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The Constant Economy: Councils CAN stop Garden Grabbing
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010. Councils CAN stop Garden Grabbing. John Healy the Housing Minister, has admitted that ‘garden grabbing’ by developers has become a serious problem in ‘hot spots’ around the country, but has lambasted Councils for allowing it to happen. The Minister’s view is backed up by a Kingston University review which found that areas which had stated a preference for limited building on gardens found it easier to turn down developers’ applications. But in the meantime, we need to demand q...
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The Constant Economy: January 2010
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Thursday, 28 January 2010. MPs Demand An End to Pig Cruelty. Seventy MPs have signed an Early Day Motion demanding action to end the appalling cruelty and environmental waste and destruction behind the production of 1.3million tonnes of pig meat consumed annually in the UK. The motion praises film maker Tracy Worcester’s shocking film, Pig Business. The screening was co-sponsored by Zac Goldsmith, who said;. 8220;Pig Business exposes the true cost of cheap food; a cost that is paid in needless animal cru...