A question I hardly dare ask of some people! Tomorrow we are debating the level of Council allowance we get as a Councillor. Before tax I get £525.33 a week, which on my payslip shows up as £3.26 an hour. I assume that is assuming we work 37 ½ hours a week - if only! I have worked that amount this week already, it being 15 hours today before I put finger to keyboard for the... 
Do your councillors listen to residents im often asked. Yes your Local Liberal Democrat councillors do. Im constantly being told that the Tory controlled Council and Tory cabinet do not appear to be in touch with the needs of the Town. To date I have seen over 30 comments from concerned residents on the new children's play area. So what are the main issues being raised by residents; • Lack of consultation with local residents and groups • Concerns over location of play area • Area not easy to monitor and police • Will become a late night magnet for drinking and antisocial problems ...
When I was at Oxford, Christopher Hitchens (then at Balliol, and an International Socialist) was viewed with a degree of awe and envy. He often disappeared off to London, where he was reputed to have sex — an activity in remarkably short supply in the City of Spires in those days. Anyway, he subsequently drifted [...]
Returning from Islington's East Area Planning Committee this evening, where we have to balance private developments with the ever increasing demand for social housing, I have only just seen Vince's Guardian article, offering a simple solution to the housing crisis. Vince argues, that the government should allow housing associations and councils to borrow against their balance sheets, and buy unsold residential properties at a discount from private developers, who are struggling, and laying off builders. There are currently 1.7 million people on council housing waiting lists - around 13, 000 alone in Islington. The stock of social housing has shrunk ...
Apparently the Vatican is 'angry' with the vote by the Church of England Synod to allow women bishops. I don't like to over-react but I trust the Vatican and every cardinal will hold in their hearts an image of me raising a friendly salute in their direction in a gesture indicating how highly I value their opinion. Apparently the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem has had the good grace to not get involved in the internal politics of another religion. If only the Archbishop of Canterbury had any resolve whatsoever, he would tell them where to stick their views as well. ...
Nearly half of children who breach their ASBO are sent to prison, with the average sentence they receive being significantly longer than adults who break their ASBO, according to figures revealed by the Liberal Democrats. The figures, contained in a Parliamentary Answer, showed how: · Nearly 1,000 (986) children were sent to prison for breaching an ASBO between 2000 and 2006 · 42% of all children who breached an ASBO were sent to prison · The average sentence given to them was 6.4 months · The average sentence given to adults who breached an ASBO was just 4.9 months · ...
The spectacular Politics Home Index website has alerted me to yet more gems today, in the shape of a couple of articles defending MPs and taking a swipe at the screeching media who are enjoying lambasting them with even more gusto than normal at the moment. The first half of this article, and the whole of this one provided readers of The Times and The Independent with an opportunity for a more balanced opinion of the current debate raging about the merits of MPs, and the dubious rationale for their wages and expenses. I've said on here before that I ...
Heinz Deli Mayo, Ref: 001236152A Dear Jennie Thank you for your recent email regarding the Heinz UK commercial for Deli Mayo. Consumer feedback is very important to us and we appreciate the opportunity to respond. Heinz pulled the ad in the UK because our consumer research showed that the ad failed in its attempt to be humorous and offended people on all sides. Heinz apologises for its misplaced attempt at humour and we accept that this ad was not in accordance with our long-standing corporate policy of respecting everyone's rights and values. Again, our sincere apology to anyone who felt ...
He was talking about Silvio Berlusconi, but come to think of it...
The Welsh Lib Dems website has the full story, "We can win," says Welsh Lib Dem Euro candidate (and quite a lot of psephology): Welsh Liberal Democrat members across Wales have selected Dr. Alan Butt Philip as their lead candidate for the 2009 European Parliament elections. And having won one election, Alan Butt Philip is [...]
Tony Blair won his first election in 1997 on the back of his refrain, "education, education, education", and in the run up to a likely 2010 general election the party leaders have already begun positioning themselves as offering radical proposals for education. Nick Clegg and David Cameron have both voiced their support for seeing the introduction [...]
