News that France has returned recession poses problems for those - like the Social Liberal Forum (SLF) and indeed Ed Balls - who believe that government action can create economic demand (and jobs). That such an explicity interventionist government as that of Francois Hollande is unable to stem the tide of Eurozone recession is surely evidence that in such a globalised world - where multinational corporations are bigger than many economies - the power of governments to change much (at least in the short term) seems pretty limited. And that is also the failure of the SLF and others who ...
Twice a year a group meets with the rather grand title of Western Area Transport Strategy Steering Group. It's made up of representatives from Preston, Eaglescliffe, Yarm, Kirklevington, Long Newton and surrounding areas - elected ward councillors, parish councillors, police and residents' groups. At the first meetings some years ago the participants were asked to set some priorities for travel
Good news from the Shropshire Hills AONB website: The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has confirmed a grant of £1.35 million to the Stiperstones and Corndon Hill Country Landscape Partnership Scheme, which aims to safeguard the special qualities of the countryside. This is excellent news for the local area and for everyone, including the many volunteers, who helped to prepare the bid over the last twelve months. The Scheme, which will cover an area of just under 200sq km defined by a rich industrial heritage as well as earlier prehistoric and medieval history, aims to conserve and restore historic and wildlife ...
I was away this weekend joining in the celebrations of friends birthday. We were staying in Chipping Camden. Around lunchtime wandering around the town we came upon the village parish church of St James and, as is my habit, I went inside to look around. It is one of the finest wool churches in the country. The church was the venue of the Chipping Camden Music Festival and was laid out ready for a concert with a Steinway Grand Piano alone on the stage in front of the chancel. I sat down for a moment and a young lady came ...
If you had the dubious pleasure of watching Mary Portas last night on her channel four infotainment show, hoping for an objective view of the state of Margate town centre, and offering a remedy , then you would have been disappointed. Mary Portas wanted to help Margate, blimey thank God she and her colleagues at Optomen TV and Channel four didn't want to give us a good kicking! Instead of an adult analysis we got, I thought, the shocking story of how virtually a whole town had been mean to the tough business consultant and her not insubstantial global media ...
[IMG: eurov] It's something to do with age. You start getting laid back at work. You start actually talking to people, rather than coming in and sticking your head in spreadsheets. You give up trying to look nice and get a real hard ass "American's most wanted" profile pic. You start enjoying the Eurovision Song Contest for the fascinating festival of kitsch that it is, content to leave your musical credibility at the door. You start actually watching BBC Three. And may I say well done BBC Three for some excellent Eurovision Song contestual programmes and for giving me the ...
Tonight 114 Conservative MPs have backed a motion 'regretting' the lack of an in/out EU referendum bill in the Queen's Speech, and voted against their own government's agenda for the year ahead. Awkward.
Earlier this week I wrote about Bootle Labour's problems with 'transparency and accountability'. This has prompted my Birkdale colleague Councillor Simon Shaw to send through full details of his expenses claims from Sefton Council for publication in the interests of transparency. Simon is one of just a handful of Sefton councillors who make any expenses claims at all. Since 2007 councillors have to bear the cost of travel to committee meetings etc themselves. However cost of travel outside the Borough can be claimed for and Simon is involved with two activities which qualify: He has been a member of the ...
From the Wimbledon Guardian: Four Conservative councillors dramatically resigned from their group at a council meeting tonight over claims of "backstabbing and duplicity" in the party. The resignations of Councillor Suzanne Evans, for Hillside ward, and Councillor Richard Hilton, for Lower Morden, Councillor Rod Scott for Raynes Park and Councillor Linda Scott, also for Raynes Park, come after the group elected Councillor Oonagh Moulton on Monday as their third leader in three months. Crikey. Hat-tip: Shas Sheehan.
Yesterday's debate in the House of Commons makes interesting reading at one point: "Like the hon. Gentleman, who is also a great Unionist committed to the Union, I believe that the same benefits should flow whether in the north of England or the northern part of Ulster. [Interruption.] That includes Donegal; we will get it back into the Union at some point soon." For these are the words of Ian Paisley in response to an intervention from David Anderson the Labour MP for Blaydon. Anderson has referred to the North of Ireland and it appears that Paisley was pedantically pulling ...
