And, as promised, the rest of today's bounty... Davey: Serious failings revealed in ISC report must be put right Majestic plc preparing for last of the summer wine Cable: PM's plan is 'pathetically weak' CBI leaders highlight Brexit concerns Davey: Serious failings revealed in ISC report must be put right Responding to the Intelligence and Security Committee's report on the 2017 terror attacks, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Ed Davey said: We are all immensely grateful for the work our police and security services do responding to terror attacks and stopping others from being carried out. This report reveals a ...
Our Press Team have been incredibly busy today, so much so that I'm going to have to deal with this in two parts, both of which are going to be larger than usual. So, without further ado... Lib Dems: Levels of homelessness an 'absolute disgrace' (see article here) Tory paralysis failing domestic abuse victims Health Sec knows UK in critical condition PM's deal goes from fudge to farce Tory bucket list for pupils 'an insult' Lamb: Tories must not neglect young people with mental illness (see article here) Davey: Reducing climate-changing gases demands real leadership Tory paralysis failing domestic abuse ...
Thu 22nd
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Christchurch & East Dorset Lib Dems select Mike Cox as their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate
News of the selection of the next Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for the Christchurch constituency: At a packed meeting of the Christchurch and East Dorset Liberal Democrats Mike Cox was overwhelmingly selected. Mike Cox who stood for the party in Christchurch in 2017 lives locally in Hurn with his wife and family. Mike is a Chartered Accountant who established and runs his own firm of Chartered Accountants. Christine Payne, the Chair of the local party welcomed Mike Cox's selection, saying: "Mike is a popular active member of the Local Party who will work hard on behalf of Christchurch ...
Responding to an official report published today revealing one in eight children and young people aged between 5 and 19 surveyed in England in 2017 had a mental disorder, former Liberal Democrat Health Minister Norman Lamb said: "These troubling figures reveal the true extent of mental health problems among children. The Conservative Government has a stark choice: either invest in services and give our children the best possible chance in life, or be responsible for the neglect of an entire generation of young people. "Mental illness can blight the lives and futures of children without the right interventions, but today's ...
Responding to official statistics published this week showing that 2 million people experienced domestic abuse in 2017-18, Liberal Democrat Communities spokesperson Wera Hobhouse said: "Every case of domestic abuse is an abhorrent and unthinkable crime. The scale of these figures show the urgent need for the Domestic Abuse Bill, but the Tories' Brexit-induced paralysis is delaying vital legislation and failing victims. "Changing the law alone won't, however, be enough on its own. Liberal Democrats demand better. We are fighting for more funding for refuges and rape crisis centres, as well as a new national rape crisis helpline to support victims ...
Responding to the Intelligence and Security Committee's report on the 2017 terror attacks, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Ed Davey said:"We are all immensely grateful for the work our police and security services do in responding to terror attacks and stopping others from being carried out."This report reveals a number of serious failings that must be put right in order to prevent more tragedies in the future. The failure of successive Home Secretaries to address past concerns is completely unacceptable."Rather than introducing needless new authoritarian laws in its latest Counter-Terror Bill, the Government should focus on fixing these problems. That ...
I visited St John's Market today after receiving information that we have lost £800,000 on it in 2 years and are looking at handing it over to other organisations one of which si rumoured to T J Hughes In responses ... Continue reading →
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It's become cliche that every Tory prime minister since Major at least has been brought down by Europe. Also, that it appears to be happening yet again. I think Brexit exposes something deeper than this in terms of the problems faced by the Conservative party, going all the way back to Thatcher's departure in 1990, and it's not so much about the UK's membership of the European Union as it is about what the Conservative party is and what it exists to do. First of all, the party is actually the Conservatives and Unionists. Problem is, some people within the ...
On Tuesday 13th November the Government's Ivory Bill had its third reading in the Lords and passed through to receive Royal Assent. This was a landmark piece of legislation to go some way towards protecting elephants, especially the African elephant, who are poached for their ivory. Currently approximately 20,000 elephants a year are still being slaughtered for their ivory. This unsustainable rate equates to one every 25 minutes. We have now reached the stage where more elephants are being killed by poachers, than live elephant calves are being born every year. The aim of the Bill was to take most ...
Thu 22nd
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South East Liberal Democrats back dynamic ideas for "People's Advocate" in planning issues and bigge...
