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Today LONDON NEWS, GLOBAL VIEWS kcwKENSINGTON CHELSEA & WESTMINSTER today LONDON NEWS, GLOBAL VIEWS ISSUE 0058 FEBRUARY 2017 FREE (EXCEPT WHERE SOLD) ? FREE OF THE OF THE LAND 2 February 2017 Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Today www.KCWToday.co.uk Contents & Offices Kensington, Chelsea KENSINGTON CHELSEA & WESTMINSTER & Westminster Today kcwtoday Contents LONDON NEWS, GLOBAL VIEWS ISSUE 0057 DECEMBER 2016/ JANUARY 2017 FREE (EXCEPT WHERE SOLD) 80-100 Gwynne Road, London, SW11 3UW Tel: 020 7738 2348 E-mail: [email protected] 3 News Website: www.kcwtoday.co.uk Statue & Blue Plaque Advertisement enquiries: 10 [email protected] Subscriptions: 11 Feature [email protected] Publishers: Kensington & Chelsea Today Limited 12 Opinion & Comment For news of our podcasts Business & Environment visit www.kcwtoday.co.uk 14 15 Business & Finance 17 Legal Editor-in-Chief: Kate Hawthorne Acting Editor: Dr Emma Trehane 18 Education Art Director & Director: Tim Epps Head of Business Development: Dr Emma Trehane Business Development: Caroline Daggett, 23 Astronomy Antoinette Kovatchka, Architecture: Emma Flynn 24 Literature Art & Culture Editors: Don Grant, Marian Maitland Astronomy: Scott Beadle FRAS Poetry Ballet/Dance: Andrew Ward 25 Bridge: Andrew Robson Business: Douglas Shanks 26 Dining Out Chess: Barry Martin Contributing Editors: Marius Brill, Peter Burden, 29 Fashion & Beauty Derek Wyatt Music: James Douglas Events Crossword: Wolfe: 32 Dining Out: David Hughes, Cynthia Pickard Editorial: Polly Allen, Ione Bingley, 45 Arts & Culture Max Feldman, Maysea Jankara Marina Lieva, Natanael Mota, 55 Travel Events: Polly Allen Fashion: Polly Allen, Lynne McGowan Feldman Reviews: Max Feldman 59 Health Beauty: Jayne Beaumont I wish I had written that: Dudley Sutton 64 Motoring Motoring: Don Grant, David Hughes, News, Online Editor Sport & Arts Correspondent: Max Feldman 68 Poetry & Literary Editor: Emma Trehane MA Ph.D Political Editor: Derek Wyatt 70 Crossword, Bridge & Classified Business & Environment: Ione Bingley Sub-Editor: Leila Kooros 71 Chess Travel: Cynthia Pickard 020 7738 2348 February 2017 Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Today 3 News online: www.KCWToday.co.uk constituencies). So why is the President every householder registered to vote part of the democratic fabric. elected by a college system where the every week or every month on local As it stands, it feels to me, as if both Parliament vote is weighted according to a state’s matters. Referenda would become more the United States of America and the Squared population? What about a third way, the commonplace. Petitions would become UK are facing inwards to the past. by Derek Wyatt most votes? The UK is no better. The Conservative Government elected in 2015 won 36.9% of the popular vote whilst Labour won 30.4% but the seat We are coming to the end of allocation was 331 to 232. In fact most of 20th century politics. our governments have never won 50%+1 of the vote. This is simply unfair. onsider. In America (see table) If we are to modernise the state we you have to raise from wealthy need to start with its election system. I supporters at least $1billion to retained my seat in Parliament in 2005 fight the Presidential election. If you by 79 votes after three recounts. How Matthew Berzun Charles Rivkin C win, they are richly rewarded. Trump, could I legitimately claim to represent unlike any other president before him, the whole constituency if I did not Donor Name Position Money foreclosed on all Obama’s appointments command 50%+1 of the overall vote? donated on the actual day of his coronation. Not It was unfair. It is time we moved to a Matthew Berzun Ambassador to UK $3,503,080 the end of the week or the end of the better system. Ambassador to Sweden month, to give him time to consider who A Martian looking down on the UK he should appoint, but on the day. He today would wonder how on earth one Charles Rivkin Ambassador to France $2,562,400 cleansed the stable. part of the two houses which pass Acts Assistant Secretary of State Very rich men, largely men, are now of Parliament is unelected. This brings Kirk Wagner Ambassador to Singapore $2,330,000 winging their way across the world to a huge shame on us. Efforts to properly $2,328,500 become Ambassadors in US Embassies modernise the House of Lords have Alan Solomont Ambassador to Spain with no experience in foreign affairs. failed stretching way back to 1906. Now, John Roos Ambassador to Japan $2,030,150 This is how it works in America. Is there we also have elected mayors bulldozing Nicole Avant Ambassador to Bahamas $2,008,550 no opposition in the land of the eagle to their way into our unwritten constitution. Eileen Chamberlain Ambassador to the UN $2,000,625 the way in which power is dished out like We do not need a parish council, a a deck of cards? Apparently not. borough council, a county council or a Donahoe In America, the President can be unitary authority. In