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Does this document still apply or is it just being ignored? Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human RightsAdopted by the UNESCO General Conference, 19 October 2005 Article 1 – Scope 1 This Declaration addresses ethical issues related to medicine, life sciences and associated technologies as applied to human beings, taking into account their social, legal and environmental dimensions. 2 This Declaration is addressed to States. As appropriate and relevant, it also provides guidance to decisions or practises of individuals, groups, communities, institutions and corporations, public and private. Article 3 – Human dignity and human rights 1 Human dignity, human rights and fundamental freedoms are to be fully respected. 2 The interests and welfare of the individual should have priority over the sole interest of science or society. Article 4 – Benefit and harm In applying and advancing scientific knowledge, medical practice and associated technologies, direct and indirect benefits to patients, research participants and other affected individuals should be maximized and any possible harm to such individuals should be minimized. Article 5 – Autonomy and individual responsibility The autonomy of persons to make decisions, while taking responsibility for those decisions and respecting the autonomy of others, is to be respected. For persons who are not capable of exercising autonomy, special measures are to be taken to protect their rights and interests. Article 6 – Consent 1 Any preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic medical intervention is only to be carried out with the prior, free and informed consent of the person concerned, based on adequate information. The consent should, where appropriate, be express and may be withdrawn by the person concerned at any time and for any reason without disadvantage or prejudice. 2 Scientific research should only be carried out with the prior, free, express and informed consent of the person concerned. The information should be adequate, provided in a comprehensible form and should include the modalities for withdrawal of consent. Consent may be withdrawn by the person concerned at any time and for any reason without any disadvantage or prejudice. Exceptions to this principle should be made only in accordance with ethical and legal standards adopted by States, consistent with the principles and provisions set out in this Declaration, in particular in Article 27, and international human rights law. 3 In appropriate cases of research carried out on a group of persons or a community, additional agreement of the legal representatives of the group or community concerned may be sought. In no case should a collective community agreement or the consent of a community leader or other authority substitute for an individual’s informed consent. Article 9 – Privacy and confidentiality The privacy of the persons concerned and the confidentiality of their personal information should be respected. To the greatest extent possible, such information should not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which it was collected or consented to, consistent with international law, in particular international human rights law Article 16 – Protecting future generations The impact of life sciences on future generations, including on their genetic constitution, should be given due regard Article 18 – Decision-making and addressing bioethical issues 1 Professionalism, honesty, integrity and transparency in decision-making should be promoted, in particular declarations of all conflicts of interest and appropriate sharing of knowledge. Every endeavour should be made to use the best available scientific knowledge and methodology in addressing and periodically reviewing bioethical issues. 2 Persons and professionals concerned and society as a whole should be engaged in dialogue on a regular basis. 3 Opportunities for informed pluralistic public debate, seeking the expression of all relevant opinions, should be promoted. Article 20 – Risk assessment and management Appropriate assessment and adequate management of risk related to medicine, life sciences and associated technologies should be promoted. Article 27 – Limitations on the application of the principles If the application of the principles of this Declaration is to be limited, it should be by law, including laws in the interests of public safety, for the investigation, detection and prosecution of criminal offences, for the protection of public health or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. Any such law needs to be consistent with international human rights law. Article 28 – Denial of acts contrary to human rights, fundamental freedoms and human dignity Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any claim to engage in any activity or to perform any act contrary to human rights, fundamental freedoms and human dignity

