As I once blogged, my Campbell forebears are remembered in Crathie Old Kirkyard. Since then I have found some photographs I took there of the monument erected by Alexander Campbell, who refused to shave off his beard for Queen Victoria. Jane Clark Campbell is my great great grandmother, so I have shown the side on which she appears. The flowers are by the monument because my mother had brought them for her. The Old Kirkyard is by the Dee, away from the mausoleum-like church the Royal Family attends when staying at Balmoral.
Welcome to the Golden Dozen, and our 512th weekly round-up from the Lib Dem blogosphere ... Featuring the five most popular stories beyond Lib Dem Voice according to click-throughs from the Aggregator (18-24 March, 2018), together with a hand-picked seven you might otherwise have missed. Don't forget: you can sign up to receive the Golden Dozen direct to your email inbox — just click here — ensuring you never miss out on the best of Lib Dem blogging. As ever, let's start with the most popular post, and work our way down: 1. Start again? Lib Dems in talks about ...
On Friday I was in Ryton to deliver our latest Focus about the council budget. My colleagues very kindly gave me two patches to do which contained lots of houses with lots of steps to front doors. My legs hurt when I got home!
Liberal Democrats members in Hitchin and Harpenden have selected Sam Collins as their new Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC).
This fun yet educational video from CGP Grey explains the social networking site Reddit, which is sometimes nicknamed 'the front page of the internet'.
[IMG: Recalling ambassadors is counter-productive] Following the Salisbury attack the EU has now recalled the ambassador to Moscow. In a tit for tat move which saw Britain expel Russian diplomats followed by Russia expelling British diplomats, the recalling of the EU... The post Recalling ambassadors is counter-productive appeared first on FeministMama @ambitiousmamas.
Southport Station Cllr. John Pugh the Lib Dem Leader of the opposition on Sefton Council and former MP for Southport has hit out at the loss of trains between Southport and Manchester Airport which have been proposed [in the May 2018 timetable] by Northern Trains and Network Rail. TOWN HAS BEEN LET DOWN Rail services to Manchester Piccadilly- the university and business sector are being pared back to two to three a day trains- there and back- with the train to Manchester Airport doomed. That's the result of the new timetables just announced on March 21st by Northern Rail and ...
Still a great deal of catching up to do on Big Finish, but here's a release from 2014, four half-hour stories about the Sixth Doctor and Peri by four different authors, two of whom were regular readers of this Livejournal back when Livejournal was still a thing. Luckily their two are the best of the four. L.M. Myles' title story, "Breaking Bubbles", has the Tardis crew coming to the aid of a political prisoner - but it turns out that she may have been imprisoned for very good reasons, and there is a nice navigation of ethics and responsibilities on ...
The Liberal Democrats have sent an e-mail to members today, and asked for us to share it. Unusually, I'm doing as I'm told. Here it is - I suspect further explanation or analysis is unnecessary. Andrew, last night, Channel 4 and the Guardian made explosive claims about the Leave campaign's conduct during the EU referendum. Here's what a whistleblower claims about the official Leave campaign: They broke spending limits They lied to voters Then they tried to cover it up Then, after the whistleblower made these claims, one of Theresa May's top aides, was accused of outing him as gay. ...
Commenting on allegations made on Channel 4 News, Liberal Democrat Brexit Spokesperson Tom Brake, said:"These allegations are stunning and touch directly on one of Theresa May's closest advisors."The British people expect fair play and campaigns to abide by the rules - they must not be cheated. These allegations must be examined by the police. If they represent what happened it is outrageous and shameful."The referendum had a very narrow outcome. One of the biggest exercises in democracy must not turn out to be one of Britain's biggest electoral frauds."
Sat, 12:56: One Angry Man https://t.co/0WmaOaDBbF A review of John Bolton's autobiography, in case you weren't sufficiently worried. Sat, 15:26: How Green Was My Valley https://t.co/Kfso9EMVyy Sat, 16:05: 20 Years After the Shooting on the Playground https://t.co/jvNBN5DgaZ Tremendous piece. Sat, 19:54: RT @kevinhorourke: If Russia had not been on the agenda this would have been the big news. Good that EUCO confirmed what everyone outside t... Sat, 20:20: RT @Mikeggibbs: Paul McCartney: "One of my best friends was killed in gun violence. Right round here. So it's important to me." #MarchForO... Sat, 20:48: What's in the LoveBoth leaflets https://t.co/KdOx1Sabbr For ...
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There is a full calendar of meetings at Blyth Town Council next month Thursday 5th April - Planning and Development Committee Tuesday 10th April - Environmental Services Committee Thursday 19th April - Planning and Development Committee Tuesday 24th April - Finance Committee Thursday 26th April - Events Committee Meetings are at Arms Evertyne Houise, and start at 6:30 pm As ever, please check with the council that a meeting is on if you intend to attend any of the meetings
It's only 23 hours long, but today is my birthday. And by tradition that means I am allowed to choose a Spencer Davis Group track as my Sunday music video. I have steered clear of this one until now because Percy Sledge's original is so strong and the idea of a white teenager covering it sounds rather silly. But Steve Winwood's vocal performance here is terrific. There are stories that the Spencer Davis Group were played on Black radio stations in the US so a promotional film had to be made showing the world that the band's members were white. ...
Nilsson once described his work as falling into distinct phases, trilogies of albums which were in some way similar. After the trilogy of albums just completed, with conventional songs, and with the same themes echoing through them all, of childhood ... Continue reading →
It may be that I am growing cynical in my old age, or it could be that having been freed from the artificial gravity of the Cardiff Bay bubble and spending more time with 'real' people I just have a different perspective on things, but I am having real problems getting het-up about the latest revelations about data manipulation in countless elections. It is not that I think that it doesn't matter, it does. If is absolutely crucial that for the public to maintain confidence in the democratic system all parties stick to the rules and don't try to buy ...
In a video this morning, Lib Dem Brexit spokesperson Tom Brake revealed that he had reported the alleged collaboration between Vote Leave and BeLeave to the Police and that he would be raising this in Parliament tomorrow. The legitimacy of the referendum result must surely now be in question.
Over a Bank Holiday a few years back, I was working on another draft of my book on campaigning (written with Ed Maxfield). Looking for an apposite quote for one chapter I dug out Fighting for Liberalism from c.1960. The foreword by Frank Byers starts: The Liberal Party fights on – and fights harder. On this we are all agreed. We believe that our country needs Liberalism more than ever and we believe it is our duty to seize every opportunity to put forward the Liberal solutions to the difficult problems of the day. But we all realise that in ...
On the Six O'clock News on BBC1 on Thursday there was a report on children living in poverty. Mark who is a single dad is not working so I suppose we should expect him and his children to be living in poverty. He lost £340 a month because of the benefit cap. It is our policy to abolish the benefit cap but that is not enough to remove Mark and his family out of poverty. The report correctly states that those who work more than 15 hours are not subject to the benefit cap. Therefore the problem must be the ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43525525 Been saying they are far too bright for quite a while now. The article is on the BBC web site – see link above With thanks to Keith Page for the lead to this posting
The next West End community police surgeries take place tomorrow - Monday 26th March - details below and all residents welcome :
