tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post2341531828139763002..comments2024-03-20T16:27:56.522+00:00Comments on Norfolk Blogger: For "New Orleans" read "Norfolk"Nich Starlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-49657464132906206132007-01-15T09:47:00.000+00:002007-01-15T09:47:00.000+00:00More argument for localism: If Norfolk had a decen...More argument for localism: If Norfolk had a decent level of political power, then they could do this for themselves, and would know it needs doing (and take the profits from the dredging or stop it if its wished).<br /><br />Central government doesn't have a clue about the needs of the country outside Westminster (and perhaps senior minister's constituencies).Tristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395992764678278326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-8031046274931573662007-01-14T22:53:00.000+00:002007-01-14T22:53:00.000+00:00What concerns me is that the UK government know so...What concerns me is that the UK government know so little about the effects of dredging for aggregates off the North Norfolk coast yet they keep renewing licenses.<br /><br />The Coastal Concern Action Group have worked really closely with the District Council and Norman Lamb, and I know that one senior councillor who lives in Happisburgh, one of the most affected villages, said that when they went to speak to the EU about it in Brussels, they knew more, much more, than the UK government. So much for remote Europeans !Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-9086367407653161272007-01-14T21:06:00.000+00:002007-01-14T21:06:00.000+00:00I'm very concerned about coastal erosion too. From...I'm very concerned about coastal erosion too. From what I understand, different agencies keep passing the buck, nobody wants to take resposibility, there is no collaborative effort to resolve this very serious problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com