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Rishi Sunak’s green backtracking contrasts strongly with previous prime ministers’ efforts

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Thursday, August 3, 2023
Policy Exchange, Pressure, Climate, Food, Climate Change Act 2008, Heath, Racism in the UK Conservative Party, Speech, Politics, Wildfire, Uxbridge, Spine, Greenhouse effect, Climate change, Royal, Appetite, Carbon, Wilson, Solitaire, Wind, Pain, Tory, Coal, Labour, Conservative Party (UK), River, UN, Acid rain, Rishi Sunak, Environment, Policy, Congress, Greenhouse, Royal Society, Lake, Renewable energy, Agriculture, Greenpeace, Arctic

The Conservative Environment Network, an independent forum for conservatives who support net zero, and others including Greenpeace, are trying to stiffen his spine.

Key Points: 
  • The Conservative Environment Network, an independent forum for conservatives who support net zero, and others including Greenpeace, are trying to stiffen his spine.
  • But Sunak appears minded to appease those on the “right” who are opposed to anything green.

The UK story

    • Thanks to switching from coal to gas in the 1990s, and moving industry offshore, the UK could for a long-time boast of reducing its emissions and speak nobly of sustainable development.
    • In 1997, Tony Blair said the UK would go further in cutting emissions than whatever target was set at the UN conference in Kyoto, the first agreement by rich nations to cut greenhouse gases.
    • Very few Conservative MPs voted against the 2008 Climate Change Act, which set an 80% reduction in emissions by 2050 and placed restrictions on the amount of greenhouse gases the UK could emit over five-year periods.
    • After the Paris agreement in 2015, which the UK signed, it became clear that 80% would not be enough of a target to have the UK meet its obligations to do its part to keep global warming under 2℃.

So what’s gone wrong?

    • They get the glow, without the pain of upsetting either vested interests or demanding that ordinary people change their behaviour.
    • What we are seeing now, I believe, is a collision between what the promises were and what the immediate action has to be.
    • But once in power, Conservative governments have tended to prioritise “free markets” over what they label as irksome or socialistic environmental regulation.

Martin Swan

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Sunday, February 19, 2023
Record, Information, Uxbridge, Information privacy, NHS, Family, Roger Hawkins (drummer), Child

Martin Swan, 56, from Pinner, London, worked as a service advisor at the NHS 111 call centre in Southall when he illegally accessed the records.

Key Points: 
  • Martin Swan, 56, from Pinner, London, worked as a service advisor at the NHS 111 call centre in Southall when he illegally accessed the records.
  • A complaint had been raised against Mr Swan, following a disagreement during a 111 call over the distance to a medical centre, prompting him to access the records of the complainant, the complainant’s child and two other relatives.
  • Mr Swan accessed the personal records without consent or a legal reason to do so and produced screenshots of the child’s patient notes at an internal investigation meeting in June 2016.
  • Following the investigation from the Information Commissioner’s Office, Mr Swan pleaded guilty to five counts of unlawfully obtaining personal data in breach of Section 55 of the Data Protection Act when he appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on 15 February 2023.

ISG Announces David Berger to Retire as CFO in June; Bert Alfonso Named Executive Vice President and CFO

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Friday, April 30, 2021
Technology, Finance, Security, Consulting, Other Technology, Professional services, Software, Networks, Internet, Data management, Companies, Hershey, Pennsylvania, Spanish Empire, Food and drink, Cadbury, Mondelēz International, Uxbridge, The Hershey Company, Hershey, PUERTO RICO, Dr Pepper Snapple Group

I want to thank David for his thoughtful retirement transition planning and his support over the coming months.

Key Points: 
  • I want to thank David for his thoughtful retirement transition planning and his support over the coming months.
  • He spent 10 years with The Hershey Company in executive roles, including chief financial officer and president of Hershey International.
  • Prior to Hershey, he was executive vice president and CFO of Cadbury Schweppes Americas beverages and vice president and CFO of the Adams Division of Pfizer.\nA native of Cuba, Alfonso has lived in Argentina, Canada, Puerto Rico, the U.K. and the U.S.
  • He holds an MBA degree in marketing and a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in accounting from Rutgers University.

