Full list is here. Not sure why there are seven Best Novel nominees? Well, for what it is worth, there is a clear front-runner! Goodreads LibraryThing owners av rating owners av rating The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin 39231 4.4 455 4.33 Six Wakes, by Mur Lafferty184243.862483.95 Spoonbenders, by Daryl Gregory 22374 3.99 175 3.97 The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter, by Theodora Goss 17965 3.79 173 3.97 Autonomous, by Annalee Newitz 15519 3.64 158 3.81 Amberlough, by Lara Elena Donnelly 6899 3.96 91 4.23 Jade City, by Fonda Lee 7386 4.0 73 3.92
The Government's refusal to grant a licence for the medicinal use of cannabis to 6 year old Alfie Dingley has been in the news this week. His mother says that when he was given the drug in the Netherlands, under the supervision of paediatricians there, his Epilepsy improved. Ed Davey called on the Government to look at the evidence and listening to those who know what they are talking about. The government's refusal to consider allowing the use of cannabis for medicinal purpose is criminalising people who simply need to alleviate chronic pain. A growing number of our European neighbours ...
I may not know much about art, but I know what I like; and I found it fairly easy to rank the six shortlisted artworks for this year's BSFA Awards. My top three and bottom two were all very close, though. My first preference goes to Geneva Benton - Sundown Towns (cover for Fiyah Magazine #3). Incidentally it is the only one of the six which features a person looking directly at the viewer. There's a lot going on here with strong, memorable use of colours. Second preference to Galen Dara - Illustration for 'These Constellations Will Be Yours' by ...
News in this afternoon from Keir, the contractors that maintain the A49 for Highways England. The A49 will be closed at Onibury on Thursday night, 22 February, from 9pm until 6am. This is for emergency repairs to the road bridge over the Onny. Keir hope to complete the work in one night. If not, the A49 will also be closed from 9pm until 6am on Friday night. The official diversion from the south is from Woofferton to Bridgnorth and then up to Bayston Hill at Shrewsbury.
[IMG: SDP logo] The events that led to the formation of the SDP were also formative years for me as a very young man becoming fascinated with politics. I can recall Roy Jenkins giving the Dimbleby Lecture and the Labour party conference of 1980 when the left won every vote on key issues such as Europe and Defence. Then the elevation of Michael Foot to the post of leader an election in which many had thought the moderate candidate Denis Healey would triumph. James Callaghan had timed his resignation so that MPs would elect his successor before a conference arranged ...
Knock, Knock! Door opens... "Hello Mr Smith, my name is Tahir. We are out today ..." Mr Smith: Let me ask you a question. A Labour guy and the Tory bloke came last week and promised the same things. What is it that makes you Lib Dems different or more caring and able to deliver this for me as compared to them?" Tahir: "Mmm..." A simple question that is not easy to answer for a resident. I often wonder what is our local government raison d'être that differentiates us and gives us resident voting loyalty, other than hard work on ...
The "Corbyn consulted with Commie spy" story has run across pretty much every newspaper you would consider right of centre in Great Britain now. It is clearly part of a concerted effort to change people's minds about the Labour leader. If they can't get to the young lefties who would never read The Daily Mail in a million years, at least they might change a few minds within the 30-45 year old range of people who probably represent the current swing vote. Property owning, Remainer types whom the custodians of papers like The Sun hope could be suitably repelled by ...
Mon, 12:56: RT @JohnOBrennan2: Catholic elders wonders why the church is pushing people away. A few answers provided here. https://t.co/PZCZhPo0WP Mon, 15:34: RT @MSmithsonPB: Love this https://t.co/A0lylpFIRJ Mon, 16:05: RT @cstross: "No longer will you have to worry about your name being sold to a mailing list the specializes in junk mail." https://t.co/rGc... Mon, 18:19: Monday reading https://t.co/HU2Y4yNm6k Mon, 20:41: RT @GerryHassan: .@David_Goodhart 'The Road to Somewhere' talks of #indyref & "Scandinavian heritage Scots in the Faroes". Bit of howler as... Mon, 20:48: The archaeological legacy of the Crossrail excavations https://t.co/yxHhBkhYbT Fascinating! Mon, 21:34: Midsummer Night's Dream Tue, 08:33: RT ...
Yesterday, Layla Moran talked to Julia Hartley-Brewer about that difficult issue of tuition fees. Referring to the Lib Dem nightmare on the subject, she said that it was horrible and that she had almost left the party over the failure of our MPs to keep the pledge not to vote for any increase in tuition fees that they had signed during the 2010 election. Looking to the future, Layla spoke of the importance of maintenance grants for poorer students in improving social mobility. You can listen to her whole interview on the Talk Radio website here. She added that the ...
