William Lyon Mackenzie King was a sexually repressed, hypocritical, guilt-ridden, prostitute-visiting momma's boy who was exceptionally weird. He was also, perhaps, Canada's greatest prime minister.
Embed from Getty Images Sad news from the Yorkshire Post: A North Yorkshire school where Latin has been on the curriculum for more than 600 years is to stop teaching the classical language for the first time in its history due to funding restrictions. Latin will be notably absent when Richmond School - which was founded as Richmond Grammar School in the 14th century - announces its new GCSE programme on Tuesday.Sad,, because as I once wrote: It happens that I went to a comprehensive in Hertfordshire where everyone did Latin in the second year (or Year 8, as I ...
Mon 22nd
20:23
Northamptonshire woman launches new wedding venue where guests can have pictures taken with llamas
Our Headline of the Day Award goes to the Northampton Chronicle & Echo. Sorry about the illustration. It was the best I could do.
Current Woman on the Edge of Time, by Marge Piercy A Tangle Of Fates, by Leslie Ann Moore Gone With The Wind, by Margaret Mitchell Last books finished The Story of General Dann and Mara's Daughter, Griot and the Snow Dog, by Doris Lessing Providence, Act 1, by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows Patrick Troughton: The Biography of the Second Doctor Who, by Michael Troughton Watching the English, by Kate Fox The Island Of Doctor Moreau, by H. G. Wells Daystar and Shadow, by James B. Johnson The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield Next books He, She and It, by ...
This is the last of the posts that I originally posted to Patreon before my hiatus. From next week, these Batposts will be new. But for now, here's Hot Off the Griddle/The Cat and the Fiddle.
Note from the District Council: St Albans City and District Council has begun a six-week consultation on its Local Plan for the years 2020 to 2036. This is a major document that will identify what land can be used for residential, community and commercial developments. It will also detail the new roads, schools, green spaces [...]
How much does £1 billion look like if its cash? Probably a lot more than this! That's what Liverpool Council's debt level could be if we don't check it. Last week my colleague Cllr Makinson did some basic research into ... Continue reading →
Research through the lens of Performance Studies requires a rethinking of the way in which we do history, taking into account the question of disappearance. It is both helpful, and unhelpful, to think about everything through a 'performance' lens: the frame is difficult and enabling at the same time. Life through a Lens - Image Credit: ZebrowskiPhotography The subject matter of the research shapes what the research method can be, and what it can do; in performance we must look at the 'traces' of history, and compare practice with the record, considering the relationship between the written and the living ...
Liberal Democrat Voice has existed for more than eleven years now but, a bit like the axe of my grandfather, it has seen quite a bit of renewal. The editorial team has changed, the style and content have evolved. As an editorial team, we are scattered across the country, with a range of experience within the Party – organisers, councillors, campaigners, bureaucrats. And, occasionally, it is good to ask oneself, what draws people to the website, what does it do well, or badly, what is missing or how might it be more effective. So, here's your chance to let us ...
Your Focus Team was shocked to learn that North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) have given the nod to developer Redrow to put in a planning application on land previously set aside for new health facilities at the former Frenchay Hospital site. Back in November we were told that the future requirements for community health and care facilities at Frenchay and Thornbury were going back to the drawing board. We know now that, by that time, NBT were already in talks with Redrow about developing housing across much of the Frenchay site. We think it is outrageous that the NBT are ...
As noted earlier, a change to the format, in that I'll be looking back at the highlights of the last week in the Lords and briefly pointing out the likely big issues in the week ahead. I may not get it all right... As the noble lord, Lord Greaves, is watching, we'll start with last week's major Government defeat on the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill, over the issue of 'Henry VIII powers'. Lord Judge, from the cross-benches, and the former Chief Justice of England and Wales, was 'disappointed' to see the Government again attempt to gain the power to ...
I wrote in my previous blog about a day out in London: one of the reasons my boyfriend and I had decided to have a London day was to visit the Lumiere Festival. Scattered across several locations were temporary light installations, which transformed the city into an illuminated art showcase. Camille Gross and Leslie Epsztein: Voyage - Piccadilly Circus Some of the work I was astonished by, such as 'Voyage' in Piccadilly Circus, as moving lights told stories across a building facade (although it would have benefited from having the billboards next-door turned off!). The music that accompanied the display ...
The other day my boyfriend and I went for a walk through London, playing at being tourists for the day! It's lovely to take the time to really appreciate the wonderful city we live in, and experience aspects of London that we don't often get the chance to see. When you live in a place it's easy to take things for granted, thinking 'Oh it'll always be there', and we often find that we put off going out in favour of day-to-day mundane tasks. Capturing London Culture on Camera So, despite the rain and wind, we packed up our cameras, ...
