Twenty years ago, I hated St. Pancras station. It was dirty and pigeon infested, with the only comfort on offer being a decrepit W.H.Smith kiosk and a grotty pub. The rebuilding work dragged on for years, but it was worth it. The roof is spectacular, and now lets in the sunlight for the first time in over a century. I ... The post 10,000 steps a day – day 5 – St. Pancras International appeared first on ten pence piece.
Embed from Getty Images At long last we have had some statements from the government concerning Brexit. If anything, they are revealing through what they don't say, but I find Theresa May's first rumblings encouraging. First of all, via Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC's political editor, we learnt that the Prime Minister has ruled out a "points system" for EU immigration. Instead, she wants a more effective way of bringing "some control" over EU immigrant numbers. I find both these statements very encouraging because they leave open some "wiggle room" for the UK to negotiate access or membership of the single ...
Who is the greatest J.K. of them all?— Jonathan Calder (@lordbonkers) September 1, 2016 I don't know if I'd give her the new ball on a humid morning at Ilford, but the people have spoken, Congratulations to J.K. Rowling.
Tomorrow I expect to have lunch with a man to whom I taught economics in the 1960s. Then he was a youthful and very enthusiastic member of the Labour Party and I, as now, a committed Liberal. But we shared an optimism about the future. The Labour Party was in power and Harold Wilson was prime minister. Using what what Wilson called the "white heat of the technological revolution" and the intelligent application of the social sciences, we both expected we were on track towards "building the New Jerusalem." as Wilson's deputy George Brown (no relation to the more recent ...
Embed from Getty Images Last week I reported that the Conference Access Fund has helped a good number of people to attend conference. A few days later, Matthew Clark told us about his experience as a disabled young person and how the fund helped him. Conference goers are remarkably generous. 30% of them this time have contributed to the fund. A big thank you to all of them! What we haven't mentioned so far is how you, Lib Dem Voice readers, have helped – to the tune of £3000. That's the amount we have been able to contribute to the ...
Recently, the Electoral Reform Society published its report on the EU Referendum. It's an interesting read. It's main recommendations include: greater pre-legislative scrutiny of a Referendum Bill a more deliberative approach a body which can rule on the veracity of claims In the immediate aftermath of the referendum, ERS conducted a poll to find out the key influencers of and perceptions about the campaign. This graphic, showing where people got their information from, sums up how well the Leave campaign hit its target market and how completely rubbish the Remain campaign was. [IMG: Screen Shot 2016-09-04 at 17.44.01] The report ...
I learned from a resident today that a young child visiting the park wanted the toilet but was surprised to find they had vanished. Previously in the Locke Road entrance car park, they are now situated, as pictured below, next to the Cafe, which is close to the main Corporation Road entrance and parking area.
Second paragraph of third chapter: Much of the land area of Anomaly is jungle, and the planet has a very active, almost Mesozoic, ecology. Its surface and seas are aswarm with creatures man-sized and larger, mostly quite aggressive. So I've selected both the landing site and the landing party with some care. As mentioned before, I picked up a few Star Trek novels by well-known SF authors a few years ago, and this was one of them. Trek isn't one of my core fandoms, but I like it enough to appreciate some of what Haldeman does here (alien intelligence with ...
Embed from Getty Images It's 2026 and you're heading to your local town with the family. Not owning a car, you tap your phone and within a few minutes a self-driving taxi pulls up. You relax in comfort as it drives to your destination, then drops you off by the shops and heads off for its next fare. Your neighbour is heading to the shops too. She prefers to own and drive her own car. Having got to her destination, she taps a button and her car drives itself off to park in in out-of-town car park, where it waits ...
Ten times the House of Commons has voted recently on the Conservative plans for a Snoopers' Charter.
[IMG: The Alternative] Last week, Chris Bowers wrote about The Alternative, the book exploring the potential of a progressive alliance he has co-edited with Green co-leader Caroline Lucas and Labour MP Lisa Nandy. I have really enjoyed reading the book. After a referendum campaign filled with divisiveness and nastiness, it's good for the soul to read about how progressive ideas on the economy, immigration, public services could improve our society and our democracy. While the book offers a vision of what life could be like, it doesn't, nor does it claim to, provide a roadmap for getting there. Too many ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37267148 The BBC has the story on its web site – see link above This is one of those situations where you can't quite believe what you are reading – it is 2016 after all! Why on earth should a Bishop's sexuality have any bearing at all on his being promoted to such a job, indeed if he had been excluded on grounds of his sexuality would that not be rather obvious direct discrimination? Whilst being an atheist I have to support this man. It seems we have a long way to travel before equality means equality to some folks. ...