Extracts from The Guardian today: The bosses of Britain’s biggest companies will have made more money in 2022 by breakfast time on Friday than the average UK worker will earn in the entire year, according to analysis of the vast gap in pay between FTSE 100 chief executives and everyone else. The High Pay Centre, a think tank that campaigns for fairer pay for workers, said that by 9am on 7 January, the fourth working day of the year, a FTSE 100 chief executive will have been paid more on an hourly basis than the UK worker’s annual salary, based on median average remuneration figures for both groups. Frances O’Grady, the general secretary of the TUC, said: “The pandemic has shown us all who keeps the country going during a crisis. There are millions of hardworking people in Britain – from carers, to delivery drivers, to shop floor staff – who give more than they get back, but greedy executives are taking home millions while ordinary workers face yet another year of pay squeezes. “As we emerge from the pandemic we need to redesign the economy to make it fair, and that means big reforms to bring CEO pay back down to earth.” Pascal Soriot, the chief executive of AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company that makes the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine, was the highest paid, receiving £15.5m. The other top earners were Experian’s Brian Cassin, who got £10.3m, CRH’s Albert Manifold, with £10m, and Berkeley’s Rob Perrins, who collected £8m. Gary Smith, the general secretary of the GMB union, which represents 600,000 workers, said the figures showed that bosses were paid 173 times the amount collected by carers who risked their lives on the frontline of the pandemic. “Fat cat bosses trousering 173 times more than the carers who look after our loved ones is a disgrace,” he said. “It doesn’t look very levelled up and is everything that’s wrong with our economy. All UK workers must be properly paid and valued if we want to get our post-Covid economy on track.” The Unite union’s general secretary, Sharon Graham, said: “Is it the nurse in an intensive care unit saving the lives of those struck by Covid, or an elite investment banker making millions, who contributes most to society? Which of them stood up for all of us during the pandemic?” And most of them put their money offshore to save tax. Welcome to the New Normal.

Will this happen here in Herefordshire - I doubt it. Telford & Wrekin Council has today announced that Council Tax rates will remain frozen until 2024 to help support local residents. A statement from Telford & Wrekin Council said: “As Telford and Wrekin residents, we’re on your side. That’s why, we’re proposing to freeze council tax for the next two years. “We want to help those who have been hit hard by the pandemic, as well as escalating energy costs and household bills. Every penny counts and we hope that this will help you weather the storm of eye watering inflation and hikes in the cost of energy, food, rents, mortgage rates and fuel. Councillor Shaun Davies, leader at Telford & Wrekin Council and Labour group leader, said: “We already have the lowest council tax in the Midlands for the services this council delivers. However, we have made the decision to go one step further and commit to a 0% council tax rise for the next two years.

Let's hope it doesn't get as bad as this. Garbage and the sea devour the largest ‘slum’ in Monrovia West Point, Liberia's largest shantytown, has lost dozens of meters to erosion in the last decade. The victims, forgotten by the government, number in the thousands. In the absence of containers, the water ends up being, in most cases, the landfill of the settlement. From El Pais

Contacted today 4th January 2022 and BBLP say its on their books and will get out as soon as possible to clear it.

Just rang (3.10pm) Balfour Beatty to get a message that the council offices close at 4pm. Good start. Both items of litter reported still not collected. Try again tomorrow.

Can they not bevel the edge of the kerb?

Are they sinking the pavements or raising the road? I suppose whichever is the more expensive for the rate payers.

More waste left by Muir Close garages. Been there a week now. Reported to BBLP. Wait to see what happens.

Exactly where do you deposit this litter - in your black bin?

More cat litter and cans dropped behind Muir Close garages again. Where's this person coming from to drop it here. It's a regular occurrence, but I'm not going to pick it up again. I've contacted the Council and they can send one of their operatives out. Shame is their pets are most probably better behaved than they are.

Some old photos taken in the park.

Natures way of culling the weak and diseased stock of trees. We have large trees behind our houses which haven't been looked at for over twenty years. Eventually they too will come crashing down with the consequent damage. As long as it doesn't happen on someone's watch no one really cares.

Hello Bobby I thought you weren't on this planet. Welcome back and look forward to your earthly comments.