I made the bread last night as mentioned in my previous blog post. And I took the loaf in to Cowley St this morning. It was gone in about 10 minutes. A success I do believe.Having just finished some ward work in the office, I am now heading to the flat. We will be picking fruit in the garden when I get back. Cowley St is expecting a gooseberry pie tomorrow! I can report however that the wood
This evening I had a very enjoyable and informative "working dinner" with the Prestwich Local Area Partnership Manager and the local Police Sergeant, discussing police targets for the Prestwich Plan. It was the second time I'd been for tea to Croma in 48 hours, and having admired my Sunday night companion's pizza from across the table then, I ordered it tonight. And thus I have a top tip for anyone likely to be eating in front of a policeman in the near future - don't order food with jalapeno peppers on it, because you end up coughing and spluttering all ...
Gordon Brown lectures us all on the need to stop over consumption before jetting off to the G8 meeting and discussion the hunger, food and poverty crisis rippling across the world. And what does he do at the £285 million event - why join the other world leaders in tucking into the most extravagant meal [...]
The following information has been released today by Bath & North East Somerset Councils Planning department. The Core Strategy is currently under preparation and that it will set out where and how development is to be accommodated with the District over the next 20 years along with the mechanisms needed to deliver it. At the end of this calendar year the Council will be consulting on...
'In deciding what I believe in these matters I have weighed up the balance between the right to life - the most important civil liberty - the fact that there's no such thing as compete security and the importance of our hard won civil liberties. Therefore on a matter of principle I cannot support the 42-day pre-charge detention in this bill ... I do not see on practical basis as well as principled one, that these proposals are in any way workable.'Precisely.
I'm pleased the Church of England's Synod has voted in favour of allowing women bishops without giving into the traditionalist's demands. Maybe the church will do better off with the traditionalists leaving. I don't believe their arguments stand up. They talk about Jesus and his disciples, but the way I see it Jesus did have female disciples. And who were the first people according to the gospel to hear the good news that Jesus had risen? Women-Jesus trusted the women to spread the good news for him. He didn't just give tasks to men. The Vatican is interfering now. Saying ...
The G8 at the moment want to stick to a 50% decrease in CO2 emmisions by 2050. But of course anyone who knows anything about oil will now by then there won't even be any oil left for them to burn. Also if we stopped in 2050 the effects of Climate Change would continue for another 50years as the carbon dioxide reaches the atmosphere. So we are all doomed! Hopefully we'll be able to do carbon catching and storing by them. But the G5 (India, China, South Africa, Brazil and India) have called for it to be put up to ...
As many people will have seen Old Bexley & Sidcup Conservatives are parachuting in an MP who's Essex seat is being abolished to replace Del Boy Conway. James Brokenshire, was born in Southend (I was born in Dartford), went to school in Essex (I went to school in Bexley) and never seems to have lived in the area (I've lived 19 years in Bexley, 15 in Chislehurst, 5 in Orpington, 2 in Beckenham and
...a great post on the Libertarian Party blog today should help get you over your myopia, with a smile at least: UK Libertarian Party: A day in the life of Old Holborn Thursday 7th July 2011 07:00. Radio Four woke me up with Citizen Humphries blathering on about increased tractor production as usual. Since they started piping it directly into our homes via BBC cable and removed the on off switch, I do as most people do. Put a towel over the speakers they installed in every room. You're not supposed to and sometimes good stuff is on but I ... 
A while ago I actually congratulated the UK Government on joining the drive to get rid of cluster bombs. I also went on about how the US wasn't interested and how terrible the bombs are. They cover huge areas and many fail to detonate successfully. But maybe the US Government are starting to change their minds. Not much, they don't want to ban them (like most countries), they want to advance them. The new plan is that cluster bombs in the US made after 2018, 99% of the bomblets will be successful in blowing someone up sooner rather than later. ...
Labour spin doctor to Gordon: 'PM, I think you need to cut down on your food. Watch your waist when you go to Japan. The polling says you are looking tired. People say you aren't fit.' Days later Gordon is heading for Japan when he half remembers what has been said to him. Ah yes, I need to talk about food waste. That is what the polling says.' On arrival in Japan, Gordon tucks into his dinner...