... which details my official diagnosis of "Non Specific Lower Abdominal Pain". I have been blood tested, urine tested, x-rayed, ultrasound scanned, and had my abdomen prodded by five different doctors and three radiologists. The ovary I had taken out has not magically regrown, and nor are there any bits of it remaining. There are no swabs or rolexes. I don't have any abnormal growths. My kidneys, pancreas, spleen, liver, bladder, and various other organs have all been examined and none of them found wanting. My contraceptive coil hasn't pierced my uterus. I don't appear to have diverticulitis. The only ...
Rumours reach my ears of a surprise decision at last night's Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Meeting. The Same Sex Marriage Bill comes back to the Commons next Monday for two days of debate on a number of amendments. At Second Reading in February, no votes were whipped. Chief Whip Alistair Carmichael stepped out of the shadows to explain why to Lib Dem Voice readers. The view of my parliamentary colleagues that came up time and again was that they supported equal marriage and were keen to see it on the statute book. They wanted, in fact, not just to support ...
I hold no brief for the late Mr Jimmy Mubenga, who died in the midst of being deported from the UK to his native Angola after completing a two-year prison sentence for assault occasioning actual bodily harm (http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22527987). We have rules about who needs to be deported and when, and that is reasonable. It is also reasonable for the deportees still to be alive when they reach their destination. I await the outcome of this inquest with interest. It is good that the Coalition Government includes Liberal Democrat ministers who can be expected to stand up for the rights of ...
Dr. John Pugh Lib Dem MP for Southport and former Leader of Sefton Council is not known for irrational outbursts; indeed he is a thoughtful man who does not crave media attention as do some politicians. On that basis when someone like John waves a flag of concern we should all take notice. John waved his flag on the BBC North West Politics TV Programme last Sunday and you can see what he said by popping over to my colleague Iain Brodie-Browne's Birkdale Focus Blog Site to watch a short video from the show. Sadly, John has a point as ...
First they went after the unemployed, then they came for the disabled and now they are after the children. Recently they have really been gunning for children. There is a growing pool of vulnerable people that the Tories target because the groups are not able to be participants in the Tory ideology of the 'Free Market'. The Tories want everybody to be divided into groups of 'productive' and 'unproductive' free marketeers. The weak and unable are left behind in the scrum for the spoils of the free market. Just look at what the Tories have said in recent weeks. 1. ...
So it's been over a month since I last posted on here. There are two good reasons for that: the first is that I'm lazy and the second is that I've been busy. Glossing over the first one, here's what I've been busy with: Coursework and writing my dissertation - over the last month and a half I've had two massive pieces of coursework to do, plus a dissertation to write. The coursework was finished off just over a week ago and the dissertation was finished yesterday and handed in pretty much just before the deadline - I have an ...
Even in times of austerity it seems to be a boom time to be a public service consultant. The table below is made from data taken from the Cabinet Office spend data website, and shows that in the first three months of 2013 the department that houses David Cameron, Nick Clegg, and Frances Maude spent ...
The Sunday before last I had the great pleasure of going to Hillfield Park's May Day street party! It was an action and fun packed day – featuring a tug of war, hulahoopathon and maypole dancing! I was there to present the prizes for the best pet competition. The runners up included dogs and a hamster (who sat on the rosette to pose for the photo!) I had to present the winning rosette to the pet owner - as the winning cat, Boris, had disappeared! It was great to see the community come together and I can't give enough praise ...
Great to see Google adopting a Hornby theme for their search page today in recognition of the 150 year celebrations.
It's started. In Worcestershire, UKIP "race-ranter" Eric Kitson is embroiled in an on-off controversy over whether he has resigned as a county councillor, only a few days after being elected. UKIP's national office says he has resigned but the county council confirms he has not - at least not yet. The council is nevertheless investigating Kitson's racist comments on Facebook. In case you doubt the terms "race-ranter" and "racist", consider this: The posts made on Mr Kitson's facebook profile, which has now been taken down, included one of a Muslim being spit-roasted on a fire fuelled by copies of the ...
Readers may recall some criticism that came my way at the end of last year following an article in The House magazine that implied I was missing the glamour of my former role working on the Culture, Media and Sport portfolio. Though I tried to dispel this with exciting tales of building regulations and brownfield development, Lib Dem Voice ran with a heading of, "Does Don Foster like his new Government job?" So let me be clear. I do, I really do. Of course, there are some really difficult matters to deal with such as council funding, homelessness and the ...
I got some disappointing news this morning. I will talk about it, but I'm not ready for that yet. But maybe you could leave me writing prompts or distractions in the comments?
