REGIONS TO BE CHEERFUL?
Filed by a resistance member who attended this recent conference:
The ‘Forum for the Future’ organisation held a ‘Sustainable Development’ convention hosted by Jonathan Porritt CBE in the splendid City of London Guildhall on 19th April which was entitled ‘Celebrating Sustainable Development in the Regions’ and subtitled ‘Regions to be Cheerful’. Mr Porritt said Sustainable Development has a “governance gap“.
‘Sustainable Development’ is being progressively implemented into every level of government worldwide as a result of the ’Agenda 21’ of the 1992 Rio Summit. Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally by organisations of the United Nations system, Governments and major groups in every area in which humans impact on the environment. However ‘Sustainable Development’ has become a ‘buzz’ term that refers to a political agenda rather than an objectively sustainable form of development.
The City Corporation’s Chairman of Policy and Resources Michael Snyder's introduction astutely cited the sustainable management of the 12,000 acres of open spaces in its care. Dr Anne-Marie Brouder of Forum for the Future said ‘world class regions’ must take global responsibility and this would entail taking a share of ‘environmental refugees‘. Among the panellists were Paul Bevan CEO of South East England Regional Assembly, Charles Coombs, Policy Support at the Welsh Assembly and Steve Micklewright of the World Wide Fund for Nature. Delegates broke into various ‘workshops’ each headed by a ‘facilitator’ to discuss how ‘sustainable development’ will be delivered through regional government. It appeared to us that these workshops were operating along the lines of the 'Delphi' consensus process* whereby pre-conceived plans are rubber stamped with some ease. Grants acquired from sources with questionable motives render the entire process of implementing Sustainable Development suspect.
Sustainable Development is strongly promoted on the supposition of man-made Global Warming. Experts who question fashionable wisdom and doomsday scenarios claim their work is being suppressed according to a May 1st report in the Sunday Telegraph. In January Dr Chris Landsea an expert on hurricanes with the US National Oceanographic and Atmosphere Administration resigned from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change claiming that it was “motivated by pre-conceived agendas” and was “scientifically unsound”. Dr Benny Peiser, a senior lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University science faculty said “If political considerations dictate what gets published, it’s all over for science”.
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*An excellent explanatory 'Sustainable Development' booklet entitled 'Sustainability - the new religion' price from £1 is available from St Mathew's Publishing.
* 'United Nations Global Straitjacket' by Joan Veon, published by Hearthstone Publishing (460 pages) is stocked by St Mathew's Publishing of Cambridge. Call Philip Foster of St Mathews Publishing, 24 Geldart Street Cambridge CB1 2LX tel 01223 363545 to order a copy. PF.SMP@dial.pipex.com
* Exposing What's behind 'Sustainable Development? To find out get 'Understanding Sustainable Development Agenda 21' a guide for public officials see www.freedom21santacruz.net/radio or order the paper copy
‘Understanding Sustainable Development Agenda 21’ booklet + resume of the Delphi consensus process. Send £3 to R Theobald, 71 Wellington St. Luton LU1 5AB lunadeplata@onetel.com tel 01582 724644
* The Sustainable Development Syllabus compiled by Stanley Monteith M.D. Details of the plan are covered in two recent United Nations publications. (SYSD01 US$24.95 + post. Also available together with a very informative Sustainable Development 4 tape set featuring expert on the UN Henry Lamb, environmentalist Jeanie Soderman, Joan Peros of Freedom 21 Santa Cruz Radio and Dr Stan Monteith, both for (SPSD01) US$34.95 + post from Radio Liberty. Credit and Debit cards accepted www.radioliberty.com PO Box 969, Soquel CA 95073, USA Tel 00 1 831 475 6651 or Fax 00 1 831 464 8427
(Radio Liberty covers geo-politics and medical matters & broadcasts on internet and short wave 5 hours per weekday. Programmes can be downloaded free of charge.)
*Forum for the Future, 9 Imperial Square, Cheltenham GL50 1QB
Tel 01242 262400 www.forumforthefuture.org.uk
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Filed by a Resistance Group Member - Could all regions support this protest - Many Thanks
PROTEST AT EAST OF ENGLAND REGIONAL ASSEMBLY MEETING AT NORWICH ON 24-07-03
There is to be a meeting of the East of England Regional Assembly (EERA) in Norwich on Thursday 24th July 2003. On that day the Assembly is due to adopt its new constitution. We believe that the meeting is being convened in Norfolk mainly because of the embarrassment that the Assembly, secretariat and regional apparatchiks are experiencing over the A47 affair. As you may know, important highway improvements to a dangerous part of the A47 in central Norfolk, endorsed by the Norfolk County Council and strongly supported by local people were vetoed by an offshoot of the Regional Assembly in Cambridge. The regional planning panel of the Assembly responsible for the veto is composed of four members from diverse parts of eastern England namely Luton, Cambridge, Southend and Norfolk. This business has clearly shown how local government is damaged and made remote, not enhanced by regional government.
Please do your utmost to attend a protest at Norwich on 24-07-03 to be held at the Norfolk County Council offices. The exact place and time of the Assembly meeting will not be available until 10 days before the meeting but will be published on their website (www.eelgc.gov.uk) Alternatively phone Robert Theobald on 01582 724644 for information on times, travel, rendez-vous, parking etc. We expect some dissidents to attend the EERA meeting in order to take notes.
