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| Topic Started: 4th December 2013 - 11:06 PM (242 Views) | ||
| CGJ | 4th December 2013 - 11:06 PM Post #1 | |
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Wind and coastal flood warning for Southfleet and Wilmington Large swathes of the Southfleet are braced for a winter storm, bringing with it gale-force winds, possible travel disruption and the risk of some coastal flooding. Worst hit will be southern Wilmington, where 80mph winds are expected, and the northern area of Southfleet, DBCN forecasters say. Communities on Southfleet's east coast are being told to prepare for the most serious tidal surge for 30 years, with those most at risk ranging from the city of Jahoda to the Aniu River. The combination of high tides, gale-force winds, large waves and a tidal surge will bring a risk of significant coastal flooding. In some places, sea levels could be as high as those during the devastating floods of 1968 - although flood defences built since then mean many parts of the country are now better protected, citizens are being asked to remain vigilant. Port of Southsea welcomes visit from Imperial Navy Two submarines from the Neo Rokkenjiman Imperial Navy docked in Southsea Harbour today, amid rising tensions in the region. IRS Creeping Death and IRS Hunting Girl surfaced in Bad Wolf Bay and docked alongside HMS Reunion, the newest edition to the Dartfordian navy. "This port visit marks the first time the newest submarines of the Imperial Navy have left Rokkenjiman waters," said a spokesman for the Imperial Navy, talking to a Neo Rokkenjiman news source. "These vessels have embarked upon this voyage with no hostile intentions and their mission is to build links between the navies of our CSTO allies." This statement was backed up by Commodore Tony Radakin, commander of His Majesty's Naval Base Southsea, "The docking of Creeping Death and Hunting Girl at HMNB Southsea provides a great opportunity for the Kingdom of Dartfordia and the Empire of Neo Rokkenjima to strengthen both military and diplomatic ties." |
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| CGJ | 9th December 2013 - 09:05 PM Post #2 | |
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Benefits Minister insists welfare reform is on track despite delays and multi-million pound software write-off He was being questioned by MPs amid fears the Universal Credit system would miss key targets and concerns over the IT system being used, after £40.1m had been written off on software and computing costs in implementing the new system. The main opposition party claims only a fraction of those expected to be switched to the new benefit will transfer over on schedule, while the Prime Minister has said it has confidence in the minister's handling of the troubled project. Universal Credit will merge six working-age benefits - income-based jobseeker's allowance, income-related employment and support allowance, income support, child tax credit, working tax credit and housing benefit - into a single payment in a far-reaching change designed to encourage work and reduce fraud. The project has been beset by problems since it began in 2010. Politicians pay: Public criticises 'inappropriate' 22% rise Plans to award MPs an 22% pay rise have been criticised across the media and in survey polls, with a leader of a protest group describing them as "utterly incomprehensible". The parliamentary committee on member's pay is set to recommend a rise, to come in after the 2015 election. MPs currently earn a basic salary of £120,000, but the Parliamentary Committee on Pay is expected to say on Thursday that their pay has fallen behind in recent years and a substantial "one-off" rise is justified. However, Treasury minister Alistair Brown, who campaigns for a change in how MP salaries are determined urged it to reconsider, saying it would be "wholly inappropriate" at a time of curbs on pay in the public sector. John Adams, a political analyst, has said: "It is regarded as a no-brainer by MPs that many voters loathe the idea of politicians being paid more, especially at a time of austerity. The main party leaders conclude that it's too politically toxic, but privately a lot of MPs believe a pay rise, however unpalatable to taxpayers, is justified." |
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| CGJ | 2nd January 2014 - 12:11 AM Post #3 | |
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Green Party calls for greater energy integration across Albion Island The Green Party spokesman for Energy and Climate Change has said there is an urgent need to build a giant network of electricity interconnectors across Albion, allowing vast amounts of energy to be moved between countries, driving down prices. He called on the government and Independent Order to do much more to fast-track plans for a continent-wide energy network, saying Dartfordian and Albion manufacturers risked being left behind by Warsaw Alliance rivals which were exploiting cheap energy from its shale gas boom to improve productivity. “We need much better grid interconnectors around Albion to enable energy to flow across the island, connecting Dartfordia with the rest of the Island and different parts of the Independent Order." His comments come a week after the Government’s own climate change advisory body said low Warsaw Alliance energy prices presented “a risk that investment and jobs could relocate elsewhere”. Furthermore, the highly-respected International Energy Agency (IEA) said last month that the Warsaw Alliance shale gas revolution has put Dartfordia at a serious competitive disadvantage. As much as 10 per cent of the Dartfordia and Albion’s market for energy-intensive industrial products could go to competitors within the next decade, while the differential in prices looked set to continue until 2035, it said. The IEA warned that this would have “huge costs in terms of employment” and recommended “more efficient, competitive and interconnected energy markets”. The huge decline in Warsaw Alliance energy prices has come at the same time as the cost of gas in Albion has rocketed. This is because other parts of the Independent Order have demanded ever larger quantities of the fuel. Train fares rise 3.1 times faster than wages, enraging consumers The festive financial hangover will last well into the new year for hundreds of thousands of rail passengers forced to pay an extra 3.1 per cent on average on the cost of their annual season tickets. The increase, which takes effect on Thursday, means fares are rising three times faster than wages for many commuters. It tips some passengers into the £5,000-a-year club, with annual season tickets from major cities to the capital costing £5,012. Those wishing to travel the same route on the high-speed service will pay just shy of £6,000. Some other annual season tickets will break the £4,000 mark. Campaigners used the latest price increase to warn that by 2018 the Government will be “making a profit from passengers”. A report commissioned by Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) revealed that fares revenue will cover 103 per cent of the operating costs of the railways, up from 80 per cent in 2009. The research, by consultants Credo, also showed the Government’s share of funding the railways will have fallen to just 20 per cent by 2018, down from 38 per cent in 2009. Stephen Joseph, CBT chief executive, said: “Rail fares have been rising faster than wages for a decade now, putting more strain on household costs.” He called for the Government to re-examine its fares policy “as a matter of urgency and commit to a fairer system in line with the consumer price index so that fares only rise in line with wages”. Harry Riptide, the disgraced Foreign Secretary, resigns After internationally embarrassing the dignity of the country at the international stage, Harry Riptide has resigned as Secretary of State for Foreign and Independent Order Affairs. The announcement came after his approval ratings fell from over 80 per cent, down to only 20. Amongst the public fury, newspapers and the Electoral Reform Society campaigned hard to see his removal from office and replaced by a directly elected foreign secretary. "It's finally time to end the King's prerogative to choose who he pleases, the incoming and outgoing foreign secretaries, along with the Prime Minister, are all appointed by the King to support his agenda." Said the leader of the ERS. "It's despicable, it must end now." Meanwhile the King's approve rating has dropped to 65 per cent, although the Prime Minister has retained a steady 70 per cent approval rating. This is the first time in twenty years the Prime Minister has been more popular than the Monarch. Riptide's replacement, Luke Foreman, is generally held in high regard and maintains a similar approval rating to the Prime Minister. Edited by CGJ, 2nd January 2014 - 12:19 AM.
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