[BNM] [OT] Brighton's nuclear power station?

[paul perrin]

You'll have to explain how changing the schools that children go to improves
standards, cos that doesn't make any sense to me.

Paul /)/+)


On 24/05/07, Alan Newman <alan at sensibledevelopment.com> wrote:
>
> By definition the councilors represent the people. If they are worried
> about
> winning votes then that means they are worried about the needs of their
> ward....ergo if they satisfy their constituents then they keep their seat.
>
> Just because you vote green it doesn't mean you don't want you children
> educated as well.
>
> The policy works very well for all those that live in the centre of town.
> All (other than Cardinal Newman and Dorothy Stringer) the secondary
> schools
> are on the periphery of the city....we all have to travel to get our kids
> to
> school.
>
> What this policy actually does is improve the standard of all the schools
> as
> it breaks up the clusters of the middle class children who all attend the
> same school by dint of their living in the "right area".
>
> It's a pretty reasonable policy**...suffice to say, what the council
> should
> really be doing is actually building another school (to replace the one
> the
> government shutdown) and to also match all this development of property in
> the city (but that is another debate altogether).
>
> ** yes, I do appreciate that it means not all children go their local
> school...but there is only one central school without religious leaning in
> the city.
>
> - Alan
>
>
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> From: bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org
> [mailto:bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org] On Behalf Of paul perrin
> Sent: 24 May 2007 14:34
> To: Brighton New Media
> Subject: Re: [BNM] [OT] Brighton's nuclear power station?
>
> Either way - the councellor voted that way to keep the seat - so althought
> the voters appeared green enough to vote green, they aparantly weren't
> green
> enough to actually be inconvenienced by any green principals.
>
> I don''t think nuclear is really a green issue - most of the anti-nuclear
> mob are the same underclass that jump on any band waggon that allows them
> to
> complain about everyone else. So they have jumped on both the green and
> anti-nuck bandwaggons and got the issues a bit confused.
>
> I think nuclear power is fine in principal, I just don't trust anyone to
> run
> it.
>
> Paul /)/+)
>
> On 24/05/07, Nick Taylor <nick at tangerineworks.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I'm not talking about the politicians, I'm talking about the people.
> >
> >
> > > As the (supposed) greens voted in favour of school catchment areas
> that
> > > would reduce the possibilities for children to walk to school (and so
> > have
> > > to be driven) I think it is safe to assume that (like pretty much all
> > > politicians) they will do whatever suits their individual personal
> > interest
> > > rather than any greater good.
> > >
> > > Paul /)/+)
> > >
> > > On 24/05/07, Nick Taylor <nick at tangerineworks.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> That'll be the same Brighton where the Green Party gets about 20% of
> > the
> > >> vote?
> > >>
> > >> Can't see that being very popular - in fact if I was a conspiracy
> nut,
> > >> I'd say that whoever proposed it was deliberately trying to scupper
> > >> their own plans. There is nowhere in the entire country (apart maybe
> > the
> > >> middle of London) where it would cause less fuss.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> Front page of the guardian today.
> > >>> http://environment.guardian.co.uk/energy/story/0,,2086815,00.html
> > >>>
> > >>> "[...] the DTI has been advised that the sites of conventional power
> > >>> stations in the Midlands, the south coast near Brighton, and near
> > >> Bristol
> > >>> could become available [...]"
> > >>>
> > >>> Add radioactive seagull droppings[1], and Brighton just gets better
> ;)
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> FWIW i'm not necessarily against nuclear power, just... NIMBY.
> > >>>
> > >>> cheers,
> > >>>
> > >>> iestyn
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> [1]http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3220
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