The link is to today's article by Camilla Cavendish. I have, of course, a lot more evidence as to the problems in Public Family Law than she has. It does not, however, stop at Public Family Law. There are similar problems in Private Family Law. There are a small number of good family court judges (James Munby and Justice Ryder to quote two), but too many complacently agree to whatever is
Majid Ahmed has four As at a level, is eighteen, from Bradford and has had his offer from Imperial to study medicine withdrawn. Back in 2005 when a 16 year old, Ahmed made a catastrophically stupid decision and gone done for burglary. He put this behind him, worked hard, got his 4 As and wants to be a Doctor. Imperial think he'll be a risk to patients. Not only do people need second chances in life, but those who've had harder lives than others need these chances more readily, especially when they've demonstrated ability, drive, and tenacity to succeed. Please ...
There is little or no chance of the jury falling asleep during this court case, I would suggest. 
Dragged kicking and screaming - the Church has sort of voted for women bishops. Hurrah! If the Church had wanted to preserve its tradition of male dominance - then fine (well not fine) - but it should have given up the 26 places for Bishops of the Church of England in the Lords: we shouldn't hand over a wedge of seats in our Parliament and say 'men only'. So - from the brink - the Church creaks into the 21st century. I'm glad that they rejected the second class (for women) bishops and all the other equivocations that would have ...
Yesterday, I visited the HQ of the UK's main mapping organisation, the Ordnance Survey. The visit itself was most interesting as I was shown how they keep maps of the UK up-to-date using a network of surveyors and aerial photography. But the story I wanted to share here was from the taxi ride to the building rather than from what I heard when I was there. When my taxi driver heard I was going to the OS he started to tell me about his own lifelong interest in maps. These days, this meant spreading them out on hostel tables as ...
So my brief internet encounter with young BNP members on facebook seems to be at an end. I've removed all names and pictures for privacy's sake. Below is the thread laid out as it was on Facebook. I think the thing to take from it is a look in on mentality of BNP members. Tribal, reactionary, paranoid and sadly narrow minded. It became quickly apparent that these young BNP members had been near indoctrinated with the sense that the BNP are right and good purveyors of justice fighting against an evil liberal fascist elite. The effects of such a sad ...
David Cameron, leader of the Bullingdon Club or something, has what you might call a rather odd face: Cameron is on the left Up until now I couldn't put my finger on exactly why every time I look at his chinless face I feel an overwhelming urge to shudder. I'm therefore happy to be elucidated by James [...]
Just a few days after David Cameron was in Bournemouth to speak at the LGA conference, the Conservative Party's open primary selection in Bournemouth has had to be abandoned amid much internal rancour and factionalising. The seat is open following the decision by Sir John Butterfill to step down at the next election. Officially, the decision by one of the two shortlisted candidates to accept Castle Point is the reason for the delay. It is said that the substitute candidate would be at a disadvantage in the contest. However, posts on Conservative Home suggest that the local party is kicking ...
Matt Davies has blogged about the BBC's breakdown of the Haltemprice and Howden by-election candidates. He says: 'I might be being harsh - perhaps some of the candidates are desperately trying to hide information about themselves and their reasons for standing - but it looks like a pretty weak piece of 'research'. I'd be surprised if it took an intern longer than about five minutes to come up
The Spectator says: ...already, work has started on what would be the Cameron government's first Queen's Speech. ...Presumably the new curtains for Number Ten are already being chosen by the Camerons. No over-confidence there, then.
Now given that we have said that there should be social institutions ensuring health care provision, what about the flipside? Recently, the debate has moved back to the issue of co-payments in the NHS. NHS Blog Doctor has posted a passionate defence of the "free at the point of us" principle in the NHS and against the two-tier health service that would be brought in with the introduction of co-payments. The recent announcement by Alan Johnson that he would review the policy on top-up provision demonstrates the impossibility of having a co-payment free NHS. Firstly, it is profoundly unjust to ...
Gordon Brown and David Cameron have been giving me a fair bit of advice in the last few days - Gordon wants me to waste less food and David Cameron wants me to lose weight.
My latest column has been posted on the New Statesman website:Dr Barnardo was long a revered figure, but he had the unfortunate habit of kidnapping working-class kids off the street in order to reform them.More than one parent went to court in an attempt to secure the return of children who had been sent overseas. Strangely, they always turned out to have been adopted by wealthy, eccentric figures who had made it a condition of the arrangement that their identities would not be revealed.One mother, a Mrs Gossage, fought him all the way to the House of Lords and won. ...
Following Nicol Stephen's surprise resignation as leader of the Scottish Lib Dems, three MSPs have declared their intent to succeed him, according to today's papers. Here's The Times: Tavish Scott, the former Transport Minister, who is widely tipped as the favourite to replace Nicol Stephen as leader, formally announced his bid only hours after the former [...]