Sun, 15:00: Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (script) https://t.co/AdaOamH2Mh Mon, 10:45: Careful now: Will we ever stop talking about Father Ted? https://t.co/M6guZMIqFL I doubt it.
Liberalism, Centrism, and the Difference This contains such a clear and succinct definition of the kind of liberalism I subscribe to that it almost made me cry. It also contains an excellent analysis of the political system in the UK covering roughly the last fifteen years which is incredibly clear, accurate, and precise. As such I expect most people to completely ignore it, a chunk more to tl;dr, and those of us nodding along eagerly to remain in the minority. It's awful being a Cassandra. miss_s_b | Sunday Goal Check I posted Sunday Goal Check to my dreamwidth blog "Rape? ...
Mon 22nd
10:33
It was these two things that led to Britain's recovery in the 80s - and why that's relevant to where...
Warning: I am very likely to alienate almost everyone with this article. You have been forewarned. As most of us know (although there are still holdouts on the Left on this subject, which will become relevant later on), Britain was in a bit of a mess in the 1970s. The "sick man of Europe" the UK was dubbed on account of stuff like the three day week, the '76 IMF bailout, and the Winter of Discontent (rubbish piling up on the streets was a highlight). A common trope amongst Remainers these days is that it was joining the EEC that ...
The UK consumed £3.5bn worth of chocolate in 2009, according to market researchers. Further research shows advertising spending by Cadbury's results in them making £3 for every £1 they spend. We all know what chocolates we like, yet the confectionery companies spend millions a year on product recognition. Let me ask you a question. What comes to mind when you think about the word Labour or Tories? Labour – do you associated them with the unions, NHS, nationalisation; Tories - what type of people come to mind, their attitudes, economic groups they favour etc. Such characteristics are not fixed but ...
Wow what a day. On the back of the BBC plugging our small Frank Hornby Heritage Centre within Meadows Leisure Centre via an edition of Michael Portillo's Great British Railway Journeys (screened last Thursday) we held an open day and the world turned out to have a look at our display cases and a visiting Hornby tinplate O gauge modelrailway layout. Here's the model railway being set up on the previous day:- The layout, as seen on TV with Michael Portillo wanting to take it home, was set up by a couple of good friend of the Frank Hornby Trust. ...
I have written here before about the need for a major government investment in social housing if we are to deal with rising waiting lists and also provide a stimulus to the economy. I am pleased to say that this approach has once more been endorsed by a cross-party committee of MPs. As the Guardian reports, the House of Commons Treasury Committee has urged the government to lift a cap on the amount of money councils can borrow to build homes. They believe that the Chancellor of the Exchequer did not go far enough when he used his autumn budget ...
Liberal International British Group, amongst other things, organise discussion events on international issues. On 19 March, they'll be discussing the situation in Yemen. The war in Yemen started in 2015, in the Middle East's poorest country. Since then there have been more than ten thousand fatalities. As of now, there have been more than one million cases of cholera and more than two and a half thousands related deaths. The already-weakened economy has all but collapsed and the UN reports than two million children are suffering from acute malnutrition, with thousands reportedly dying of starvation. It has variously been described ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 22 JANUARY 2018 A85 Riverside Drive - prohibition of right turn from westbound lane of Riverside Drive into Riverside approach and prohibition of right turn from Riverside Approach in to Riverside Drive for one week for works to the sea wall. Prohibitions will only be in place when required. City Road (at Tullideph Road) - lane restrictions on Thursday 25 January for smart meter antenna works. Nethergate (West Marketgait to Park Place) - closed on Sunday 28 January for crane lifting works. Perth Road ...
It does make one wonder somewhat what education should be about in the current times. I was recently speaking to some teenagers and asking them how they use the internet, apps, and so on, as part of their work. They showed me a mathematics app that, apparently, the whole student body at school now uses. [...] The post We urgently need new kinds of schools appeared first on Radix.
Commenting on yesterday's intervention from CBI Director-General, Carolyn Fairbairn, which highlighted the importance of the customs union to British businesses, Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesperson Tom Brake said: "This is an important intervention from the CBI, and pours yet more cold water on the government's idea that they can rustle up a trade deal that in anyway compares to the economic benefits of being in the EU and maintain the red lines they have set."The Conservatives are making a monumental mess of Brexit. The approach Theresa May has adopted so far is creating mass uncertainty for people and businesses and is ...
Good morning, on the 328th anniversary of the summoning of the Convention Parliament by Prince William of Orange to discuss ruling jointly with his wife Mary – an occasion when the English positively welcomed an intervention from the Continent... And it's also the anniversary of the Battle of Rorke's Drift, which may feel a bit familiar to those of you who've been members for a few years... So, what have we got for you today? Well, Federal International Relations Committee (FIRC) has concluded that it needs to reach out to the wider membership more effectively (some might suggest 'at all'), ...
