Plus a smidge of political savvy, maybe...?
Overfill your bin and you’ll be treated worse than a shoplifter
Another fine mess you've got yourself into, I'd say.
Showing posts with label RUBBISH TAX. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RUBBISH TAX. Show all posts
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Barking, and I don't just mean the councils
Just watched BBC Breakfast, and while I often accuse them of being lightweight, the male presenter referred to a 'police state'.
They had on a very nervous and poorly-prepared 'spokesperson' on, and not from an LA but one the endless quangos there are that exist to act as a bridge between the public and those who impose these daft initiatives. The big conclusion was less than inspiring:
Sorry, 'good communications' is not going to help very much when there is an official culture of 'fine first' backed by aggressive, ill-conceived legislation.
I am afraid the poor chap from Wastewatch was hardly convincing or reassuring that these 'isolated incidents' will abate.
And speaking of waste, is the suggested mitigation money well spent in defence of the environment, or just meeting yet targets? What next, personal rubbish sorters to add to compost advisors in the legions of snoops and assessors in the name, if not practice of green?
This is just going to set the public against any sensible initiatives. The beancounters and box-tickers have gone barking mad.
Addendum - I just heard the slot repeated, and apparently the council official in question justified their stance on the basis that 'they have to save the planet'. Do what? I applaud a lot that leads to sensible recycling, but this is utter tosh.
Daily Express - NEW BIN TAX BOMBSHELL -
They had on a very nervous and poorly-prepared 'spokesperson' on, and not from an LA but one the endless quangos there are that exist to act as a bridge between the public and those who impose these daft initiatives. The big conclusion was less than inspiring:
Sorry, 'good communications' is not going to help very much when there is an official culture of 'fine first' backed by aggressive, ill-conceived legislation.
I am afraid the poor chap from Wastewatch was hardly convincing or reassuring that these 'isolated incidents' will abate.
And speaking of waste, is the suggested mitigation money well spent in defence of the environment, or just meeting yet targets? What next, personal rubbish sorters to add to compost advisors in the legions of snoops and assessors in the name, if not practice of green?
This is just going to set the public against any sensible initiatives. The beancounters and box-tickers have gone barking mad.
Addendum - I just heard the slot repeated, and apparently the council official in question justified their stance on the basis that 'they have to save the planet'. Do what? I applaud a lot that leads to sensible recycling, but this is utter tosh.
Daily Express - NEW BIN TAX BOMBSHELL -
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
You gotta larf, eh?
Ch 4 - FactCheck: has rubbish tax been binned?
So now we know... what we don't know. Or do we?
'See no weevils, hear no weevils, speak not of...' anything that might pin one down, apparently.
Yet for all that, at each turn it all comes back like a boomerang, and a barge full of night soil hits the wind farm.
No way to run a country. Or anything, for that matter.
So now we know... what we don't know. Or do we?
'See no weevils, hear no weevils, speak not of...' anything that might pin one down, apparently.
Yet for all that, at each turn it all comes back like a boomerang, and a barge full of night soil hits the wind farm.
No way to run a country. Or anything, for that matter.
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