A Lanson Boy and Wit and Wisdom have written very interestingly about the latest phase of Cameroonism. The latter writes: Perhaps its time for us to put the endless policy reviews and votes on goldfish on hold for a few years and do a bit more selling of the excellent policies we have. I agree with that. I am not sure that Cameron has 'connected' with the public, though. He has benefitted from
Various anthropological studies have found that the incidence of extra-marital sex has remained at a stable level. Game theory studies have suggested that it has been the case. It is just rational for some individuals to "free ride" in exactly the way that Kant thought impermissible. Benefit fraud is another one of those things. Apparently Whitehall is doomed to loose over a £1bn of benefit payments to fraud every year. Sir Leigh Lewis, permanent secretary at the Dept of Work and Pensions, has said that he considers it impossible to get fraud below one per cent. Given how much money ...
Mike Smithson has written an excellent piece on Political Betting about Cameron's 'responsibilty' speech yesterday. He quotes the Times headline: 'Cameron tells fat and poor: Take responsibility' and uses the caption: 'How will the poor takes lessons on their plight from an Old-Etonian?'. Incidentally, it is odd that this Cameron coverage coincides with a Tim Montgomery Comment is Free article
I don't like the new layout of the Northern Echo. Darlington news, instead of occupying two facing pages in the front half of the paper, has been relegated to a single page in the back half of the paper. Now, most people don't venture this far: it's usually full of business news and photos of earnest looking sales executives and estate agents. Personally, I read the Darlington pages first, then I
You have to admire David Cameron. He took control of his party when it looked as vicious and unelectable as it ever has following the brief rule of the alarming Michael Howard. Dave hugged huskies, rode a bike, tried to buy a windmill (but failed), introduced a tree, got a blog and generally said lovely things to everyone. Nearly three years down the line, having got the support of many more people, Dave is now moving cautiously back to the core Tory agenda, which is self help - selfishness, if you want to be uncharitable - a moral approach to ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7493863.stm Nick clegg in the article in the website above has said that schools need to prevent homophobic bullying and discrimination. The main issue that i think needs to be discussed is that any form of bullying weather its homophobic or racist should not be taking place. Schools need to make sure that all students feel comfortable and are happy in the school that they go to. In many schools that have Anti Bullying Campaigns and strategies to tackle bullying but do they work? No point Having a system in place that doesn't work? I would appreciate if people contact ...
People often ask me how I got involved in politics. Putting down roots in Suffolk after many years of moving around, it was a revelation to me to see how a community really works. I became increasingly involved as a community activist and saw at first hand the great work done by my local Lib Dem councillor. All political parties are now talking about localism, but for us is it part of our DNA. We need to ensure that we keep faith with our localist instincts and our natural inclination towards small and accountable decision-making. I've always believed that our ...
It's always nice when the true Tory party re-emerges. Yesterday we heard Cameron talking about 'responsibility' and 'right' and 'wrong'. Today we have Chris Grayling singing Old Tory Hymn 249: Bash the unemployed layabouts: We have to move away from a system that is founded on entitlement to one where both state and the individual have clear responsibilities. We need to improve the help we give
One of the perennial problems we face as elected councillors is the issue of mobile phone masts. Most people do not want these near their homes, or shops or schools. I have been involved in several campaigns to prevent masts - some of which have been successful campaigns, others not. But what's not often understood is that phone mast applications don't have to go through the same strict planning processes as others. And its true to say that the law is very much on the side of the phone company when it comes to these applications. Residents are often amazed ...
Liverpool City Council has started a Citizen of Honour award and nominations have started to come in. I'm delighted to report that the first award has been given to Professor Tony Bradshaw for all his environmental work and commitment over the years. Tony is rather frail now and is in a nursing home, but I remember seeing him at meetings, and visiting him in his Cressington Park House, and his commitment to the environment and the City just shone through. He is very worthy of the award and exactly the right recipient for the first one.
David Cameron made a speech in Glasgow yesterday which is written up in the Times as being a call for people to take more responsibility for their lives and to stop thinking opf themselves as victims. I suspect that much of what he says is fair enough. But the question for me is how this effort will be judged a month or so from now. I tend to think of two of John Major's efforts as being the benchmarks in these matters. On the one hand, you have the cones hotline - a silly little idea that got blown up ...
