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Charnwood Constituency Labour
Eric Goodyer - Charnwood's Prospective Labour MP
eric.goodyer@charnwood-labour.co.uk
Re-Open the National Forest (Ivanhoe) Rail Line
Make the Soar Valley a Linear Park protected from development
 New housing must provide low cost homes for first time  buyers and rent
No Quarrying in Charnwood Forest No Gravel Extraction On Green Wedge
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Thurmaston Birstall   Leicester Forest East & Kirby Muxloe
THE NATIONAL CARE SERVICE
The Personal Care at Home Bill passed its' second reading in The House  of Lords this week, without hardly a murmur in the press. This measure  will pave the way for the National Care Service, offering free home  care for the elderly. It is as significant as the founding of the NHS.  We live in ageing society, and the need to provide social care is  growing. The current proposals are cash limited, thanks to the  Banker's Recession, but it is major step forward in a system that is currently random and underfunded. Helping older people to continue to choose living independently in their own homes gives them a better quality of life, enabling them to remain in contact with friends and family. It is saves the nation money, but this is not recognised because the the cost is born by Local Government, but the savings are made by the NHS. The York Economic Foundation have just concluded that the Scottish NHS alone will save £40 Million over 3 years thanks to the use of Assistive Technology which enables older people to continue living at home. This measure has been ruthlessly attacked by Stephen Dorrell, David Treddinick and other Conservative MPs for reasons beyond my comprehension. Despite this opposition this major reform of  health care support for older people was supported by The House of Lords and now moves to the committee stage; let's hope it soon becomes  law. Not only can the Nation afford home care for the elderly, it has to do it.

Every Little Helps - Stephen Dorrell's Nectar Points
Stephen Dorrell's expenses reveal that not only did he successfully claim interest charges on late paid bills, he also claimed Nectar points
at tax payers expense. The latest batch of MPs expenses reveal that Charnwood's MP was charged interest penalties for late payment of his
bills on the 26th March 2008 (£14.77), the 30th June 2008 (£8.44). and the 1st October 2008 (£12.16). Tax payers paid the total interest
charges of £35.37. The detailed expenses claims reveal that Mr Dorrell also received a final demand for his unpaid electricity bill, but still
managed to collect 200 Nectar points from EDF Energy at Tax Payers expense. A bizarre claim for the 1st May 2008 reveals a claim for £25 to clean a blocked bath.
Eric Goodyer, Labour's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Charnwood said “Late payment of bills is a major problem for British companies especially small businesses. Stephen Dorrell is a former Government minister and should set an example. I also consider it to be a disgrace that he successfully claimed the interest charges for his poor payment record, it is a small amount but Tax Payers should not pick up the cost because he fails to pay his bills on time, I expect this money to be refunded in full. He should also donate his Nectar points to Charity, as they were paid for by us as well.” Goodyer added "I have pledged to use my expenses to pay for an MPs office in the Constituency that is open to the public to use".
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Stephen Dorrell and Wensum PLC - Judge for yourself. Our view is that he should surrender Wensum's Royal Warrant


ATOC analysis estimated annual income of £2.54 Million pa from 507188 passenger journeys, at a running cost of  £1.42 Million p.a. - This is an annual profit of £1.12 Million per annum

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WE DO NOT NEED INCINERATORS IN LEICESTERSHIRE
There is an alternative to incinerators - anaerobic biodigestion plants are able to dispose of organic waste cleanly, and produce usable by-products such as bio-fuels and fertiliser - Why is Leicestershire County Council ignoring this new technology - It works in Shropshire. New plants are being built now in Gateshead and South Yorkshire, and mroe are planned
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THERE IS A CLEANER GREENER ALTERNATIVE TO INCINERATION
I would like to express my full support for the campaign group seeking to stop the construction of an incinerator in Shepshed, not because I am opposed to incineration, but because there are more modern, cleaner and greener alternatives. I hope that the campaigners identify the true cause of the problem, which is Leicestershire County Council (LCC). Biffa are more than capable of managing a wide range of waste disposal methods, including incineration, but also the more modern techniques of Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT), Autoclave (AC) and Anaerobic Digestion (AD). They are already operating MBT & AD for Leicester City. Biffa are only doing what any commercial company is entitled to do, responding to a tender from LCC. The fault lies with the Tory leadership who refused to rule out the use of incineration in the tender documentation. Other local authorities in the UK are in the same position and specifically stated that incineration was not an acceptable option; and I anticipate the Leicester City Council will do the same. As a direct result there are a number of MBT, AD & AC processes already under construction or operating in the UK. More sinister is the way that an infrastructure to support incineration seems to be already under way by stealth. There is simply not enough rubbish generated in the County to keep a Shepshed incinerator burning at maximum efficiency, and LCCs assumption that there will be 180,000 tons available in time fails to take account of three major factors:
1) We are recycling more.
2) The City is unlikely to offer rubbish for incineration.
3) Legislation is forcing manufacturers to produce products that result in less waste. The only alternative is to import rubbish from Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire to keep the fires burning.

That is why the waste strategy document recently approved by LCC states clearly that the proposed Sustainable Urban Extensions (SUEs) will be preferred locations for non-strategic waste disposal; which means they can be used to stock-pile rubbish to be used as fuel for the incinerator. One SUE is planned for Leicester Forest East, just by the M1 and perfect for a waste transfer station to store Northamptonshire rubbish.Another is planned for Thurmaston, perfectly located to store rubbish from Nottinghamshire transported on the A46.One will be located in North West Leicestershire, well-placed to store rubbish from Derbyshire.Protecting our environment is a political decision, not a just an economic one and the Conservatives have badly let us down.
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