Liberal Democrats from across the south east of England gathered in Canterbury on 17thNovember for their annual regional conference. Held at the city's Spires Academy, the conference heard from MPs Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne), Ed Davey (Kingston) and Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) as well as Baroness Judith Jolly and the Leader of the Opposition on Kent County Council, Cllr Rob Bird. Canterbury and Coastal Liberal Democrats proposed two motions. Both were endorsed by the conference by overwhelmingly majorities. They will now be considered at national level. The first idea proposed is in response to the widely held feeling in communities ...
miss_s_b | The Blood is the Life for 21-11-2018 I posted The Blood is the Life for 21-11-2018 to my dreamwidth blog Helen Belcher reports yesterday's GRA debate in Westminster Hall David "Transphobia Central" Davies in attendance, natch. Labour to force amendments that would block a no-deal Brexit Christ. We've got another 4 months of this shit. If you like what you see here (or even if you don't) please consider dropping me a tip: [IMG: Paypal Donate Button] [IMG: Buy Me an uncaffeinated beverage (because I'm allergic to coffee) at ko-fi.com] [IMG: comment count unavailable] comments
Wed, 12:56: Fighting words: The risks of loose talk about a "European army" https://t.co/4hNwb93oax As @ECFR's Nick Witney poin... https://t.co/lwEZ6cfn1s Wed, 18:02: Burr, by Gore Vidal https://t.co/WcMiyyddHB Wed, 18:47: Excellent thread rebutting Brexiteer Border unicorns, based on actual journalism. https://t.co/h7ouLfZsnu Wed, 18:52: I love a good bit of Kurt Weill, especially sung by @VikenaK at @AlMissionEU event. Fantastic, thank you @suelajanina! Wed, 20:48: The American Economy Is Rigged - Scientific American https://t.co/fI3iK9wxIz Strong analysis from @JosephEStiglitz. Thu, 06:58: RT @JHahnEU: The #RuleofLaw remains a fundamental principle for Member States and accession candidates alike. It is crucial for #Europe's c... Thu, ...
The old boy's refuses to see his village in Rutland left behind by events in London. Saturday Were you on that march for a 'people's vote' in London the other week? What fun it was! The only fly in the ointment was that the sheer numbers who turned out made progress desperately slow. I was therefore pleased that I had decided to come in a motorised bath chair painted in British racing green and equipped with a two-tone horn. That certainly scattered the laggards! So much did I enjoy the day that I staged my own march here this morning. ...
This is always a worrying matter but particularly so at this time of the year with plummeting temperatures. The Liverpool Echo has an informative article by Liam Thorpe on rough sleeping on its website which is well worth a read – see link below:- The Sefton Borough figures are interesting to note as I guess you will be as surprised as I am with them. Extract from Echo article – Sefton's figures show there are 9 rough sleepers in the borough and 40 homeless people in temporary shelter. I fully expected them to be higher, although the difficulty in ...
Plymouth Rock This is a revised version of last year's post... The North American holiday of Thanksgiving was born of tragedy. The Mayflower, filled with settlers from England, docked in Plymouth, Massachusetts in December 1620. Of the 102 passengers and around 30 crew on board, only five women of eighteen survived the winter, and around half the men and crew. The following spring, the Wampanoag, a native people, taught the incomers which crops were endemic to the New World, and how to fertilise their crops with fish. This act of good will let to a plentiful harvest, and gave the ...
Welcome news from last night's meeting of North Norfolk Council with Liberal Democrat Sarah Butikofer voted in as council leader: The political tide has turned on the north Norfolk coast, with the district council now Liberal Democrat led... The council has an equal number of Liberal Democrat and Conservative councillors and a new leader – Liberal Democrat Sarah Butikofer. It came following a swathe of resignations from the [Conservative] party in the past 22 months and a vote of no confidence in the leader John Lee and the Conservative administration. The change came after a motion of no confidence, which ...
The Guardian reports that the official pro-Brexit campaign group has lost a judicial review aimed at trying to get an Electoral Commission ruling that it breached spending limits thrown out. They say that Vote Leave was challenging the findings of a report issued in July that it had exceeded the prescribed £7m limit by channelling funds via another campaign group, but the high court concluded on Wednesday that its case was groundless. The judge also dismissed an attempt to claim that the commission did not have the power to investigate the alleged overspending: Vote Leave was fined £61,000 by the ...
There is a new report out by Shelter, 'Homelessness in Great Britain: the numbers behind the story', which shows that homelessness is increasing across the country, with one in 52 people in London now homeless. Large increases in homelessness have also affected areas such as the West Midlands and the north-west of the country. While it is difficult to know true numbers, the estimated total of those homeless across Great Britain is believed to be 320,000. Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson Wera Hobhouse says, It is an absolute disgrace that hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people have been left without a ...
From Sheena Wellington : Wighton Heritage Centre, Central Library On Saturday 24th November at 11am (doors open 10.30am) the Cappuccino Concert will showcase fiddler Kevin Findlay's book and CD "The Lochee Sessions." Kevin Findlay has been a member of Boogalusa since 1992 and has recorded 3 albums with the band. Notable gigs include the Festival Europe d'Art in Niort, France, Shetland Folk Festival, Orkney Folk Festival,Glasgow Celtic Connections and Aberdeen Jazz Festival. He has appeared on The Big Breakfast, Pebble Mill at One and Aig Asaig Gaelic TV show; as well as live performances on Radio 1 and Radio Scotland. ...
I became an evangelical, charismatic Christian at the age of 13. Discussing anything about faith and religion with me must have been an absolute nightmare. I'd encountered God, so I knew what was right. If the discussion was whether God existed, I knew He did, and any sense of logical argument that God might not [...]