The Local government review has suggested two options. Option 1 is to turn Devon into a giant super council with Torbay and Plymouth remaining separate. Option 2 is to turn Devon into a gi...
I hate the G8, there's no doubt. I find the whole idea a nauseating display of mankind's folly that a few people with power can do more or less anything, from manipulating the world's climate to holding in their grasp the lives of billions whose lot in life those leaders of the industrialised nations can barely comprehend, let alone decree how to change. It epitomizes to me why nation states are vile, unnatural divisions of humanity and the planet which, frankly, seem to have more to do with protecting the wealth of the few and patronizing the poverty of the ...
The 'Haven Gateway'(Ipswich and Felixstowe and hinterland) proposal has some merit. It is a natural travel to work area and would have much to say for it in that it would be a big enough area to achieve the necessary savings as a unitary authority. The remainder of Suffolk Authority (minus Lowestoft) would be an authority with no natural centre. It could be made to work, now that Lowestoft would not be part of it as it would be an authority comprising the market towns and rural villages of Suffolk. No one town would dominate it. I personally would have ...
After the Ray Lewis cock-up, Boris Johnson had an ideal opportunity to explain himself. His column in the Daily Telegraph today. So I rushed to read the Johnson outpourings. What explanation would he give for appointing Ray Lewis? What checks were done? Why the shambolic press conference last week? I was agog. Sadly, the importance of the Ray Lewis affair was eclipsed by something much more
Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg, has today committed to unilaterally introduce the recommendations of the Members Estimates Committee for independent spot checks of MPs expenses. Despite Labour and Conservative MPs defeating the MEC's recommendations last Thursday, the Liberal Democrats will go ahead with implementing those that are relevant in order to further improve accountability. Nick Clegg said: 'The Liberal Democrats will now implement as many of the recommendations as we can to tighten up the rules on MPs expenses - particularly those relating to spot checks of MPs expense claims. 'My Shadow Cabinet will shortly be publishing quarterly breakdowns of ...
As Parliament winds down and judges go off for their 2 month long break, the press are left with a paucity of stories to fill their pages... leading to "news" like this: A teenager was stunned to find that a baby bat had been curled up inside her bra for five hours - as she was [...]
I'm not sure that this one has reached the British press yet: a diplomatic incident has occurred concerning President Bush and his proclaimed 'good friend' Silvio Berlusconi, the 'colourful' PM of Italy. Showing their typical sensitivity to those curious species, foreigners, the White House helpfully explained to journos traipsing around after Bush at the G8 who Mr Berlusconi actually is. Translating back from the Italian version, he is, apparently, 'one of the most controversial leaders in a country known for government corruption', 'a dilettante in politics' etc etc. They could have mentioned his greater strengths: how he's very adept at ...
With 26 candidates standing in Thursday's Haltemprice & Howden publicity stunt - I'm sorry, I mean by-election, not publicity stunt - finding out what some of the independents and fringe candidates are campaigning on is about the only (vaguely) interesting thing to do with this by-election. The BBC has done a helpful summary of the candidates and their positions. Or have they? I might be being harsh - perhaps some of the candidates are desperately trying to hide information about themselves and their reasons for standing - but it looks like a pretty weak piece of 'research'. I'd be surprised ...
I was watching the London news last night when up popped my old friend Richard Barnes, talking about encouraging biodiversity in your back garden. We've been doing our bit; the other day Rich (that's my Richard, Mr Turnbull) pointed out that we had a young fox asleep in the garden. I was a bit anxious, [...]
{Climate change affects us all} Interest in Environmnetal issues in Andover is increasing. As previously reported here the next meeting of the Amazing Alamein group takes place this evening at 6:00pm at King Arthur's Hall. Come along you will be amazed at what the local community can achieve. Amazing Alamein also have a litter pick planned for next Tuesday (15th) at 3:00 - 5:30, meet outside Roman Way school. Further details tonight or contact me. This coming Friday (11th July) the Andover Area Christian Ecology Link are holding an evening of information entitled "Climate Change - why we should care ...
Yesterday Gordon Brown was lecturing us about not wasting food. Today we read that he participated in an 8 course banquet at the G8 summit in Japan. I hope that they all cleared their plates and that no food was thrown out.
