interview with Lynn News [...]

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MPs fiddle while parliamentary democracy burns

February 15, 2009 – 3:21 pm

Henry Porter The Observer, Sunday 15 February 2009 At the very least, you might expect Labour MPs to pay attention while they strip this country of its freedoms. But apparently we have gone beyond that stage. Of the eight or nine Labour members on the select committee discussing the Coroners and Justice Bill, three were [...]

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Divorcing couples charged eight pc interest on legal aid loans

February 12, 2009 – 3:37 pm

Daily Telegraph Thousands of divorcing couples are being charged eight times the current interest rate on legal aid loans.  By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor Last Updated: 10:29PM GMT 12 Feb 2009 Some separating individuals going through the courts can receive legal aid to assist them but many are expected to pay some or all [...]

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Labour profits from divorce with 8 per cent interest charge on legal aid

February 12, 2009 – 3:31 pm

Labour profits from divorce with 8 per cent interest charge on legal aid By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:34 PM on 12th February 2009   Ministers were last night accused of profiting from divorce through an eight per cent interest charge on legal fees. The Tories criticised the Ministry of Justice for rank [...]

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