Sign the Lib Dem petition to sort out the right turn at the Kingsway junction. [IMG: Iain Roberts at the M60 J3 slip road] The Kingsway/Gatley Road junction is one of the busiest in Manchester. Built half a century ago and with buildings on all sides, it's far too small for the volume of traffic it now has to deal with. We can't make it perfect, but we can improve the junction. In particular, we've been working to make it easier to turn right from Cheadle and Gatley. We know we can't get a dedicated right turn – lots of ...
So, the Commons had the weekly panto half hour to ask Nick Clegg lots of awkward questions. MPs limited themselves, though, to asking several questions many times over. Nick looked as if he was thoroughly enjoying the encounter and took every opportunity to promote Liberal Democrat coalition wins like fairer taxes and the single tier pension. Strangely, though, he didn't once mention the words stronger economy or fairer society. Not once. Harriet Harman's strategy was strange. She wasted 3 questions on the fact that Cameron wasn't there and that he'd only answered questions on one week in the last eight. ...
Some say that history is written by the victors and there is a strong case that this is correct. There is an even stronger case that history is written by the historians and among the historians I include those who take photographs, not just those who do the reporting. When the miners were on strike in the 1970s we saw clashes between the police and those on strike and in this case history may well have been written by those with a camera. Well I was recently talking to a retired police officer who told me that he was part ...
...when we were putting out leaflets like this before the election?
Tasks and actions dealt with by Neighbourhood Wardens and Antisocial Behaviour Team in the Consett Area during April 2013. Dog fouling Dog fouling is one of the major issues dealt with by neighbourhood wardens. We have investigated 18 reports of dog fouling and issued 1 fixed penalty notice for dog fouling. We have also removed 16 stray dogs. Littering Litter is another important issue. We investigated 10 reports of littering and issued 12 fixed penalty notices for littering. Fly tipping 73 incidents of fly tipping were reported during April. We carried out 10 investigations into these incidents in order to ...
Jericho House Earlier today, I attended the latest meeting of the Jericho House support group, a regular meeting at which a number of us discuss fundraising and other projects to support this important facility in the West End Ward, that assists those recovering from alcoholism. We received the extremely positive news that the recent play at the Steps Theatre ("Broken Puzzle") not only produced an income of over £1200 in aid of Jericho House's charitable work, the service users, staff and others who performed in it are now taking the show to Glasgow. We also heard the good news that ...
Today Stephan Shakespeare released his open data review, an put forward a variety of recommendations. The government should produce and take forward a clear, predictable, accountable 'National Data Strategy' which encompasses PSI in its entirety. A significant part of the strategy should include the actions outlined in the Open Data White Paper53, but it should ...
Wed 15th
14:52
Elderly advised to be on guard for bogus callers: Police investigating four incidents in Shepway
Kent Police are advising elderly residents to be on their guard after a number of bogus caller incidents in the Shepway area. A man and a woman targeted an elderly woman in Folkestone on Thursday 9 May. They claimed to be from 'Age Concern', which no longer exists, and said they wanted to talk about meal deliveries. While the woman, who called herself 'Jennifer' stayed with the victim, the man, who used the name 'Graham', entered the victim's bedroom and stole a small amount of money and prescription drugs. There were three similar incidents the day before on Wednesday 8 ...
Just so people know what my current plans are... I've had no reliable home net access for a month now, and that's not only stopped me posting here as much, it's also stopped me writing much (you've no idea how often you need to Google details until you stop having Google). But home net access [...]
Former SDP/Liberal Democrat but now Blairite Labour Peer Andrew Adonis has written a book, "Five days in May," in which he describes, from the Labour Party perspective, the hapless discussions with his former party on the remote possibility of a Lib-lab coalition after the 2010 election. Based on his experience of the total unpreparedness of the Labour Party for such discussions, he very sensibly suggests that all parties should prepare their positions for negotiation in the event that the next election produces a balanced parliament in which no party has an over-all majority. Fine as far as it goes, but ...
Can you help break the world record for Zumba – LifeLeisure need 2013 people to come along to Stockport Sports Village, Woodley on Sunday 7th July to beat the record. There'll be a fun day with bouncy castle and face painting – all the details below. To book your place, drop into any Life Leisure Sports Centre (including Cheadle, by the Village Hotel) or call 0161 494 3140 for more information. [IMG: zumba]
With my Independent Shops Competition Finale fast approaching, I'm looking for local bands and musicians to provide live unplugged entertainment on the day. It's taking place on 29th June in Crouch End, between 11am and 3pm in the Hornsey Town Hall Square. Please get in touch via lynne@lynnefeatherstone.org if you or your band would be interested in performing. I can't wait to hear from you!
