If you have ever been involved in anything to do with local government planning, you will know how important 'Local Plans' (and also Neighbourhood Plans) are in the planning process.
As someone who has worked in and with telecommunications sector regulators including Ofcom in the UK and those in several other countries for more than 20 years, I have come to understand the impact on business of an uncertain regulatory environment. When future regulation is unknown, and potentially divergent from regulation in core markets, it increases business risk. When business risk increases, investment decisions are at best delayed.
Can the planners get this right?
In this article in the Guardian, it is revealed how research by the Liberal Democrats has rvealed how the work of Defra is being hindered by cuts to its funding.
Derbyshire Dales Liberal Democrats are calling on the Chancellor to protect education spending, as shocking new figures show that schools in Derbyshire face cuts in their spending power of £12 million next year.
In a report presented to the Derbyshire County Council Health and Well-being Board in October, it was acknowledged that there are over 1,000 'excess deaths' in Derbyshire that can be attributed to air pollution. Air pollutants come from a variety of sources but undoubtedly the major contributor in most locations is road transport.