Embed from Getty Images One for the teenagers there. This photo must date from 2004, when Traffic were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Current Watership Down, by Richard Adams (finishing up at a chapter a day) The Sea and Summer, by George Turner Les Lumières de l'Amalou, by Christophe Gibrlin and Claire Wendling The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny, Vol 3: This Mortal Mountain Last books finished 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 Dido, Queen of Carthage, by Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nashe The First Part of Tamburlaine the Great, by Christopher Marlowe Oracle, by Ian Watson The Second Part of Tamburlaine the Great, ...
Hugh Gillette-Down, Expert Commentator, speaks about the Olympics.
Birkdale Village Summer Fayre was an outstanding success. In brilliant sunshine people flocked to the village where all the traders had worked together to show the village to its best advantage. As a Birkdale councillor I am often in the village but I have never seen it so busy or vibrant. The organisers did a magnificent job and it was great to see all the extra attractions they had laid on with live music, fairground rides, vintage cars and motorcycles. But at the heart of the fayre were the local traders showcasing their business, nobody who came could have been ...
Second paragraph of third chapter: This particular room was shared by Ace and a science geek called Abner Apple. The guy was a professor, despite his youth. But that wasn't so unusual here on the Hill where it seemed everyone had a doctorate -with the possible exception of the Doctor. Getting towards the end of the Seventh Doctor novels now, this was actually the 76th and last of the Past Doctor Adventures published between 1997 and 2005. It's sort of appropriate that the last book in the series should have been written by the last script editor of Old Who ...
I received a message from Planting Up Whickham yesterday to ask me if I would pick up a dumpy bag of weeds they had just cleared from Duckpool Lane. So I went down, filled the land rover and took it up to our livestock allotment. The ducks and hens spent the evening sifting their way through it looking for bugs. Today, the ducks turned the heap into a comfortable bed until the rain arrived and
Donald Trump is a very, very, very bad man. That much is certain. He is a fascist (I can make the argument if you really need me to). He is a slumlord. He is someone who inherited enough money to ... Continue reading →
It's coming up to the Lib Dem conference and it's time to take stock of what the party is saying and their progress. Ever since the 2015 election every time I mention that I am a Lib Dem to somebody I am met with a joke about how irrelevant we are and how nobody knows or cares about what we are doing. We may not have been at the forefront of the political world last year after losing 49 MPs but in 2016 we are slowly gaining relevance and could be the only viable option for many people. This has ...
I have no intention of commenting or passing judgement on allegations that have surfaced against UKIP's 'Welsh leader', Nathan Gill, that he misused European money. Gill robustly denies these allegations and they are now in the hands of the EU counter-fraud body Olaf, who are looking into them. What is more interesting though is where these allegations came from. The Western Mail say that they originated from former employees of Gill, an indication of how toxic things have become within UKIP's Welsh branch. The party's Assembly leader, Neil Hamilton has issued a statement in which he asks whether this 'shocking ...
Embed from Getty Images The key question on the mind of most journalists is whether Theresa May will call a snap general election. Personally as a supporter of fixed term parliaments I would not be in favour of this as we have had enough uncertainty of late. Yet, there are very powerful reasons why she might do, which relate to the strength of our democracy. Firstly the awkward squad of right wing Eurosceptics has far too much leverage in a government with a majority of just 12. A group of 25 Tory Brexiteers in the Commons (2016 lexicon for those ...
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Whiston Delph Ward By-Election – Labour cling on as their vote collapses over Green Belt build...
Whiston Town Council Delph Ward - 18th August 2016 Labour 159 [36.1%] Lib Dem – Paul Shaw 157 [35.6%] Lab Majority: 2 Turnout: 20.26% Wow this was close with a number of recounts I hear. This was solid Labour territory but no longer. Reminds me of the Maghull Town Council North Ward by-election in February of this year. My previous blog posting refers:- Labour then lost the following Maghull Sudell Ward election in May to an Independent and you know what it was on the same major issue – A Labour-run Council (in this latest case Knowsley Borough) sanctioning ...
This is the last of my present postings on the subject of Merseyside locos in preservation. [IMG: 08class503] This last posting deals with the Class 503 electrical multiple units that used to run on the Wirral Line of Merseyrail. A 3 car 503 unit is presently on show at the Electric Railway Museum near Coventry. The link below refers:- www.electricrailwaymuseum.co.uk/what.html
Present at the Creation How ISIS really was created (part 1 of 3). (tags: waronterror iraq syria ) Pro-EU folks in the UK: keep making your case, don't apologise Amen. (tags: ukpolitics eu ) The UK won't opt for CETA+ because it can't. Canada not an option. (tags: ukpolitics eu ) Story of Noah's Ark is proof that climate change does not exist, says Irish politician Danny Healy-Rae #facepalm (tags: ireland wankers climatechange ) My Summer Interning For "The Man" My company, from a different perspective. (tags: work ) Céline Rottier: Contributing to a better future My former colleague profiled. ...
