Archive for May, 2010
One of the country’s first female Asian MPs elected in Ladywood
Shabana Mahmood has become one of the country’s first female Asian MPs after being elected in the Ladywood constituency yesterday. Mahmood won the seat previously held by former Labour MP Clare Short with a three percent increase in votes. There was a 2.5% swing in votes from Liberal Democrats to Labour. In this general election, [...]
Labour’s Richard Burden holds Northfield Constituency despite significant Conservative swing
Labour’s Richard Burden has held the Northfield constituency for a fourth term despite a hefty 6.6% swing in favour of the Conservatives. Burden, who has held the Northfield seat since 1992, gained 40.3% of the vote. The Conservative’s Keeley Huxtable gained a 33.6% vote share, giving Burden a 2,782 majority in the constituency. However, Burden’s [...]
C02 Pledge
Birmingham is one of the two cities in the UK to join the international Green Capital – Global Challenge. The challenge is an initiative, which aims to drive private – sector investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy products. Now the mayors of over 500 European cities will challenge their city to reduce C02 emissions by 20% by [...]
Four out of six voters say environment is not their priority
At the Court Farm Primary School polling station in Erdington, four out of six voters said they were more preoccupied by housing and anti social behaviour issues than anything else. They added that they were not concerned by environmental issues and that MP’s should have more important issues to solve before turning their attention to [...]
Climate Change £1bn Cut Action Plan – How feasible is this?
The Birmingham Post has recently reported that the new ‘Climate Change Action Plan‘ entails a proposed £1 billion energy bill cut over the next 15 years in Birmingham alone, but is this too ambitious? The proposed plan will mean that everyone will be expected to contribute to the effort, including every household, local business, and [...]
Perry Barr Hustings – Tory turns Environment issues into joke
At the recent Perry Barr Hustings Debate, environmental issues were on the agenda for all, except prospective parliamentary candidate William Norton, who could only offer jokes. At the well attended Hustings debate held at St Augustine’s Primary School in Handsworth, 5 out of the 6 PPC’s were present to answer questions ranging from immigration, to [...]
The Conservative Party’s Jo Barker wants to make Hall Green greener
Conservative Party candidate Jo Barker, is one of the dark horses in the hotly contested Birmingham Hall Green constituency. An interview was conducted with her at the Moseley Exchange to find out about her own views on the environment, as well as what the Conservative Party plans to do if they win the election. Having [...]
Music festival environmental issues
Recently, the environmental issues that music festivals are faced was discussed and the true extent to which it contributes to the environment. The carbon emissions emitted by music festivals and venues are something which has become a concern with over 500 festivals held in the UK every year. Since the interest in the environment and [...]