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I didn't know that but it is worth pointing out, again, that the Greens can't do anything on their own. So, in this case,it looks like one of the reasons for the poor recycling is down to the other two parties rather than the Greens. I'm not sure that's the whole story though I would if it...

Yes, totally agree. I should have mentioned this as an option. I've actually just rung a waste collection company to take away about 30kg of wood that was some old decking we had. That's something that should be perfect for recycling but will just be dumped.

I totally agree that it's a disgraceful record but what do you think the council should be doing to improve recycling rates. Heavy fines for households? Weekly collections? An extensive propaganda campaign? In a time of budget cuts, the last two would be expensive and the first one would be very...

They claim they've met 4 ... but using some rather dodgy figures. I don't think everyone would agree with the Green interpretation of them EDIT; Found the details "He (Bill Randall) said that "In 2011, we said we would start 1,000 new affordable homes. In the event, and in the teeth of the...

But nor is there any pain in sitting on it; as the article points out, in one case it took nine years from planning permission to build - that's not just paperwork and levies ... ... which is getting closer to the truth and is something I referred to earlier. It's this spiralling cost of...

It's bizarre compared to how it's done in other countries. You wouldn't find a house in Munich costing 10 times as much for a similar house in Cologne. Or a house in Lyon costing a tenth of the price of a property in Lille. There are some fluctuations but nothing like the extremes that we have...

They do provide funding but this is to run buses to specific areas, provide free bus passes for pensioners (although, in theory, this should come from the government) and provide free travel to school kids going a certain distance. This last one must cost a packet: my daughter and all her...

I agree with you about the amateur handling of the bin dispute although, to be fair, the roots of that dispute were in Labour's bungling when they merged the councils. And I agree about the recycling rates and the petty squabbling. But they're not guilty when it comes to bus prices. Thatcher...

Surely that's exactly why it should be being discussed? We have a bizarre situation where house prices in the north are stable (or falling) and prices in the south-east (especially London) are rising at several times the inflation rate. We're not building houses to keep up with the rising...

The one thing I will say about this car crash of an interview is that at least she's discussing housing, something none of the other parties is tackling seriously (beyond a few platitudes). I was discussing this with a friend the other day (whose wife is a local councillor for one of the major...

According to Green Party sources, Natalie Bennett is "considering her position". They should have voted Peter Cranie in the first place, bet he'll get the gig now

Well. I'm going to vote for Caroline Lucas and I don't fit any of those three categories. I'll vote for her because she has been an excellent local MP, most committed B&H MP since Andrew Bowden. Why would I want to vote out such a good representative?

She's a terrible leader: I really have no idea how she got elected But Farage sounds equally bad on any policy that's not EU related and has had several car crash interviews but that doesn't stop people voting UKIP, so I guess these interviews don't really matter The leader debates are going...