Britain's Labour Party is neck-and-neck with the Conservatives in opinion polls. Surely, many claim, this means that Labour are in trouble, and its leadership is woefully complacent? The Tories are in an utter mess, the argument goes, so if Labour aren't streets ahead now they never will be. I'm not so sure. The first part ... Continue reading Do not underestimate the Labour Party
South Gloucestershire Council has started a consultation on the new Local Plan, which will set out how the development proposed in the Joint Spatial Plan for the West of England will be delivered in South Gloucestershire. The consultation will run until 30th April and documents are available to view on the Council's website at www.southglos.gov.uk/newlocalplanfeb2018. A hard copy of the consultation document is available to view from 8.45am - 5pm Mondays to Wednesdays and 8.45am - 4.30pm Thursdays and Fridays, at the Council's One-Stop Shops, which are located at: Patchway One Stop Shop, The Patchway Hub, Rodway Road, Patchway BS34 ...
The status of the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic has been a major headache for UK Ministers as they seek to inexpertly navigate the storm surrounding our exit from the EU. The danger is that by putting back border controls and disrupting free trade between the two, Ministers will start to unpick twenty years of peace founded on the principles of direct rule and power-sharing as set out in the Good Friday agreement. They need not fear, however, as the hard line Brexiteers have the solution. They want to ditch the Good Friday agreement altogether and apparently, ...
On 12th January 1998 seven men from Bolton were convicted under sexual offences legislation that clearly discriminated between gay sex and heterosexual sex. I phoned the office of Liberal Democrat MP, Dr Evan Harris, to alert him to the plight of these men and he agreed to help their cause. Evan tabled Early Day Motion 117 and questioned the Attorney General to raise the plight of these men in Parliament. Early day motion 717 SEXUAL OFFENCES LAW • Session: 1997-98 • Date tabled: 02.02.1998 • Primary sponsor: Harris, Evan That this House notes with grave concern the case of the ...
At all meetings of Bury's FulL Council the team of Liberal Democrat councillors use our maximum entitlement to ask questions of the Councils Leadership. Questions at the most recent meeting included: Could the Leader of the Council please inform members now many school crossing patrols are currently not operational, and how many others do not have permanent allocated staff members in place? There are currently have 15 crossing points that are not operational. 12 of these are assisted crossings where there is a puffin/pelican in place and 3 are unassisted. These crossing points do not meet the criteria for a ...
The Liverpool Echo has the story and some great photos of the lost buildings on its web site – see link above A fascinating look at some of Liverpool's lost buildings. I particularly like the look of the former Cotton Exchange building – what a loss that was!
The Liverpool Echo has the information on its web site – see link above I guess no one will really be surprised though.
From the City Council : Dundee City Council proposes to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose of facilitating railway bridge works. The Order is expected to be in force for 9 days from 23 February 2018. Its maximum duration in terms of the Act is eighteen months. The effect of the Order is to prohibit temporarily all vehicular traffic in Riverside Approach from a point 60 metres or thereby south of its junction with Magdalen Yard Road to Riverside Drive overnight (2200 - 0600) from Friday 23 February 2018 until ...
At Radix, we believe that many of our institutions need reform to bring them up to date with the requirements of the 21st century. But there is a difference between reform and all-out attacks on the institutions on which our society is reliant, and which need the public's respect if we are to maintain a [...] The post How to tell an authoritarian populist? They trash institutions appeared first on Radix.
As part of the works on the A56 through Prestwich Village, Fairfax Road will be closing on four Sundays to enable to road to be resurfaced. The dates of the closure are: 25 February 2018 4 March 2018 11 March 2018 18 March 2018 (provisional) Fairfax Road will remain open to trading Monday – Saturday. During the works the team will endeavour to maintain access for residents on Fairfax Road wherever possible.
Young people aged 14 to 18 could enjoy the trip of a lifetime and represent Bury in the International Youth Sports Festival. The event gives talented boys and girls the chance to compete against those from Bury's twinned and friendship towns in European countries, and experience new cultures and make lifelong friends. This year's festival is held from Thursday 31 May to Sunday 3 June in Bury's German twin town of Schorndorf. Bury Sport and Physical Activity Service has supported the festival since 2002 and is seeking local clubs to identify a squad of players to take part, as well ...
A new exhibition inspired by Victoria Wood marks the beginning of a year of 'Happy' events at Bury Art Museum. Simply titled "Happy", the display showcases contemporary and historical artworks designed to make you happy, make you question whether you are happy and question what it is to be happy anyway. It will include a piece called 'Dustbin Lid Kids' by Graham Ibbeson, who is completing his designs for the memorial sculpture of Victoria Wood in Bury town centre. The theme is inspired by a neon artwork that the BBC commissioned Victoria Wood to do, the word 'Happy' in her ...
