It was on last Monday, and it was good. Schools without light switches, that had to be illuminated day and night, hospitals having to pay their PFI costs first and provide care for their patients later, projects deemed unsuitable for use but paid anyway, by the taxpayer of course.
Please forgive the NO2incinerator for such blatant advertising! It couldn't be helped: this is essential viewing.
PFI has had its share of critics, and its load of bad press. Even the government, it seems, it's having second thoughts.
It makes us wonder, how is it that our Leeds City Council has seen or heard none of it.
No they are too busy spinning their councillors lies and false promises to bother with facts. I wonder what bullshit the "elected members" come up with at the forum on monday?
ReplyDeleteI just can't believe that, with all the overwhelming evidence against PFI, our councillors seem to think that there's no other way!! Incineration, and PFI!
ReplyDeleteThis thing seems to have been a done deal since the idea was first proposed 2006. The dangers of PFI, the falling waste stream and increased recycling rates, the proposed Biffa incinerator nothing seems to alter the plan.
ReplyDeleteThe Lib Dems/Cons came up with this idea but Labour have now endorsed it and as for the 'consultations' don't get me started we never had a chance of being listened to!
Actually, it was the last Labour government that really pushed PFI - a way of building new facilities but leaving future administrations to pick up the bill.
ReplyDeleteUndoubtedly true but the Lib Con alliance in Leeds never tired of telling everyone how bad Labour was at EVERYTHING so why pick up this already discredited idea and run so far and so fast with it.
ReplyDeleteThere is no getting away from this BOTH of our recent administrations are equally responsible for pushing through this incinerator and finger pointing about what the other side did of didn't do just really annoys the residents who are going to be stuck with this plant.
Yes, but local authorities were left with no choice by the Labour government - choose PFI or you don't get the money. I am not trying to score political points - just set the record right. I am aware of the role that all parties have played in planning the incinerator - and I live very near to where it will be - so I am not really happy with any of them.
ReplyDeleteIsraeli War Crimes Complicit Firm Veolia and its 25 Years Contract with Leeds City Council
ReplyDeleteSome letters have appeared in Yorkshire Evening Post (YEP), discussing Veolia’s plan to build an incinerator in Leeds.
http://www.leedspalestineblog.org.uk/israeli-war-crimes-complicit-firm-veolia-25-years-contract-leeds-city-council/
From reading Latest Liberal Democrat focus Cllr Ralph Pryke is leading the camapaign against Labour's Incinerator in Cross Green. He is the official anti-incinerator Councillor now Labour Councillors have broken their promises to oppose the incinerator.
ReplyDeleteWell, Ralph has consistently opposed an incinerator in Cross Green from the outset. He attacked the proposals as long ago as 2007 - in both 'Focus' and at local residents' meetings describing the site as 'unacceptable'. The site at Cross Green was imposed as an option by the Labour Government through DEFRA (under the stewardship of Hilary Benn at the time) - so it is Labour's site. I have an electronic copy of the September 2007 'Focus' for anyone who would like evidence that Ralph is being entirely consistent.
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