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Ed Miliband has set aside £50 million for studies on geoengineering. Scientists will run outdoor tests to see if blocking some sunlight can help fight climate change. This has nothing to do with the chemtrail conspiracy.

The government is investing nearly £22 billion over the next 25 years in carbon capture and storage. This technology helps trap pollution from factories and power plants before it reaches the air.

Just to clarify, I wasn’t expressing support for geoengineering, just sharing the facts. It looks like @Ranald thought @Catherine21 was referring to the chemtrail conspiracy, but she was actually providing relevant information.

Myself and other members were discussing this in a separate thread related to this subject earlier this week, so it’s definitely a topic that sparks strong reactions!

As a Comment on how things went in the election:

The reform seem to be doing well…. Why do you think that?

Some voters are not amused with the previous government and the way they were running things, so when the vote came for a change voted Labour in to "help" But even looking at the hipe, hitting the ground running was not what we agreed. Yes there was a need for system reform, but some have to realise that Wales in general is RED alread.

So what has changed:- No winter fuel payments for some that already received it, others not getting it because the "rise" in Pensions pushed them over the threshold of what they could live on.

Have you (the government) forgot what the rise was for? Finally an increase in the Cost of pensioners but in giving them the rise took it back off you in TAX. Have you really thought this through? Yes I believe this was the intention since to look as though you had a rise on paper but as I stated at the time in real terms it impacted on ALL other benefits received by pensioners.

This also applies to any one on benefits of any sort, by increasing the Basic Wage for people of working age, it doesen't take a rocket scientist to see what it actually achieved in real terms to people in their pockets.

So how is all this applied to SCOPE and the people who visit this site……

Yes I can list again the points of what has been achieved against what we have actually gained with BUDGET FIGURES and investments made since in power, but, in real terms ……… To assist the people that they were supposed to help in the first place, REFORM have stated that "each Councillor" each Mayor will be applicable for their own budgets. This is not new but the innitial "orders of what to fix and how to get voters to change has.

It was ability to MOBALISE "troupes on the goround as we have found out by winning a Labour hold by 6 VOTES.

This is your chance to be one of those 6 and make a difference to the future.

By saying that if you don't vote or make your vote known as to whether you support or don't support the changes being made then straight away you will loose my vote.

Why be an MP or AM, Councillor or Mayor if you do not state your intentions before the vote? Any one that has not press released their intention would in my eyes loose my vote.

I do not wish this to be a political opinion, but, support for SCOPE and support in posting issues here allow admin to formulate papers and report that some may not see happening, but believe me as a Member of Scope and the Senedd where we had a vote last year and I became lucky enough to become one of these members, I have combined what I was already doing within Labour, Unite the Union in support actions being taken around the country, the retired section of Unite and pension rights and more importantly with SCOPE, have access our rights as Disabled people, people on long term sick, or people who now find that your PENSION IS BEING TAXED AS UNEARNED INCOME.

If this is the case then as a means tested benefit, I must be entitled to other means tested benefits?

Only one question to ask, Why was my TAX Allowances increased like those who had an increase in the Basic Living Wage?

Sorry guys the thresholds of how many hours you need to work to get U C has not chjanged in line with the increases, so where 16 hours a week would give you "X" amount of earnings which were topped up by UC infact the same amount of hours now gets you a £320 REDUCTION IN YOU UC AMOUINT? (over the month)

So are you better off? I was better off with out there help.

Finally: You need to realise that being one of these six people has changed every thing, so if you want to make a difference and remembering how many votes are held by SCOPE members, by Pensioners, by people claiming benefits, they ALL ADD UP.