"The Brexit camp, as represented by The Spectator magazine, which proclaimed "Out—and into the World" when it endorsed the Leave campaign, seems to have absolutely no understanding of international trade or Britain's dependency on Europe," says. Henry Porter. "It's been accused of evading reporting guidelines on suicide, of reckless journalism, and of acting as a left-wing clickbait factory." Marie Le Conte on the success of The Canary. Wayne Arnold looks at New Zealand's experience of abolishing farming subsidies. Sarah Barns examines the legacy of Jane Jacobs, who changed our understanding of cities. Will Alsop discusses Leighton House, and what its ...
I spent today visiting Peak Rail, a preserved line that runs north from Matlock to Rowsley South. No doubt I shall show you some photos of it soon. But when I was planning this trip it was the name of the intermediate station that interested me: Darley Dale. That name stirred faint memories of a televised Sunday League match in the 1970s with the cameras feasting on the green hills that ringed the ground and (was it?) Barry Richards scoring runs. I found the cricket ground at Darley Dale near the station - in Station Road, in fact. Chatting to ...
You know that garage, situated on the land of the old John Clare pub? Well a couple of residents have told me in recent weeks that they've seen people moving in and out of it, and suspected that someone or some people were living in it? I paid a site visit and noticed that [...]
Well the land clearance machinery had all disappeared by last Friday evening but a lot of trees had been felled by then. [IMG: This view of the site is from the Leeds Liverpool Canal towpath. Uprooted tree stumps can be seen on the far side of the site. Click on the photo to enlarge it.] This view of the site is from the Leeds Liverpool Canal towpath. Uprooted tree stumps can be seen on the far side of the site. Click on the photo to enlarge it. Many of the stumps have now, I understand, been marked with a number ...
Current Watership Down, by Richard Adams (a chapter a week) Tears of the Oracle, by Justin Richards The Last Theorem, by Arthur C. Clarke and Frederik Pohl Alice in Sunderland: An Entertainment, by Bryan Talbot Last books finished Merchanter's Luck, by C.J. Cherryh The Beggar Maid, by Alice Munro Atom Bomb Blues, by Andrew Cartmel Next books Oracle, by Ian Watson The Complete Plays of Christopher Marlowe Robot Dreams, by Isaac Asimov Books acquired in last week Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, by Frank McGuinness
Embed from Getty Images It's been seven weeks since the British public were visiting polling stations to make the biggest vote of their lifetime. Seven weeks since naïve Brexit supporters believed that £350 million a week would be spent on the NHS if their vote won. I'm from a small market town in Lincolnshire, where 59.9% of the population voted to leave the EU in order to 'take back control of our country' and yesterday (Wednesday) it was announced that, as of next week, our A&E department will no longer be open 24 hours a day. Instead, the residents of ...
... or rather, the excellent, good, meh, bad and ugly. I've just had a very enjoyable week at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. As most of what I saw is on until around the 29th August, it seemed sensible to write a few words about the experience. Most of the shows we went to were pre-booked and definitely met expectations. Unfortunately ... The post Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016: The good, the bad and the ugly appeared first on ten pence piece.
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Austerity economics, Brexit and the Government's deficit from a Keynesian perspective. What are the ...
Embed from Getty Images Brexit or no Brexit, we have to improve and stimulate our flagging economy. We cannot blame Brexit for everything. We haven't even started to leave the EU yet. Nothing has really changed. If there are problems we need to look at the effects of past years of austerity economics first. The usual charge made against those of us who are of a more Keynesian inclination and who argue against austerity economics is that we are far too ready to let the Government's deficit increase. In other words, that our policies will involve too much public borrowing, ...
Yesterday revealed more interesting developments in the new growing history of Star Wars under Disney as I stumbled onto the trailer for Star Wars Rebels season 3. Last year I wrote in horror that Disney had officially announced the death of the EU (Expanded Universe) so that they would be free to create without being tied to the books and sequels written and approved by Lucasfilm back in the 90s until fairly recently. Basically my entire life appeared to be wasted and in a Deathstar style blast all my favourite characters, all my favourite starships and events were all wiped ...
For someone who thinks that the devolution deal that Merseyside got from our present Tory Government was at best 2nd rate and who doesn't think a Metro Mayor is a sensible way forward for this region you may wonder why I went to launch event of one of the potential candidates for the job earlier today. [IMG: IMG_0001] Well I went, as did many other of Carl's supporters, because the candidate in question thinks as I do. He is standing to be a candidate because he knows the devolution deal is poor and he is concerned, like me, about putting ...