It is bad enough having to introduce changes to housing benefit so as to make it more affordable, without Ministers putting their big feet in it so as to rub in the impact of their policies on some of the poorest members of our society. Today's Western Mail reports that Lord Freud, who serves as an unpaid minister at the Department for Work & Pensions, suggested to the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee that separated parents could either pay the additional rent for an extra bedroom or make use of a sofa bed when children were staying. The paper ...
Wed 15th
13:48
Theresa May tells the world that she thinks all human life isn't equal - and Labour agree
My blood is boiling folks. There is one thing that I hold dear and that is that we are all created equal. One human life is of the same value as the next. So if I get murdered the person who killed me should get the same sentence as if they killed anyone else in exactly the same way. Now of course not all murders are equal, some are premeditated, some involve sexual crimes, some include torture before killing their victims but if I am killed in exactly the same way as another person then I'd expect sentencing to be ...
It's never good when someone leaves the party, but I am sure some readers will be excited about a certain car numberplate coming back on the market. L16 Dem was until recently on the car of former parliamentary candidate Andrew Duffield, who has been a regular commenter on this site. Now that he's left the party and joined Labour, as the BBC reports, he understandably wants to sell it. He's looking for £500 for it. There were lots of oohs and aahs and shouts of "OMG, want" in the LDV office when we first saw this. Sadly, it's way beyond ...
Here's today's hand-picked selection that caught my interest... The surprising truth about that Lib Dem in/out EU referendum leaflet* A reminder to forgetful journos/Tory MPs: the Lib Dems have stuck to manifesto promise on in/out EU treaty referendum http://bit.ly/142e5OW David Cameron should beware the referendum trap | Steve Richards | Comment is free | The Guardian David Cameron should beware the referendum trap, says @SteveRichards14 http://bit.ly/10wuyX0 Send to Kindle
1) The Resignation log doesn't include defections to the Labour party, but here are three recent examples: Andrew Duffield (Hexham cllr and parliamentary candidate); Elizabeth Shenton (Staffordshire cllr, and parliamentary candidate in the 2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election); and Rosie Jolly (Liverpool cllr).They all offer fairly standard explanations. They criticise the national Liberal Democrats for the government's failures in social justice and public services. Since 2010 many other Lib Dem-to-Labour defectors have made similar points. That isn't to belittle them. On the economy, the NHS and social welfare, Lib Dems in government and parliament have certainly supported some unjust and ...
[IMG: Rubbish on Sandgate High Street] Rubbish on Sandgate High Street blown from recycling boxes Strong winds in Sandgate last night on the eve of a recycling collection has shown up the boxes issued to many as "not fit for purpose". Litter and waste was blown from boxes in Sandgate High Street, leaving the area looking devastated and in need of a major clear-up. Sandgate Councillor Tim Prater reported the litter to Shepway Council via Twitter early on Wednesday morning, but slammed the collection boxes as causing the problem. Tim says: "Shepway Council give individual flats and houses without bin ...
Liberal Democrat Home Office Minister Jeremy Browne is in Portugal this week. As reported in the Guardian, he has embarked on a tour that will take him to Denmark, Sweden and the US to investigate different drugs policies before reporting his conclusions at the end of the year. He is quoted as saying: I'm proud of the UK's drug policy and there are strong signs our approach is working. Illegal drug use is at its lowest level since records began and far more people are leaving treatment free from dependency than ever before. But I'm not complacent. The UK cannot ...
Down in the forest, something stirs. Shhh now, don't scare it away. Something is emerging from Labour's policy review, at least according to John Harris in the Guardian. It seems to include a combination of three approaches - or is it four, I can't quite grasp which. And they are as follows: 1. Balancing the budget over a decade, involving an approach to austerity that Harris quotes insiders as calling 'brutal'. 2. Growth led by house-building. 3. Re-thinking how the public sector fits together, with an emphasis on prevention - which is a success for my colleagues at the New ...
Last night at the Council meeting the appointment of committees and their chairs was on the agenda. It is pretty dry stuff-and yet beneath it there are important principles which if not observed undermine democracy . These committees are the checks and balances on the Executive. This is how, in a mature democracy, the policy and actions of those in charge are challenged, scrutinised and reviewed. This is the mechanism that put a break on corruption and holds people to account. Failures in corporate governance often leads to bad decision making, wasting public funds and make corruption much more likely. ...
