Thursday 6 December 2007

welcome back

Hi all welcome back
and what do i have for youction on climate change
This week Gordon Brown made a speech about climate change, and called for Britain to lead the way in combating this global threat.The Prime Minister said that the world community must show "vision and determination" in rising to the challenge of tackling climate change.
This follows the publication of Labour's groundbreaking Climate Change Bill, which will make Britain the first country in the world to set a legal framework for moving to a low carbon economy.
Alan Johnson, Labour's Health Secretary, has said the Government will strive to improve patient access to GPs.The Secretary of State was speaking in a video for the Party's YouTube channel, labour:vision, in which he answered a selection of questions submitted via labour.org.uk.Statement by In a statement to the House of Commons this week Alistair Darling said: "I deeply regret this and apologise for the anxiety that will undoubtedly be caused." To read the statement regarding HM Revenue and Customs


Friday 14 December 2007, Chatham House, 1330 - 1430Kenya ’s elections: Key challenges

Speaker:
Henry Maina, Warwick University

Chair:
Councillor Marianne Alapini, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

On December 27th, elections take place in Kenya . The incumbent President President Mwai Kibaki, and his Party of National Unity coalition, faces a strong challenge from veteran Raila Odinga and his party, the Orange Democratic Movement. Henry Maina, formerly of the Kenya Legal Resources Foundation will offer an overview of the various key actors and suggest what this may mean for Kenya and the region.