Brian Smith, a parish councillor from Stanhoe near Kings Lynn informs us that Norfolk people, normally slow to anger, have got the bit between their teeth on this. The Eastern Daily Press have given the issue generous coverage including continuing coverage by an investigative reporter, therefore we anticipate media attention for our protest. I have numerous anti-regionalisation placards which I will bring to Norwich in my van but I expect Norfolk folk will be keen to produce their own, appropriate to this protest. Please make your placards clear, bold and simple in order that they show up properly in press photographs and TV coverage.
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BRITAIN & THE EUROPEAN UNION: WHICH WAY FORWARD?
PUBLIC DEBATE - 19 MAY 2003 - 7.30 PM - at the BERRILL LECTURE THEATRE, BERRILL BUILDING, THE OPEN UNIVERSITY, WALTON HALL, off BRICKHILL STREET, MILTON KEYNES
ARRANGED BY THE DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT
SPEAKERS
FOR THE POUND - MARK SEDDON - Labour Party National Executive Committee & JANET BUSH - The 'NO' Campaign
FOR THE EURO - STEPHEN HASELER - Federal Union & BARRY PEYTON - Britain in Europe
CHAIRMAN - NICK LAWRENCE - BBC Three Counties Radio
Admission FREE - Everyone Welcome - Free Car Parking - For more information: Shirley Marler, Mid Beds Democracy Movement - Tel:01234 711451
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DEMONSTRATION IN WESTMINSTER, LONDON ON 10 DECEMBER 2002
LETTER TO ALL OPPONENTS OF REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES IN ALL REGIONS
From Jenny Sleep (South East) & Robert Theobald (East of England)
Dear Dissidents
Please make every effort to join us in a demonstration at this North West Regional Assembly Symposium to be held in Westminster, we have to show our opponents we mean business. We now have the experience of our very successful Windsor demonstration behind us and will make an impact in Westminster near the heart of government. We will have our loudspeaker van and will hand out leaflets. There will be an 'international' flavour to the demonstration.
GO NORTH: The Case for Elected Regional Government
10.00am - 12.45pm Tuesday 10 December 2002
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
12 Great George Streeet, Westminster, London SW1.
This symposium will look at the the case for regional Government and in particular examine why the North-West region should go forward to a referendum at the earliest opportunity.
This high level and timely 'symposium' will bring together 'experts' and 'key commentators' on regional government and devolution. The event, supported by the CFER (Campaign for the English Regions), will be held under Chatham House Rules so that everyone who attends can actively contribute to the debate. They claim that an expert panel has been invited to help focus the debate and discussion and answer points raised from the floor.
> Rt. Hon. Ian McCartney MP
> John Adams, IPPR
> John Tomaney, CURDS
> Mark Sandford, The Constitution Unit
> Peter Hetherington, The Guardian
> Gerry Stoker, NLGN
> Matthew Taylor, IPPR
> Jane Thomas, CFER
If you or any of your friends would like to attend the symposium please RSVP to Kenny Mizzi on fax 020 7222 2677 or via email at K.mizzi@connectpa.co.uk
Alternatively you may wish to telephone him on 020 7222 2176.
We very much hope that you will be able to attend this important symposium either inside as a delegate or outside with the demonstrators and we look forward to meeting you on the 10th December.
Yours sincerely,
Jenny Sleep Tel:01628 829188 Robert Theobald Tel:01582 724644
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PLEASE COME TO A DEMO OUTSIDE WINDSOR CASTLE AT THE JUNCTION WITH PEASCOD STREET ON 20TH NOVEMBER 2002 FROM 10.00 A.M.
TO PROTEST AGAINST THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “EUROPEAN REGIONAL POLITICS: A VISION FOR EUROPE?” CONCERNING REGIONALISATION IN THE EU, THAT WILL BE HELD AT CUMBERLAND LODGE, WINDSOR GREAT PARK, FROM 20-22ND NOVEMBER 2002.
THIS CONFERENCE IS VITAL TO THE ‘BREAK-UP MOVEMENT’ PLANS TO IMPOSE REGIONALISATION
BANNERS, FLAGS, MUSIC, TANNOY AND LEAFLETS WILL BE SUPPLIED NEAR THE STATUE OF QUEEN VICTORIA. TWO TRAILERS WILL BE DRIVEN CONSTANTLY AROUND THE TOWN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BRING ANY Of YOUR FAVOURITE REGALIA OR BANNERS
They want to change our Constitution and abolish dear old England forever. All groups against the break-up of England are welcome and we need people from all areas.
For further information please contact Jenny Sleep 01628-829188
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Cambridge - 24 October 2002
A resistance event is planned for the Constitutional Convention convened at New Hall, Cambridge. Tel 01582 724644 and speak to Robert Theobald. A number of activists have obtained tickets to obtain entry to the meeting but the deadline for this may have now expired (please ask Robert). Nevertheless a demonstration and leaflet hand out is planned to take place outside New Hall so everyone is most welcome. This should commence at around 9.30 am (please speak to Robert or Bryan Smalley on 01279 842185)
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