First-Ever Amphibian Becomes 2021 Cadbury Bunny

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Food and drink, Foods, Confectionery, Cadbury, Mondelēz International, Uxbridge, Bunny, Chocolate bars

The 2021 Cadbury Bunny is Betty the Australian White's Treefrog from Stuart, FL.

Key Points: 
  • The 2021 Cadbury Bunny is Betty the Australian White's Treefrog from Stuart, FL.
  • Betty is the winner of the much-loved Easter brand's third-annual Cadbury Bunny Tryouts and will be the new star of the iconic Cadbury Clucking Bunny Commercial, set to air on TV nationwide this spring.You can get a sneak peak of Betty's commercial debut here .
  • With over 12,000 entries nationwide, 2021 was a record year for the Cadbury Bunny Tryouts.
  • "Thank you to all of our amazing finalists in the Cadbury Bunny Tryouts this year and congratulations to Betty the frog, our newest Cadbury Bunny!

Imaginuity® Expands Media Team with Two Appointments

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Software, Social media, Public relations, Investor relations, Marketing, Advertising, Data management, Communications, Technology, Advertising, Mondelēz International, Marketing, Cadbury, Uxbridge, Media planning, Nuckols, Media agency, Media management, Companies of the United Kingdom, Companies

Dallas Imaginuity has expanded its growing team with the appointment of two new associate media directors.

Key Points: 
  • Dallas Imaginuity has expanded its growing team with the appointment of two new associate media directors.
  • These appointments reaffirm the commitment we have made to expand our media department with the best talent over the last several years, said Taylor Calise, CEO of Imaginuity.
  • Additionally, she has spent time as a media manager for Cadbury, as a media supervisor for Optimedia, and as a media planner at DDB in Chicago.
  • Our people are the competitive edge that has allowed us to build a world class in-house planning and buying media discipline that can compete with any media agency across the country, added Kristin Nuckols, executive director, media for Imaginuity.

Lords questions government on returning pupils to schools and reducing new members on 23 June

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Economy, David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne, British MPs, John Randall, Baron Randall of Uxbridge, Gratuity, Illegal dumping, Tipping, Uxbridge, Articles

Questions in the House of Lords on Tuesday 23 June focus on illegal fly-tipping, government progress since the most recent London Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, reducing the number of introductions ofnewmembers and the safe return of students to schools.

Key Points: 
  • Questions in the House of Lords on Tuesday 23 June focus on illegal fly-tipping, government progress since the most recent London Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, reducing the number of introductions ofnewmembers and the safe return of students to schools.
  • Questions on Tuesday 23 June from 11am:
    Lord Trefgarne to ask the government what steps it is taking to reduce the amount of illegal fly-tipping, particularly in rural areas
    Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask the government about its consultations with education and health professionals about plans to facilitate the safe return of students to schools as soon as possible.

Lords questions government on education and child safety online

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Thursday, June 11, 2020
Westminster system, Legislatures, Political systems, Contents, Unemployment, Hansard, Question Period, Parliament of the United Kingdom, 11 A.M., Uxbridge

On Thursday 11 June, business begins in the House of Lords with daily oral questions on the exposure of young people to harmful content, Authorised Push Payment fraud, the NHSX Covid-19 contract tracing application, and the levels of projected unemployment for the next 12 months.

Key Points: 
  • On Thursday 11 June, business begins in the House of Lords with daily oral questions on the exposure of young people to harmful content, Authorised Push Payment fraud, the NHSX Covid-19 contract tracing application, and the levels of projected unemployment for the next 12 months.
  • You can watch the full session live on Parliament TV from 11am.
  • A transcript will also be available via Lords Hansard around three hours after proceedings, and a short summary of what was discussed will be available on this page.
  • Questions scheduled for Thursday 11 June from 11am:
    Lord Randall of Uxbridge to ask the government about levels of projected unemployment for the next 12 months.