General Discussion
Question: Would you vote for and support the Assisted Dying Bill? http://www.dignityindying.org.uk/assisted-dying/lord-falconers-assisted-dying-bill/ Lib Dem candidate: No. But there are issues concerning the care of the dying that we need to address. People should have living wills and appropriate pain relief. Trade Union and Socialist Coalition candidate: A friend has just ...
Well, well. Who'd have thunk it! Look what's just turned up in my e-mail in-box. On Friday 5th June 2015, Teignbridge District Council will be hosting a Community Composting Open Day at Old Forde House, Newton Abbot between 11am and 3pm. We would like to invite representatives from community groups, who may have an interest in finding out more about setting up a community compost ...
Question: Devon is one of the poorest funded education authorities. How can this be improved? UKIP candidate : This has been going on for years. Is of the belief that the funding disparity was determined by political bias by the last Labour government. What is needed is a fair funding formula across the whole country. Labour candidate : Labour wants to devolve power to the regions. We ...
And just to add to the problem apparently there's a shortage of bricks and brickies 'n all. From Inside Housing 1st May 2015 page 9 “Brick shortages delay plans Shortages of bricks and bricklayers will continue to threaten future housebuilding plans, an industry body has warned this week. In its State of the Trade survey for the first quarter of this year, the Federation of Master ...
For info: affordable rents = up to 80% of market rents (so,just as market rents vary around the country so, too, will affordable rents). Social rents = apprx. 60% or less of market rents. The less social and affordable rented accommodation there is the more the private sector market takes over and the higher the rents are. Therefore if rents are higher so does the amount needing to be ...
From Private Eye 1st May – 14 May 2015 edition. Page 8 – Housing News “Events in wealthy, Tory- run Westminster (council) suggest the Conservatives’ plan to fund the extension of right to buy to housing association tenants by forcing councils nationally to sell off their priciest homes will come a cropper. In theory the plan would generate enough to pay for the discounts and the debt on the ...
@HuwMatthews2 - I see what you mean. For a definitive answer suggest asking the Express and Echo reporter who wrote that article. But I imagine they are referring to Green Party, Labour Party and Trade Union and Socialist Coalition supporters voting tactically for the Lib Dem candidate in order to stop the Conservative candidate from being elected.
There was a question concerning housing – sorry but I can’t remember its exact wording. Here are the notes I made of the candidates’ responses. Labour candidate: Labour wish to build 1million homes in the next 5 years and up to 40% of them will be affordable. Building rate at the moment is the lowest since the 1920s. There is a great need for new housing. Conservative candidate: ...
Below is a question that was posed to the candidates by Dawlish Chamber of Trade and below that the answers given by the candidates (and my apologies to all 6 if I have in any way misrepresented what you said - my note taking could not always keep up with every word that you uttered). “Plans have already been drawn up for the Lawn and Brook area of Dawlish town centre to be upgraded. ...
(my emphasis in bold) "the Conservative Anne Marie Morris is seeking to hold onto her seat with one of the smallest majorities in the country. With only 523 votes in it last time over the then Lib Dem MP Richard Younger-Ross it could still be a very close call. County Councillor Mr Younger-Ross is pitching to get back into parliament following the boundary changes that meant his old Teignbridge ...