On 27th August, LDV will be 10 years old. In that time, we've brought you over 24,000 posts and published over 337,000 comments. Over the Summer holidays, we'll take you on a nostalgic meander through a decade of Liberal Democrat history, seen through the eyes of our editors and contributors. We hope you enjoy our choices. While we are all marvelling at the Olympic action in Rio, there is no way that the Games pack as big an emotional punch for British people as our home games four years ago. Even the most hard-hearted sceptic got totally caught up in ...
Some of yesterday's papers (for example the New York Times and the Daily Telegraph) have a report that Michael Phelps has just beaten a 2167* year-old record which had been held, for all that time, by Leonidas of Rhodes, who won victories in three [IMG: Usain Bolt, putting his island state on the map in 2015 (200m race). ] Usain Bolt, putting his island state on the map in 2015 (200m race). contests (Stadion race, c. 200m, double stadion race (diaulos), c.400m, and hoplitodromos, a race with some items of armour, especially a shield) in four successive Olympics, namely in ...
For many in my fearful, frustrated generation, "having it all" means opting out of monogamy A primer on polyamory by @PennyRed The tactics the DWP uses to stack the odds against benefit claimants RT @IanDunt: .@natalie_bloomer on how the DWP stacks the odds against those appealing its decisions The Daily Beast's Olympics Grindr stunt is dangerous and unethical. RT @mjs_DC: The Daily Beast published a gay-shaming, hugely unethical Grindr stunt story that outed several closeted Olympians: Excellent review of Galaxy Quest Warning to Alan Rickman fans: this will make you cry Australian universities monitoring students through their mobiles to track ...
Second paragraph of third chapter: Yes, she had seen the tree, she [Polynesia the parrot] told us, but it still seemed a long way off. The Doctor wanted to know why she had taken so long in coming down and she said she had been making sure of her bearings so that she would be able to act as guide. Indeed, with the usual accuracy of birds, she had a very clear idea of the direction we should take. And we set off again, feeling more at ease and confident. I picked this up two weeks ago during an insomniac ...
The failure of those campaigning for us to leave the EU to take any responsibility for the impossible paradise they promised voters has already been well-documented. Having won the referendum, the vast majority of them disappeared back to their hall of smoke and mirrors and left others to pick up the pieces. Now, with the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer today that he will guarantee continued funding for EU projects in the wake of the Brexit vote we are seeing how impossible it actually is to deliver on those promises. The guarantee leaves precious little money to meet ...
[IMG: Gloria Steimen My life on the road cover] I read this book as the primary campaigns started in the US earlier this year. There is a chapter dedicated to the misogynistic bile directed at Hillary Clinton in 2008, which seems tame given what she's getting now. "Life's a b****. Don't vote for one." was an actual badge being sold by Republicans in Cleveland at their convention. I'd like to think that Federal Conference Committee Chair Andrew Wiseman would fling out anyone selling similar at a Liberal Democrat Conference. My Life on the Road details four decades of travel all ...
One feature of political polling in the US is how much of it is conducted by educational establishments, as a recent Washington Post profile examined: Americans addicted to political polls can get their fix these days from a growing number of colleges and universities that measure the ups and downs of presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in a tumultuous election year. But the leaders in this expansion of academic polling are hardly household names outside of politics, including Marist College in New York, Monmouth University in New Jersey, Suffolk University in Massachusetts and Quinnipiac University here in Connecticut. ...
This made made me laugh – see link below – it's worth reading I assume this is as much a send up of the media's anti-Corbyn prejudices as anything else as you could actually see a supposedly main stream newspaper of the right running a story like this!
Schools return for pupils next Tuesday (15th) - with the exception of Harris Academy which opens later for pupils [19th for S1, S4-6 and 22nd for S2-3] because of the full opening of the new building and move from the Lawton Road decant site. With the return of the schools, my ward surgeries recommence (the first one being Blackness Primary School on Thursday 18th August) - but with one change - I have moved my Monday 4.50pm surgery that was decanted to the West Park Centre for the past three years back to Harris Academy where it has traditionally taken ...
400-year-old Greenland shark is the oldest vertebrate animal Wow. (tags: biology ) The Decline of War The world is getting less violent; we're just more aware of the violence that happens. (tags: war ) Africa's renaissance starts on school benches @irinabokova on education as force for change. (tags: education development ) Trees save lives: why doctors are prescribing forest walks Excuse me, I'm just going out for a bit. (tags: health ) An Open Letter to Parents of Well-Behaved Children Sometimes it's different. (tags: parenting ) Wheelchair user turned away from disability assessment centre - because she couldn't climb the ...
