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Road Markings' Removal
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Written by cliffordlife the 1 Aug 08 at 12:04. Category: Health.
Location: Edinburgh.
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Road Markings are removed by scorching them off, releasing all kinds of hazardous by products, lead etc.
I've had occassion as a pedestrian to have to walk through the clouds that are produced, and this morning, an area of George Street was treated, and my flat was effectively fumigated.
The council's health and safety at work, must have looked at the impact on the workers doing this this job, so the data should be available?
Surely there is a better way of doing this than to force a (very local) population to be exposed to the equivalent of several thousand burning plastic bags?
Granted they did the work, at a very early time, but they don't always, and they didn't flyer the local residents.
Any idea how I proceed? Ideally they'd be required to change the methods through a court, but I have no idea how to start.
Thanks
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Correct spelling is no longer deemed important...
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Written by pagoda39 the 27 Jun 08 at 10:00. Category: Education.
Location: UK-wide.
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Or, that's what it seems like these days. Bad spelling is everywhere and most of it on professional websites promoting things!!!
Common examples are 'stationary' (not moving) where it should be 'stationery' (office paper etc), 'seperate' where it should be 'separate', the list is endless.
And don't get me started on the misuse, nay, abuse of the apostrophe!
What is most worrying is that it is apparent in normal business life, from reports, to shop signage, to advertising. This means no-one seems to care.
I'd like to state I am not a teacher, over 40, or one of those people who delights in spotting mistakes in films, just a regular Joe who had a decent English teacher.
Have other concerned citizens seen recent continuous examples they can list here?
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Performance pay for NHS hospitals
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Written by ConcernedCitizen the 27 May 08 at 15:55. Category: Health.
Location: UK-wide.
Labour
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Labour propose to use patient experiences to gauge hospitals' performance, which will affect the amount of money received from the government.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7400454.stm
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Early release for 550 inmates to reduce jail overcrowding
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Written by ConcernedCitizen the 28 May 08 at 12:00. Category: Criminal Justice.
Location: UK-wide.
Labour
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The government plans to release 550 non-violent and non-sexual offenders from English and Welsh prisons at the half-way point in their sentences, earlier than the normal two-thirds.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7422737.stm
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MPs to get £23,000 lump sum for expenses
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Written by ConcernedCitizen the 27 May 08 at 13:19. Category: Parliament.
Location: UK-wide.
Labour
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From the BBC: "MPs could seek to avoid future expenses criticism by awarding themselves an automatic lump sum of £23,000 a year for second homes, a newspaper says."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7420848.stm
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Patient contracts to ensure NHS quality of service
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Written by ConcernedCitizen the 27 May 08 at 17:21. Category: Health.
Location: UK-wide.
Liberal Democrat
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The Liberal Democrats propose a 'Patient Contract' which will "guarantee every citizen access to a high standard of core healthcare entitlements within maximum waiting times."
Patients would also be able to private treatment, funded by the NHS, if waiting times are not met.
http://www.libdems.org.uk/media/documents/policies/Pocket%20Guide%20to%20Policy%20(A4).pdf
(PDF, 130kb, page 10)
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