[IMG: Southport FC] www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37269073 The BBC has the story on its web site – see link above Oh dear, the club is now looking to appoint its 9th manager since April 2013. Is that an unfortunate record? We must hope for better times for Sefton Borough's top football team,
[IMG: Student on laptop in Iowa City, Iowa (22041012645)] A big concern for students, and their parents, is how to watch TV when they are at college or university. £145.50 for a licence is a very steep price for a student to pay for just part of the year, even if they are sharing that cost with others in their flat or house. Up until September 1st, students could use BBC iPlayer without paying the licence fee. But as of September 1st, "a change in the law means you need to be covered by a TV Licence to download or ...
Twitter RT @AvaGraceVIP: What people mean when they say you have #privilege Instagram Spike digging for sunlight Samsung Galaxy Note Edge SM-N915FY - 32GB - Black (Unlocked) with official case 8806086553469 | eBay Right. New phone remains unexploded, so old phone has gone on ebay: ? 20% of proceeds to @DogsTrust if/when it sells Black Ford Mondeo | eBay Also flogging summer car: [IMG: comment count unavailable] comments
The Electoral Commission has made a sensible ruling over election imprints in a case involving the SNP: The law states that only election material that seeks to promote a political party or category of candidates at relevant elections is legally required to have an 'imprint'. The contents of the "activist guide" associated with 'the National Survey' do not seek to do this and therefore does not require an 'imprint'. That's sensible, because the intent of imprint rules is to make it clear to voters who is doing what. An internal note pinned on the fridge door in a campaign HQ ...
Embed from Getty Images These questions invite binary "Yes" or "No" responses. More considered approaches exist. We need to consider the economic consequences of debt repayment, structural and attitudinal causes and contributions, responsibility for debts both particular and general, beneficiaries and losers, and, how they may be prevented in the future. Also, can such enormous debts be paid? This requires analysis and accurate, accessible language. In Economics and Finance, that which has different labels is sometimes not significantly different and that which is under one label has significant differences. For example, money consists mainly of credit creation since loans create ...
"Men fight and lose the battle," said William Morris in A Dream of John Ball, "and what they fought for comes about in spite of their defeat." That is the grammar of change (though most politicians don't get it). So instead of being a little downhearted that GTR/Southern's operators Go Ahead has made £100m in profits this year - despite their obvious inability to discharge their duty to their public in the south of England - I'm actually rather optimistic. Three reasons. 1. Because the shadowy absentee landlords of Southern at Go Ahead have been forced into the open, to ...
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I have wondered for some time whether Theresa May's promise not to try for an early general election was a ploy. The thinking goes like this: you say you won't hold one so that you don't fall into the speculation trap Gordon Brown did nearly a decade ago – yet it is always there if you decide the time is right. However, her advisors have now said too much for this to remain a realistic possibility: "There will be no election, the public does not have an appetite for it. They want our politicians to get on and do their ...
SEVERNSIDE RAIL COMMUNITY TRAVEL PROJECT Residents' associations, youth clubs and any other local organisations/charities working with disadvantaged communities in the West of England area (Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire) are eligible to apply for a FREE GROUP TICKET, valid for a date and destination of their choice. Please note that the destination needs to be broadly within the West of England area. There is NO LIMIT to how many times a single organisation can apply for a free group ticket, but please make sure you are involving as many different people as possible in ...
The poor timing of the Tory Government's proposals to cap housing benefits for people living in social housing is not as important as its adverse consequence. Nevertheless timing is important in politics and some Tory MPs may well feel be feeling a bit nervous as a consequence. As middle England sits riveted to the trial of Helen Titchener for the attempted murder of her husband, Rob the debate that it has engendered about domestic abuse has been passionate and wide-ranging. As the Guardian reports, a Helen Titchener Fund, set up by Archers listener, Paul Trueman has already raised more than ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR WEST END WARD WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2016 Scottish Water Clatto East (Mains Renewal) - Logie Street (Loons Road to City Road) closed southbound and City Road (Logie Street to Tullideph Road) closed for one week. Temporary traffic lights at Loons Road/Gardner Street junction. Perth Road (Glamis Road to West Park Road) - closed from Monday 5 September for 8 weeks for gas main renewal. Kirsty Semple Way (access road to A&E to car park entrance to Mackenzie building) - closed on Saturday 10 September for one day for crane ...
Avoiding Reconciliation Roulette Reservations about truth commissions. (tags: war cyprus ) Japan's Unprecedented Warning To UK Over Brexit Told you so. (tags: brexit japan ) Obama quashes prospect of fast-track Brexit UK-U.S. trade deal Told you so. (tags: brexit uspolitics ) What I learned about languages just by looking at a Turkish typewriter Neat. (tags: alphabets turkey )
Batpost tomorrow, Beach Boys post Tuesday — and linkblogs today. I may have linked this one before, but it's come to my attention again — the shit pyramids of King Sneferu A Batman: The Animated Series episode synopsis written by ... Continue reading →
