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Con-Leb Dem agreement
May. 12th, 2010 06:20 pmHaving read the text of the agreement between the parties, I have to say that I'm pleasantly surprised.
There's a lot there that I wanted.
Picking a handful:
Reducing the deficit
Protecting the NHS budget
Increased personal tax allowance
Duty per plane rather than per passenger (penalises planes that fly half-full and private jets)
Tackling tax avoidance
House of Lords to have elected members using PR and long terms of office
Agreement to limit donations and reform party funding to remove big money from politics
Register of lobbyists
An end to the compulsory retirement age
Reform of libel laws to protect freedom of speech
promote energy production from anerobic digestion
Home energy improvements
Emissions limits on coal power stations
No third runway at Heathrow (or any extra runways elsewhere)
Floor price for CO2
Wildlife corridors
a specific commitment to reduce central government carbon emissions by 10 per cent within 12 months.
Yes, there's some stuff that I'm not so keen on and some stuff that I'm neutral about, but overall, I'm pleased.
I wish the coalition success in their aims and hope they can pull it off.
There's a lot there that I wanted.
Picking a handful:
Reducing the deficit
Protecting the NHS budget
Increased personal tax allowance
Duty per plane rather than per passenger (penalises planes that fly half-full and private jets)
Tackling tax avoidance
House of Lords to have elected members using PR and long terms of office
Agreement to limit donations and reform party funding to remove big money from politics
Register of lobbyists
An end to the compulsory retirement age
Reform of libel laws to protect freedom of speech
promote energy production from anerobic digestion
Home energy improvements
Emissions limits on coal power stations
No third runway at Heathrow (or any extra runways elsewhere)
Floor price for CO2
Wildlife corridors
a specific commitment to reduce central government carbon emissions by 10 per cent within 12 months.
Yes, there's some stuff that I'm not so keen on and some stuff that I'm neutral about, but overall, I'm pleased.
I wish the coalition success in their aims and hope they can pull it off.
