Wednesday, April 14, 2010

BBC News - BNP accounts to be investigated

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BBC News - BNP accounts to be investigated

This BBC report concludes...

...The investigation follows comments by the registered auditors, Silver & Co, that the financial statements submitted did not "give a true and fair view of the state of the party's affairs at December 31, 2008".

The auditors went on: "In our opinion it cannot be said that the accounts comply with the requirements of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, as adequate records have not been made available."

Commuter stress takes up to two years off your life - Times Online

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Commuter stress takes up to two years off your life - Times Online

Now here's another reason for developing local jobs in local economies and strengthening local community life - and cutting the need to frequently travel long distances - at the core of Green thinking and practice.

RESIDENTS of commuter towns should be worrying about more than the price of their season tickets. Those with long journeys face stresses that are taking up to two years off their life expectancy, new research has found.

People living in Watford, Hertfordshire, can expect to die 1.8 years earlier than the national average of 79.6 years, while the residents of Windsor, Maidenhead and Reading in Berkshire, and Brighton in East Sussex were all found to have a life expectancy of a year less than the national average for those earning similar incomes...

The old politics is dead. But where is the new? | Anatole Kaletsky - Times Online

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The old politics is dead. But where is the new? Anatole Kaletsky - Times Online

Its GREEN !! We may well see the first Green MP(s) elected this time, to add to MEPs, MSPs, AMs and over a hundred councillors.

BBC iPlayer - Panorama: Spoilt Rotten?

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BBC iPlayer - Panorama: Spoilt Rotten?

Yet another reason for big emphasis Greens are putting on the vital importance of preventive health care and health education, including measures against smoking, alcohol and other drug abuse for, healthy diets and more walking, cycling and other exercise...

From obesity to alcohol misuse, from rotting baby teeth to hearing problems caused by passive smoking - Britain's largest children's hospital is treating younger and younger children for health problems which are ultimately preventable. Many are the result of kids' lifestyles and are, according to the experts, causing them unnecessary suffering.

BBC News - 'No malpractice' by climate unit

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BBC News - 'No malpractice' by climate unit

This is no surprise to me. The core science has always been very sound - and verifiable by multiple pieces of work by different sets of scientists all over the world. The BBC report begins...

There was no scientific malpractice at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit, which was at the centre of the "Climategate" affair.

This is according to an independent panel chaired by Lord Oxburgh, which was convened to examine the research published by the unit...