this age of always on Don Beyer Ambassador to Switzerland $1,733,169 elected by just on 23% of its population communication we need to bring an end Don Gips Ambassador to South Africa $1,547,100 eligible to vote. In the land of the to county councils and borough councils Howard Gutman Ambassador to Belgium $1,541,050 internet this is simply undemocratic. and just have unitary authorities and America has lost the right to lecture the upgraded parish or village councils. Cynthia Stroum Ambassador to Luxembourg $1,481,487 world on the subject until it reforms its I live in Pimlico and have lived in Mark Gilbert Ambassador to New Zealand $1,429,750 Constitution. Hillary Clinton won the Dalston and Crouch End. These villages Norm Eisen Ambassador to Czech Republic $1,264,900 popular vote (48% to 45.9%) but not the have no say over anything. Power belongs $1,136,613 Presidency. This looks odd this side of to the boroughs. In Westminster this has Bruce Oreck Ambassador to Finland the pond. resulted in uglification, beginning with Bob Mandell Ambassador to Luxembourg $1,121,250 There are already two elected houses a monstrosity called Millbank Towers Bill Kennard Ambassador to EU $1,052,405 in Congress; the Senate (2 per state and ending with whatever the Candy Denise Bauer Ambassador to Belgium $1,024,687 irrespective of the size of the population) Brothers are being allowed to put on the Beatrice Welters Ambassador to Trinidad & Tobago $1,019,323 and the House of Representatives old Chelsea Hospital site. (members are elected to districts like our The Internet of Things would allow Bill Eacho Ambassador to Austria $950,718 Concern about how the new runway can be built without breaching the Government may UK’s carbon targets has been building since Theresa May’s government gave ignore their own the scheme the go-ahead in October. Transport department documents © Charles Heddon Photograph climate advisors published at that time suggested aviation on Heathrow’s third runway emissions would be 15 per cent higher By Max Feldman than 2005 levels. In response the committee’s chair (Conservative peer Lord Deben) warned that emissions would have to be cut from other sectors in order to make up the distance. Newly published letters show that However a Department for Transport the UK Government may ignore the spokesman claimed the ministry Committee on Climate Change (CCC), agreed with the Airports Commission’s its official advisor on climate, and allow assessment that a new runway at emissions from aviation to soar at an Heathrow could be delivered without expanded Heathrow airport, relying this cap is maintained. Writing to a “carbon-traded scenario” involving breaching the Climate Change Act, on making up the difference through the Commons’ environmental audit a “future global carbon market”. This which requires emissions to be cut by purchasing widely condemned “carbon committee, transport secretary Chris directly contradicts the CCC who at least 80 per cent from 1990 levels by offsets” Grayling claimed that ministers “have have made it their policy that aviation 2050. The current planning assumption not taken a view on whether to accept” pollution should be controlled without “The commission considered several from the CCC would cap emissions the committee’s advice and went on to the use of international carbon credits, ways in which aviation emissions could at 2005 levels and limit the growth in note that a potential way of dealing with or paying for emission cuts in other be tackled. The government remain the aviation sector to 60% to ensure the skyrocketing aviation emissions is countries. open-minded on this issue,” he said. 4 February 2017 Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Today www.KCWToday.co.uk News First direct Royal Trinity Green Investment Strenuous efforts are made by freight train Hospice Trustee Bank Sale Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster from China to London By Polly Allen Today newspaper to ensure that By Natanael Mota Chair to Retire the content and information is correct. Kensington, Chelsea & As part of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s, Westminster Today newspaper One Belt, One Road plan to revive the The proposed sale of the government- reserves the right to report ancient Silk Road, the first direct train owned Green Investment Bank has been to London departed the Chinese city of the subject of a House of Commons unsolicited material being sent Yiwu on January 3 to arrive to London’s debate and widespread press speculation, through to the publication. amid fears it may be sold to Macquarie, Barking Eurohub freight terminal 15 Personal views expressed in this days later. an Australian investment bank. This conveyance has the advantage of Privatisation of Green Investment newspaper are solely those of the being cheaper than air cargos and faster Bank was announced in June 2015, respective contributors and do not than sea routes.
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