Labour looks to water down packaging tax plan Politics Ministers are set to make changes to a planned £1bn packaging tax proposed by the last government, according to reports.
Government approval paves way for new Thames Water ‘mega-reservoir’ in South Oxford Water The government has endorsed Thames Water’s plans to manage water supply for the next 50 years, paving the way for a controversial new £1.5bn ‘mega-reservoir’ in South Oxford. Steve Reed, the environment minister, has approved the embattled water firm’s proposal—called its Water Resource Management Plans—in which the firm maps out its strategy to secure the [...]
Starmer: Nationalising debt-laden Thames Water ‘not consistent’ with our fiscal rules UK Politics Nationalising Thames Water would “not be consistent” with Labour’s fiscal rules, the Prime Minister’s spokesman has said.
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Chickens: The latest victims of Bureaucracy Britain April 25, 2024 Neil Bennett, co-CEO of H/Advisors and proud chicken owner, takes the Notebook pen to talk about how red tape if affecting his poultry.