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Thursday, 23 January 2014 10:52

Private Eye Keeps its Eye on Surrey County Council's Shenanigans

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Private Eye

If you employ, as consultants, a company that builds and runs waste incinerators and ask for a waste disposal solution, don't be surprised if an incinerator is recommended. Not any old existing incinerator, but one that needs to be built and run by that company. If that company can call it a gasifier and then claim up to three times the financial benefits, so much the better.

Readers will remember the Private Eye 'Rotten Boroughs' article published here on 11th December.

This week's edition of the magazine features 'Old Sparky' which is reproduced here

3 comments

  • Comment Link Gerald Ridley Tuesday, 09 September 2014 19:16 posted by Gerald Ridley

    I attended one of the very first meetings at Halliford school.
    Surrey C C put together a panel
    of professional people to weigh up the pros and cons of this so called Eco Centre. It was a blatant fit up, the general public present were not allowed to put their concerns to the panel so they had no voice in airing their opposition to this
    scheme that no one wants in Spelthorne.

  • Comment Link Paul Thompson Thursday, 23 January 2014 14:31 posted by Paul Thompson

    Quite apart from what will come out of the indecently high smokestack, this whole thing stinks. It's quite clear that all caution is being thrown literally to the winds in an attempt to bulldoze this through. The elected Councillors are there principally to represent the opinion of their constituents, and protect the environment & elector's best interests. Building this incinerator does none of those things. Anyone who re-elects a councillor who has in any way supported this project deserves everything they get (except that everyone else will pay for their 'rubbish' judgement too). Come on county councillors - have the courage of your convictions. Chuck it out. Now.

  • Comment Link Chris Wills Thursday, 23 January 2014 13:30 posted by Chris Wills

    A gasifier that's not a gasifier, but an incinerator? County Councillors taking a second trip to Bergamo to look once again at an incinerator? All with a view to further pollute the air we breath and increase Sita's profits? All paid for by us? Make those councillors involved in this dark and murky affair pay. Vote them out at the next election. But in the interim, please Spelthorne Borough Council, take the matter back again to Judicial Review.