Lest We Forget
The Royal British Legion has been supporting Service men and women, ex-serving personnel and their families since 1921.
The British Legion was formed on 15 May 1921, bringing together four national organisations of ex-Servicemen that had established themselves after the First World War:
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The National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers
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The British National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers
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The Comrades of The Great War
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The Officers' Association
The amalgamation of these diverse bodies can be attributed largely to two men: Field Marshal Earl Haig and Tom Lister of The Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers. Lord Haig served as the President of The Royal British Legion until his death Royal British Legion has provided Remembrance honours those who serve to defend our democratic freedoms and way of life.
Protection for Commercial Tenants under Review
The Government is containing with it’s plans to extend protection for commercial tenants and has indicated that it will introduce a new ring-fencing and arbitration scheme. The new legislation to deal with the commercial rent arrears which have built up as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The legislation is expected to be introduced before the end of the moratorium on forfeiture proceedings for non-payment of rent (25 March 2022).
The government has put forward the following proposals:-
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To ringfence commercial rent arrears that built up since March 2020 (due to business closures), until restrictions for their sector were lifted. Once the arrears are ringfenced, landlords will not be able to forfeit the lease for non-payment of these arrears or take insolvency proceedings against the tenant for this debt.
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To encourage landlords and tenants to negotiate in good faith and reach a solution where possible, using the principles set out in the revised Code of Practice (referred to below).
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Landlords are expected to “share the financial burden with tenants” and “defer or waive entirely an appropriate proportion” of those ringfenced arrears.
Bonfire Night Safety
Remember, Remember the 5th of November!!
Tonight, marks the night where Guy Fawkes tried to blow up parliament (gunpowder Plot 1605).
The history behind the gunpowder plot was an aim to rid the protestant king, king James I, in hope to restore a catholic monarch to the English throne. Due to the failure of the gunpowder plot many people began to light bonfires in celebration that the king was still alive. In 1606 an observance of the 5th of November act was passed, making the 5th of November a public day giving thanks to the failure of the gunpowder plot. Over the years to come the 5th of November celebrations became more elaborate with fireworks.
Bonfire night is one of the most memorable nights every year. You either go to beautiful fireworks show or your parents by loads of fireworks for you to set off in your garden. Although bonfire night is very pretty to look at, it can also be very dangerous.
COP 26 starts in Glasgow
What is Cop 26 ?
The Cop, or conference of the parties, is the overall decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This is its 26th annual meeting, where decisions are made by 197 countries to prevent “dangerous” human interference with the climate.
The conference officially started on Sunday 31st October 2021 and is scheduled to finish on November 12.
The conference will be held at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow.
In 2019, Glasgow city council set their target of becoming a carbon neutral city by 2030. The city was awarded the status of a “global green city” by the Global Forum on Human Settlements last year.
Adopted at Cop21 in 2015, the most significant conference in recent years, the Paris agreement is a legally binding treaty on climate change in which countries are supposed to increase their efforts every five years and submit new targets to keep global temperatures “well below” 2.0C above pre-industrial levels and “endeavour to limit” heating to 1.5C.
With leaders and dignitaries from almost 200 countries attending, Cop26 is effectively acting as a deadline to secure tougher targets from countries that have not already submitted them and fulfil the aims of the Paris agreement.