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VIDEO: 'Record number' of low-paid Britons
2014-10-26 10:03:28| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A record five million UK workers are now in low-paid jobs, a rise of 250,000 in the last year, research from a left-of-centre think tank suggests.
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'Record number' of low-paid Britons
2014-10-26 01:00:43| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A record five million UK workers are now in low-paid jobs, a rise of 250,000 in the last year, research from a left-of-centre think tank suggests.
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Britons should embrace onshore and offshore wind, says Ed Miliband
2014-04-22 11:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Leader of the Labour party Ed Miliband has called for Britain to embrace both onshore and offshore wind farms. He added that the partys manifesto for the next election would include renewable energy commitments. According to the Telegraph, Miliband said, I understand the reasons why people worry about wind turbines in particular places. People always have to have the right to make their objections, planning issues and so on. I do think personally that we have got to embrace in general...
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Poll: two-thirds of Britons favour wind power over fracking
2014-04-14 09:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A new survey has revealed that almost two-thirds of Britons would choose to live near a wind farm over a fracking site. The findings have led to the government being accused of ignoring public opinion. The YouGov poll, commissioned by renewable energy firm Ecotricity, found that 62% of participants if forced to choose would prefer to have a wind farm in their local council area. In comparison, 19% said they would prefer to live near to a fracking site. The findings are broadly similar to...
Poll: 47% of Britons say floods are a result of climate change
2014-02-21 10:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Almost half of UK voters believe that the floods and storms that have recently affected Britain are a result of climate change, a new poll has revealed. Forty-seven per cent of the people asked said they supported the view that the flooding was probably the result of changing weather patterns due to climate change, while 39% disagreed. Interestingly, the survey found that respondents opinions on climate change are clearly divided down political lines. Labour and Lib Dem voters supported...