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NEWS June 23 2001
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| Around the Web... Tories’ Corporate Backers Friends of the Earth recently published an analysis of the Conservative Party’s corporate sponsors and their environmental records. Read the press release Campaigns - Brighton binmen beat bosses Schnews reports on the binmen’s strike protesting at impossible working conditions that ended in the termination of the company (SITA)’s privatised service contract. Full story Public to lose voice in major planning rows Article from the Independent on Sunday: ‘Ministers are urgently drawing up plans to prevent opposition through public inquiries to the building of nuclear dumps and power stations, motorways, airports and other controversial developments. The plans, which could allow ministers to give the green light to hotly contested projects virtually by decree, pose the greatest threat to democracy in planning since the system was set up by a Labour government half a century ago…’ Full story The Gap goes revolutionary – or something… From IndyMedia: ‘Have you seen Gap's new image? Faded black jeans hanging in front of a anarchist-red banner, the words "INDEPENDENCE," "FREEDOM," and "WE THE PEOPLE" scrawled across display windows in fake black spray paint. Despite the fact that Gap makes their clothes in sweatshops, and have been subject to many demonstrations across the nation...’ Story and picture The strategy for electricity is democracy Article on the California energy crisis from Richard Grossman of Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD) arguing that the root of the problem lies with corporate control of energy systems. Full article |