Protestors lose final battle against incinerator contract

“Is there any major technological development that objectors can't poo-poo on the grounds that it's technology could become outdated? If we accepted that line of reasoning, would we ever do anything?

Why bother to argue? Let's just assume that two years down the line, someone will find the perfect solution, like teleporting the residual waste to Mars, so we should scrap the incinerator and fiddle our thumbs.

Or, I dunno, someone could actually *prove* they're capable of achieving 100% recycling of waste...”

“Occupy Javelin Park anyone?
I'm up for it.”

“you voted them in, you made your bed now lie in it!”

“Well Well no surprise this has gone through, everything has been lead by tories, they could not change their mind even though they know it is the wrong type of incinerator!!

So it looks like the tories will be having a hard time at the elections, the tories have no feelings for the health of people, all they are concerned about is spending money that they do not really have, making so called cutbacks, yes for themselves. They have never listened to anyone, even when there were health facts that should be investigated, never mind we do have a torie waste champion who has to toe the line, well done Mr. Waddington for not listening to anyone but how your party says you should vote.

This is POLITICAL - nothing to actually do with the health issues of residents of Quedgeley and Hardwicke.......

So lets say I want to build a house I would not need planning permission, just sign with the contractor, after all this is what the council is doing, they are a law onto themselves which I do not like.............

And I agree with the comments made by CPEARCE12

The residents of Gloucester pay council tax and should have a say on how OUR money is spend,
not just a load of tories.

This fight will NOT end. Why will they not listen? They must have something to hide.

Should this go ahead, in 10 years time there will be health issues, and all these goody tories will probaly no longer be councillors so will not care... Remember the smoking its ok, now they say that cigrettes are bad for your health!!

So residents of Quedgeley and Hardwicke stand up and be counted before it is to late...
Go to meetings and demostrations.

Keep a look out in the papers and other organasations to see what is happening and BE THEIR..”

“This is a long way from over. When is the council going to listen to the people they represent? This incinerator will cost £500M and tie the people of Gloucester into a 25 year contract. Meanwhile technology moves on but we will be stuck with the incinerator. Also the capacity required to make the plant viable will not be met and will have to be made up with waste shipped in from other areas and with commercial waste. While this is going on the good people of Gloucester will continue to Recycle and reuse their waste in their own bid to reduce landfill and again reduce the capacity of the Incinerator. For me it is very simple I will now only support candidates in elections who are independent of the main political parties. Someone who will be elected on a single mandate to actually represent what the people want not what the party says.”

“This proposal does not have planning permission, might be called in by the Secretary of State, or be subject to a Judicial Review. So your "final battle" may yet turn out to be the day before last of the Ryder Cup. Either way, it's lazy journalism or perhaps bias toward the Tory County Council?”