Caron's already given you the 70 minute warning that Nick Clegg is standing in for David Cameron at PMQs today at 12 noon. The Mail's Matt Chorley has a suggestion for his best approach to the head-banging wing of the Tory party: The best way for Nick Clegg to deal with Tory Eurosceptics at PMQs today is to answer all their questions in Dutch — Matt Chorley (@MattChorley) May 15, 2013 Go on, Nick: dare you... * Stephen Tall is Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, a Research Associate for the liberal think-tank CentreForum, and also writes at his own site, ...
In the last Parliamentary session, the Conservative MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, Oliver Colville, introduced a Bill to grant courtesy titles to husbands and civil partners of Peers. I have to admit to having mixed feelings on the subject, acknowledging the equality perspective whilst sceptical of the value of courtesy titles full stop. However, regardless of my personal view, the Bill never even got as far as a Second Reading in the Commons, and was lost at the end of the session accordingly. And now it's back (although not from outer space), courtesy of backbench Conservative Peer, Lord Lucas. ...
Like many of my Wednesday's off I have spent the morning clearing out my front garden. Wednesday is rubbish day in my part of the Medway towns so it makes sense to get rid of all the rubbish in one foul swoop. The thing I don't understand is why there is so much rubbish in my front garden - well that was until I started paying more attention. You see I live opposite two take aways, a post office and a Tesco metro and as I watch people come out of the various outlets I see people drop receipts, jettison ...
There is no shortage of case studies about social business successes. Many however rely on a brilliantly innovative idea, an amazing person or a big budget. If you're pretty good, with decent ideas and a firm that has a bit of money, then such case studies are often aspirational without being that practical. It's a bit like getting tips on how to be a better runner from Usain Bolt. However helpful he wishes to be and however good his advice, nearly all the time it will run foul of the basic problem that you're no Usain Bolt. That's why I'm ...
Just so you all know, Nick Clegg is doing Prime Minister's Questions today as David Cameron is in the US. He will face Harriet Harman and no doubt a fair few of the Tory right wing Eurosceptics. I doubt Peter Bone will be as friendly as he was last time Nick did PMQs, in November. And Ms Dorries has restored from the wilderness. Nick has usually performed very well at PMQs. I expect his weekly phone in and regular town hall meetings make a Commons full of baying MPs much easier to tame. I'm tempted to make a comment about ...
Wed 15th
10:42
Liberal Democrat Influence - A Queen's Speech for a Stronger Economy and a Fairer Society
[IMG: NickCleggSalBrintonLaunch] With the Liberal Democrats in Government this Queen's Speech sets out the Coalition's determination to build a stronger economy in a fairer society, enabling everyone to get on in life. It shows that Liberal Democrats are making a real difference in Government, with bills focused on jobs, growth and fairness, and an agenda that shows the Liberal Democrats are keeping the Government anchored firmly in the centre ground. Liberal Democrats understand that building a stronger economy is about more than just the important work of cutting the deficit. We need to invest to help businesses grow and create ...
I wrote a piece for the New Statesman yesterday asking what the word 'largest' means, when Andrew Stunnell says that we will talk to the largest party after the next general election first if a coalition is necessary/a possibility. Do we mean 'most seats' or 'largest share of the vote' as a split of something like 34% Labour, 36% Tories would make Labour largest in seats, but not vote share. By common consensus, I think its understood that by largest we mean 'seats' as this is the most likely party to form a government. But I'd like to pose a ...
In a spoof documentary, Bankwatch with Bill Oddie, the naturalist protests against HSBC's illegal logging by entering the den of a creature closely related to humans: the banker. HSBC has made nearly £100m bankrolling some of the world's most destructive logging companies in Sarawak Malaysia, and is at risk of violating international money laundering rules. You can find out more from the producers of the film, the NGO Global Witness.
Wine tasting is bullshit. Here's why. Poor Jilly Goolden. The one thing she's good at and it's pointless. (tags: ) Out of sync: Body clocks altered at cell level in depression (tags: ) Police appeal stop and search payout Mother and son win a case against the Met for race discrimination. Met continues to harass them, down to raiding their house. Met fail. (tags: ) labour voters increasingly turning on the poor the real legacy of Blair imho (tags: ) How much did Chris Hadfield's ISS Music Video cost? Knack all in the grand scheme of things. (tags: ) How ...