It looks as if we won't be around to find out. Federal Drug Agency asks for 55 years to complete Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine 19th November 2021 Hungry for details on Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine? Just file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and wait until the U.S. tricentennial in 2076. That's the schedule the FDA proposed in documents filed in a U.S. District Court this week. According to the documents filed (PDF) in a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, the FDA asked a federal judge for 55 years to complete a FOIA request for data and information on the approval of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty. If the judge grants the FDA's request, the plaintiffs, Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency, would have to wait until the U.S. celebrates its 300th year anniversary in 2076 to view the full report. The FDA's request comes about a month after the plaintiffs, comprising more than 30 professors and scientists from some of the country's top schools, filed suit (PDF) to expedite their FOIA request. The group originally asked for documentation after the vaccine's approval in August, but the FDA has yet to turn anything over. https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/fda-requests-55-years-to-complete-foia-request-pfizer-s-covid-19-vaccine

If the council are serious about recycling then replace the single bins throughout the city and along Great Western Way with 3 section bins for recycling waste. In terraced streets one large multi-sectioned bin or waste receptacle for several households would reduce the number of bins to be used.

Herefordshire tops the national city league with 105,614 roadworks in the last two years. The west English county of Herefordshire has seen the most road and street works undertaken in the past two years by the council and utilities. With over 100,00 it is the only council area of any type in the country with a six-figure number of roadwork projects. Furthermore, it is almost 90,000 more than the national average for the same period. On average it is estimated that UK motorists lose 28 hours a year due to being stuck in traffic caused by roadworks, and almost everyone in the country has been impacted by them at some point. Even small works in the UK can feel like they take an eternity compared to other countries. For example, in 2016 a major road in the Japanese city of Fukuoka was completely destroyed by a massive 15-meter deep sinkhole, this was completely repaired and reopened in six days.

Not as catchy as Covid, but worth a listen.

This brilliant documentary by Tim Gielen reveals how a small group of super rich criminals have been buying virtually everything on earth, until they own it all. From media, health care, travel, food industry, governments... That allows them to control the whole world. Because of this they are trying to impose the New World Order. As they say by 2030 - You’ll Own Nothing, And Be Happy.

Comment from The Slog: Biden’s contribution, to climate change, to meet the pope. - 85 car motorcade in Rome – His own 244-horsepower car, “the Beast” – Each car generates 10x the normal amount of CO2 – 10,000 mile return trip on Air Force One – 2.2 million pounds of carbon total This has nothing to do with climate, It never has, It’s all a push for global governance and taxation. Green is the decoy to lead people into helping collapse the old economic system and ring in the new. They are laughing at us all the way to the bank for what we are all about to receive.

On Twitter today: COP coming to Glasgow. Leaders staying at Gleneagles Hotel & 20 Tesla cars (£100K each) bought to ferry them 75km back & forth. Gleneagles has 1 Tesla charging station, so Malcolm Plant Hire contracted to supply Diesel Generators to recharge Tesla’s overnight. Couldn't make it up.

The surgery have just rung me back and sorted out an appointment. I was told the surgery is having a new telephone system fitted in the next few days.

I have been trying to book an appointment at the Surgery on the telephone since 08:00 this morning, but as of yet been unable to speak to a human being. You obviously are in a queue so you are asked to dial 5 for a ring back. The phone rings but no one answers at the other end. Has anyone else had this problem? I got my partner's daughter to ring from her home in Oxford at 08:30 today and she got straight through and has told me the surgery will call me back this morning. I hope so.

Well done everyone. 🦆 🦆

Development of a future new care facility in Herefordshire Agenda Cabinet - Thursday 28 October 2021 2.30pm Item 7 - Appendix 1 Looking for an option for the development of a new care facility in Herefordshire for meeting future demand and service delivery. Aim 1.4 It is intended that the options appraisal will enable the Council to adopt a preferred approach to delivering 80 new care home beds to provide high quality local care to meet gaps in future need. It is then proposed that the preferred approach would be developed more fully, so that it could then be implemented. Objectives: * Increased bed capacity in the market, including provision to meet complex needs * The Council controls access to the care home beds * Sustained provision of high quality care * Reduction in out of county placements * Forecastable and manageable unit costs and improved value for money for placements * A reasonable return on capital investment over an appropriate time frame * Established as an exemplar for the use of innovative technology * Environmentally friendly to Herefordshire’s Future Homes Standard * Make good use of proven and available models of design and delivery * Residents are connected to local communities routinely through the new facilities Regarding innovative technology hope they don't use these robots to replace the health care workers: