politics

It's reassuring to see Local Authorities in the UK getting to grips with the issue of Peak Oil; we're hearing more and more stories of councils doing reports and taking action (see the excellent Bristol Peak Oil report on the Bristol City Council website) and wanted to share another report, and ask if you have seen any more you could recommend...

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil (or APPGOPO as it is known to its friends), is holding a event on Tuesday 9th November (6.30-8pm) called ‘The Transition Movement & Government’, which will consider how the government can best assist the Transition movement in its work. 

This is copied nearly exactly from Rob's Transition Culture Blog.

You can also see the presentations, flip charts and other outputs on the Big Society workshop materials news item

Over 40 people came together in Bristol on Wednesday to explore what the government’s Big Society agenda might mean for Transition initiatives. 

The venue was the Unitarian Church Hall, and the day proved to be very focused and yielded much insightful thinking and useful ideas. 

What follows is my attempt to produce a clear record of the event, the ideas and the debates, as well as the suggestions for where this might go next, dragged from my illegible notes, so any mistakes or misrepresentations are entirely my own doing. 

Thanks to Margaret from Transition Town West Kirby for bringing this to our attention - allotments are close to many of our hearts: 

Dear fellow Transitioners

I'm sure you're all aware that there is significant unmet demand for allotments in the UK. We did a survey of allotment waiting lists in England earlier this year, and you can access figures for your local council on our database.