Here's a blog post from Nigeria. Yesterday, I was in Kano, launching a a two year teacher support programme alongside a significant contribution from the Kano state government, which will reach all 5,335 public primary schools in the state. School means different things to different people. For Adamu, it means his family sending him from their rural village to live and learn in a small room in the Fagge area of Kano in Northern Nigeria. His family want him to receive a traditional Koranic education. Previously, this would mean a syllabus focused on rote learning of the Koran. Far from ...
While far too many Tory MPs were obsessing in the Houses of Parliament corridors and bars about the ins-and-outs of an in-and-out referendum on the EU just over the road in Westminster Abbey friends and supporters of the Wyndham Place-Charlemagne Trust were celebrating the EU's achievements at a Europe Day service. The volume of propaganda [...]
Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore MP, writes a regular column for newspapers in his Borders Constituency. Here is the latest edition. Vince Cable's visit to the Borders Over the past weekend, Vince Cable, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, visited the Borders to speak at our local Lib Dem annual dinner and meet with businessmen and women from across the area. [IMG: John Seed, Vince Cable, Rachel Cable, Michael Moore and Steve Jones at Woodend farm 11 05 13] On Saturday, we spent the morning at John Seed's farm near Duns looking at ...
Last night was my first meeting as a Launceston town councillor. (I've been to plenty before as a Cornwall councillor). As an annual meeting, there was a heck of a lot of procedure to be followed - allocations to committees and outside bodies and so on - but also the choice of two co-opted members to fill seats not chosen by election (because there weren't enough candidates in two wards. Seven people had put themselves forward for co-option and one withdrew on the night. But that still left a very strong field. The two chosen by the elected members were ...
Last Saturday Sheila said let's go to that huge M&S next to IKEA so off we went. It was of course heaving but we wanted a coffee and a bite to eat. In that particular M&S there are two cafes, one of the usual type which had a queue longer than you could shake a stick at, so that was a non-runner. The other named 'Food on the Move' was what must be the most inappropriately named café facility you could dream up. No big queue but the order took for ever and the staff looked very stressed to me ...
Yesterday I was talking to a lady who lives near me as we got the bus into Newcastle. She works for a firm of chartered surveyors and hears much of what is planned for the town. She is always careful not to give specifics, and even if she did I would respect the commercial confidentiality of what she says, but this is one step above rumour. A chain of "pound shops" is looking to move into a central Blyth shop. They have already had the survey done, and are negotiating for a long lease. Blyth could do with a pound ...
Episode 58 of the House of Comments podcast "Post Truth Politics" was recorded on Sunday and was out yesterday. This week myself and Emma Burnell were joined by Lib Dem activist Jennie Rigg to discuss "Post truth politics" in the wake of Iain Duncan-Smith having been caught out misusing statistics (again), Michael Gove's comments on the Lib Dem internal struggles, fish quotas and the ongoing effects of the bedroom tax. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here (note - this is a new feed so if you used to subscribe to the old feed a couple of years ...
The memory of my daughter Amy Houston has been dishonoured – The Human Rights Act isn't why her killer wasn't deported, it's the fault of the Home Office not using the powers they have. Don't make fun of renowned Dan Brown – Humorous columnist Michael Deacon has used the digits on the end of his hands to compose a humorous column about renowned author Dan Brown, which renowned newspaper the Telegraph has transferred into a pattern of ones and zeroes using arcane knowledge created by occult-influenced genius Berners-Lee that allows it to be displayed on its digital website for everyone ...
From Sheena Wellington: Wighton Heritage Centre at the Central Library : Cappuccino Concert - Saturday 18th May at 11am, with coffee available from 10.30am. Kenna Campbell and Wilma Kennedy, Gaelic singers Kenna Campbell is recognised as one of the principal tradition bearers of contemporary Gaelic Scotland. Born in Roag, near Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, and now living in Glasgow, she belongs to a family of singers and pipers - the Campbells of Greepe. Her greatest passion is for the òran mòr or the "big song" in classical Gaelic tradition, and the family as a whole share a special ...
Further to my article yesterday about the new encampment on the former GA Call Centre site at the Technology Park, I spoke on Wave 102 News about the matter. Click 'play' below to listen:
Research by the Welsh Liberal Democrats has revealed that over the past four years, 24 serious medical errors classed as 'never events' have been reported to the Welsh Government by Local Health Boards. Never events are serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if the available preventative measures had been implemented. These are incidents that are so serious they should never happen. A Freedom of Information request to the Welsh Labour Government reveals that the mistakes fell into three categories. There were 10 cases of foreign objects left inside the body; 8 cases of surgery on the ...