I have to say that I cannot think of anything more fitting as a tribute to George W Bush than THESE plans to name a sewage treatment plant after him. It begs the question, what could we name after Gordon Brown when he goes ?
Somebody surfed through to here last night looking for the meaning of Tavish. So my curiosity was spiked so I decided to look up the meaning of the three Liberal Democrat leadership candidates names. Tavish is of Irish and Gaelic origin. A variant of Thomas therefore possibly 'twin', or may also be linked to 'teeve', an Irish word meaning hillside. Ross is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and
Although I do think it is a worthwhile exercise trying to reduce food waste it is important to read the source reports. The estimate of 40% of food wasted subsequent to harvesting is substantially more than that which is wasted in the home. The main cause of food being wasted in the home is it being left on the plate. The largest proportion of any foodstuff being wasted is 9.7% and this is
I'm glad that the Anglican Church has finally caught up with other denominations and voted yesterday to allow women to become Bishops. We've already had female Presbyterian Moderators, female Prime Minister etc so we may eventually have a female Archbishop of Canterbury. I'm also glad that the concessions for super-bishops and dioceses for those opposed to female bishops was turned down. The
A Western Mail headline this morning announces that buses are finding that Welsh hills are making them late. Fear not. Further on in the article the Traffic Commissioner is promising to ensure a level playing field for these buses. I wonder which hills he will flatten first.
I'm backing Tavish Scott for the leadership of the Scottish Liberal Democrats - Tavish is both able and likeable and will be an excellent successor to Nicol. I reproduce below the news release recently issued by Tavish confirming that he'll be a candidate : Shetland MSP Tavish Scott has announced he is running to be the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. Speaking in Lerwick, he said, "I want to lead the Scottish Liberal Democrats at a vital time in our country's future. Over the past twelve months Scotland's political landscape has radically changed. The nationalists have formed their first ...
Spotted an interesting piece on BBC News tonight about Liverpool: Council to consider mortgage plan First-time buyers and low income families affected by the credit crunch could soon be helped onto the property ladder by Liverpool City Council. The authority is considering proposals to offer council-backed loans to people who are having problems getting them from banks or building societies. All very interesting. In 1793 there were some banking collapses in London and an important bank in Liverpool went bust as a consequence. There was literally not enough cash about to oil the wheels, or perhaps rather fill the sails, ...
They've been talking about poverty in Glasgow for a long time. They've been into land reform as well. Not just the work of Mary Barbour and the Glasgow Women's Housing Association and rent strikes during the first war, but at the turn of the twentieth century Glasgow was also the de facto HQ in Britain of the Single Tax movement, those followers of Henry George's idea of taxing land values. The poverty in the city was legendary, and it was it seems often used as an example by either side in the land tax debates almost exactly a century ago. ...
This evening the new, fully manned (or should I say womaned), Parish Council met at last. It was refreshing to listen to a meeting that was not bogged down by undercurrents of tension. Well almost none. There was some friction between the Chair, Councillor Gregory, and Councillor Chris Richards. Clearly Chris was uneasy about the manner Nicky Gregory is hanging on to the position of Chair and some decisions made in a closed-to-the-public meeting. I hope the new councillors noticed that Nicky hastened to shut him up on two occasions. What he did manage to get though is very worrying. ...
Further signs that I am moving to the right - I am finding myself agreeing with Janet Daley with increasing frequency. She wrote a great piece in yesterday's Telegraph attacking the Tories for their cowardice on public service reform, even suggesting that Gordon Brown - that 'roadblock to reform' - offers a more radical vision for the NHS. There is now a coalition emerging of doctor groups, Conservatives and sadly the Liberal Democrats objecting to the small steps that Labour are taking to try and make the NHS more responsive to us - its users, patients and taxpayers. If the ...
For me the community is a crucial piece of philosophy - I believe that decisions are best taken at the lowest possible level to whom they affect, that activity and initiatives are instinctively best bottom up, that activism is a virtue... So for me the Jester Festival is a crucial piece of life for my local community - we (local Liberal Democrats) have a cake stall (also selling bagels, jams, books, homemade lemonade) - but it's a chance for people to come together, socialise and chat. The selling of the cakes is a great fundraiser, but it's also a great ... | < | July 2008 | > | ||||
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