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Accountability, Developers/ Development, Persimmon

Persimmon “Mystery remains over extent of new homes health and safety fire risk breaches”

Persimmon, whose MD recently retired with a £75 million bonus(reduced from £100 million after public outcry.

“One of the UK’s largest house builders has refused to answer vital questions about properties in one of its developments – including how many have failed vital fire safety barrier inspections.

An imminent health and safety risk to residents of Greenacres, and the Newcourt area near Topsham, was exposed following a ‘ferocious’ blaze which broke out in Trafalgar Road off Admiral Way and Topsham Road, last April, which spread into the roof spaces of two of the adjoining properties.

Firefighters had to dig through cavity walls between properties to ensure the fire was fully out. The fire was caused by cigarettes dropped into the under floor vent, and during the blaze the roof structure held up.

It later emerged all three properties, owned by social housing provider LiveWest, were found to be missing vital fire barriers in their cavity walls.

It has not been confirmed when all the homes were inspected, but there is believed to have been a significant delay in doing so. …”

https://www.devonlive.com/mystery-remains-over-extent-new-2425681

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Accountability, Hugo Swire, Neil Parish, Post-Brexit Adjustments

Swire and Parish to vote against May deal tomorrow

Swire on Twitter:

“I do believe that there is still a deal to be done with the EU but that this is not that deal. I simply do not think it right for an MP to bind this country into the backstop from which there is no unilateral right to withdraw. Statement on the eve of the vote.”

Parish on his website:

“There is much that I like in the Withdrawal Agreement and my preference is to vote for a deal to ensure a smooth and orderly exit. The deal can protect citizens’ rights, give businesses certainty, ensure frictionless trade, no hard border in Northern Ireland, co-operation on security – and provide an agreed process moving forward.

But as I have explained to the Prime Minister, the current deal needs work, or it will not pass in the Commons, with or without my vote. Vital issues remain on the indefinite nature of the Northern Ireland ‘backstop’, both in terms of annexation and CJEU jurisprudence, but also as a loss of leverage for leaving the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement – and getting a good future trade deal.

Until I am convinced these are sufficiently resolved, I cannot support the Withdrawal Agreement.”

https://www.neilparish.co.uk/news/my-position-brexit-withdrawal-agreement

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Accountability, Austerity cuts, EDDC HQ, Knowle/Honiton/Exmouth relocation

EDDC new HQ: take pics, post and boast on social media and ….

On 10 January 2019 EDDC posted pictures of its glam new shiny HQ building in Honiton

Unfortunately, they didn’t think it through and here are a few comments on that post:

Excellent!! So whilst many many families can’t afford to eat and are having to use food banks, or can’t afford gas and electric, you decide, the best thing to do is to put on your page pictures of your new offices, that the people who can’t afford to eat, have paid for it. …

They do as they please because they’re a law unto themselves. They can do what they want with your money and get away with it. You can argue with them til your blue in the face and NOTHING. They will always win. …

Shame you sold all the stuff from the old building off dirt cheap to the staff and councillors. £50 for a 24 seat mahogany table. Shame shame shame on you. …

My god, the more I see this, the more it’s unbelievable, really EDDC, you should be ashamed, not only is this building an eye sore on our towns landscape, the disgusting amount of money it is costing is nothing short of a disgrace, and then you have the audacity to show off the extravagant interior on Facebook, when there are families struggling to pay your thieving council tax. Let’s hope your illustrious leader, whoever he or she is, comes on here and apologises for this self indulgent, disgraceful post, shame on you EDDC!!!!!

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Accountability, Austerity cuts, Inequality, Poverty

Unused army ration packs to be donated to elderly and food banks

“Army ration packs are to be given to charities supporting the homeless and lunch groups for the elderly, the government has announced.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) says that up to 20,000 unused ‘operational ration packs’ are to be donated over the next few years.

The military will provide the packs to FareShare, a charity that distributes food to nearly 10,000 charities across Britain, including community groups, homeless hostels and lunch groups for the elderly.

The ration packs include items for breakfast, lunch and dinner and each provide 4000 calories, enough to sustain an active person over a whole day.

Minister for Defence People and Veterans Tobias Ellwood said: “Ration packs help provide nutritionally balanced meals to our armed forces on operations around the world. But charity begins at home, and I’m pleased our partnership with FareShare will make sure no food goes to waste.

“FareShare does a fantastic job redistributing food across the country and I’m proud the military can support communities in this way.” …”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/14/pasta-peaches-powdered-balti-army-rations-menu-homeless-elderly/