| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:MPs expenses | |
| Posted by: | Roland Gilmore | |
| Date/Time: | 21/05/09 13:30:00 |
| We have a government commited to their God of "equality" so the likelihood of the MP scenerio you describe is not going to happen however, if we carry on the way we are, the relevance of any meaningful self determination will continue to disappear as Westminster concernes itself solely with administration. Which EU laws do you like James; The one our incompetent government agreed to where we will be fined 100Euro/tonne of emmissions above the unreachable target (-12.5% from the 1990 level) in 2012? Or perhaps the fines on motor manufacturers from 2012 who produce cars with emmissions above 120g/km (with exceptions for the Germans and French of course). This is not theory but fact. The only EU laws I have found that the government should be bound to (and should not have needed prompting by Brussels laws) are those that will result in Heathrow Expansion not going ahead i.e. those relating to air quality. Britain has been breaking EU air quality laws on particulate pollution for the past 3 years, endangering the health of an estimated 320,000 people in London. In addition, the EU air quality directive is forcing us to reduce nitrogen dioxide pollution on some of London's busiest roads by more than a third by the end of this year, in order to move towards (not meet) World Health Organisation guidelines. The Labour Government and The Conservative Mayor know that the required air quality improvements are not going to be achieved. The UK will then be taken to the European court. That court has powers to impose unlimited fines. More non-productive outgoings! Other than this "too little, too late" legislation that will disadvantage the British fuel cell and electric car industries by allowing gas guzzling French & German cars to be produced for many years to come, I am bewildered as to what EU legislation "some of us like". Please, do tell. |