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30.4.04
Serco AGM: damp but ...
This morning a small band of rogue Serco shareholders disrupted the "business as usual" approach at the Annual General meeting, held in the QEII Conference Centre in central London.
Six women from Aldermaston Women's Peace Campaign, who each own a single share in Serco Group Plc, asked a series of difficult questions regading the dubious nature of much of Serco's "defence" business (something which accounts for 26% of the group's turnover). These were specicficaly oriented around the company's role in the joint venture comapny AWE-Ml which has a 25-year contract to manage AWEs Aldermaston and Burghfield, and the recent suggestions of Serco picking up one or more contracts in Iraq.
Questions were raised regarding the possible criminal negligence of directors and shareholders due to contracts which may, in future, be held to be unlawful or part of a criminal conspiracy (eg nuclear weapons or deals signed when under occupation, etc).
A question about how much anticipated profit Serco hope to make from the 25-year AWE contract was declined to be answered by directors, rebuffed as "commercially sensitive".
A sterling poetry intervention was made at one ponit, intended to get shareholders and directors to consider their personal role in war profitting. The Chair merely said "thankyou"!
Questions about Serco's involvement with reconstruction contracts in Iraq seemed to cause the most disquiet amongst directors and provoked the most vague responses.
AWPC will be back next year, to continue asking those annoying little questions and, hopefully, with a bigger and more visible presence outide the AGM. Perhaps next year the sun will shine!
posted by Ippy
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23.4.04
MoD resubmit NoPD for Orion laser facility
Following text edited from the latest NIS Update
MORE INFORMATION
For the full NIS Update, with further information on the legal and environmental background, go to http://www.nukeinfo.org.uk/updates
To sign up to TNG (the next generation) alerts, and get regular updates on what you can do to stop the new developments, go to http://www.aldermaston.net. or email info@aldermaston.net
MoD RE-SUBMITS NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
22 April 2004
The MoD has resubmitted its Notice of Proposed Development (NOPD) in respect of the proposed Laser Research Facility at AWE Aldermaston to West Berkshire District Council (WBDC) enclosing additional environmental information. It was received by WBDC during the last two weeks and has yet to be registered on their system, listed on their website or advertised in the Reading Chronicle. It will be treated as a new Notification and the application will be considered in full, in accordance with the procedures detailed in the Department of the Environment Circular 18/84. There will be further opportunity to raise objections at that stage. The AWE project name, Orion, coined back in summer 2003 is, now in use.
PROVISIONAL TIME SCALE
30th April The NOPD should be in the public domain: advertised in the Reading Chronicle, at the site and (not legally required) on WBDC website: http://www.westberks.gov.uk/WestBerkshire/services.nsf/Public/AllServices/8D1BF0F2CB224E0E80256A08004F0BA9?OpenDocument
21st May End of Consultation / OBJECTION DEADLINE
23rd June Planning Committee Hearing and Decision
HOW TO MAKE OBJECTIONS
Either
Write making objections to the plans now, marked: AWE Development Application, shortly to be lodged
To Lisa Smith / Ian Pearson, Planning Officer
WBDC
Market Street
Newbury RG14 5LD or
Email: lsmith@westberks.gov.uk or ipearson@westberks.gov.uk
Or
Wait until you can include the Application Reference Number on the WBDC Planning Applications list for Aldermaston Parish, Thatcham or ring 01635 519111 x 2513 for Planning Officers Lisa Smith or Ian Pearson.
Or
Prepare your letter and alert your letter-writing friends now, posting your objection immediately you have the Reference Number.
The MoD are committed to providing more environmental information. WBDC will consult the Environment Agency (EA) and you may want to ask questions or to copy any letter of objection to the EA:
Darren Baker
EA Inspector for AWE
Howbery Park
Wallingford
Oxon.
OX 10 8BD
e-mail:daren.baker@environment-agency.gov.uk
posted by Ippy
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