The Conservatives have run the local administrations for many years and for the last 17 years have had a legal duty to develop and implement a clean air plan. So how much trust can we have in their promises made last night.
It's up to the voters who over the 2 years will have 3 chances to hold their feet to this particular fire with the Police and Fire Commissioner next year, the General Election and the unitary council in 2024.
Make sure they don't forget the environment whenever you meet them.
Last night the Labour group's reasonable motion on tackling air pollution was amended by conservative councillors in a way that gutted it of most meaningful content. The Labour consensus was to take a long-term approach, and that a small amount of progress is better than none. The almost-worthless motion was passed with support from both sides. In my speech before the debate I warned that the political processes that got us into this mess are incapable of getting us out of it. Last night was a perfect example. If we are to make any meaningful progress we'll need a different democratic process such as a citizen's assembly on air quality.
On the plus side, the Guildhall was a beautiful room in which to condemn hundreds more people to death.
The Lib Dems are beginning to have an impact at last but more need to be voted in. The environment is so vital to our wellbeing.
The Conservatives have run the local administrations for many years and for the last 17 years have had a legal duty to develop and implement a clean air plan. So how much trust can we have in their promises made last night.
It's up to the voters who over the 2 years will have 3 chances to hold their feet to this particular fire with the Police and Fire Commissioner next year, the General Election and the unitary council in 2024.
Make sure they don't forget the environment whenever you meet them.
Last night the Labour group's reasonable motion on tackling air pollution was amended by conservative councillors in a way that gutted it of most meaningful content. The Labour consensus was to take a long-term approach, and that a small amount of progress is better than none. The almost-worthless motion was passed with support from both sides. In my speech before the debate I warned that the political processes that got us into this mess are incapable of getting us out of it. Last night was a perfect example. If we are to make any meaningful progress we'll need a different democratic process such as a citizen's assembly on air quality.
On the plus side, the Guildhall was a beautiful room in which to condemn hundreds more people to death.