From the BFI Britain on Film site: Contrary to popular myth the entire country was not either in London or glued to their newly purchased televisions. Many people across the nation actually took part in events on Coronation Day in 1953. In Leicester they were out in force to show off the 'civic, social, educational, industrial and commercial life of the city'. From fox hounds and marching bands to sword fighting and women shivering in swimming costumes; we get a taste of everything that Leicester had to offer.
This evening I was at Central Hall Westminster to hear Chris Patten deliver the inaugural Paddy Ashdown memorial lecture on Hong Kong, under the auspices of the human rights NGO Hong Kong Watch. As the last Governor of the colony, and a distinctly liberal Tory, Lord Patten could hardly have been bettered as a speaker. [...]
A mock-up of a Class 777 Stadler EMU as displayed in Birkenhead a while back The Railway Gazette has the article on its website – see link below:- A mock-up of a Class 777 – The new Merseyrail trains that will soon replace the Class 507/508 EMU's
Mon 3rd
17:31
Roots and Wings: Ten Lessons of Motherhood that Helped Me Create and Run a Company, by Margery Kraus
Second paragraph of third chapter:It isn't easy to achieve your dreams; it takes commitment and hard work, along with the courage to take risks.You may not have heard of Margery Kraus, but she is very important in my own life, in that she founded my employer, APCO Worldwide, in 1984 and remains our Executive Chairman. (Incidentally, the commemoration of the 1984 date explains why I dressed up as a Ghostbuster for last year's Christmas party.) This is quite a short book in which she explains her personal philosophy, and how she links her family life to running the company (which ...
Responding to Boris Johnson's speech outlining his position on trade negotiations with the EU, Liberal Democrat Acting Leader Ed Davey said:"Paying lip-service to free trade after taking us out of the largest free trade zone in the world is nothing short of hypocrisy."All it shows is that Johnson is happy to jeopardise our trade with the EU for political gain. Refusing to practically commit to a level playing field is simply not a serious negotiating strategy."Boris is gearing up for no-deal masqueraded as an Australian-style agreement, that will hollow out our trade. The Liberal Democrats will continue to oppose his ...
So, as already noted, today sees the first stage in the race to be the Democratic nominee in November's US Presidential election. And, because we know how many of our readers take an interest in these things, two questions for our readers to answer in the comments below; Who do you think will win the Democratic nomination, and why?, and, because the answer isn't necessarily the same; Who do you think is most likely to beat Donald Trump, and why?
As the turkeys that voted for Brexmas celebrate the oven being lit, it is a good time to look hard at what Chief Turkey Farmer and Head Chef Johnson has in mind for the stuffing. Leaving the EU didn't have to be the end of the world. The EU had a lot wrong with it. Fisheries for example, although the UK Government were more complicit in encouraging non-British trawlers into our waters than they would want to tell you. The expansion to poorer Eastern Europe countries was a fatal mistake, draining them of their best skills and opening their markets ...
Consecutive weeks with a preview... I must be getting a little more reliable. It's a full five day week in the Lords this week, with one of those occasional sitting Fridays, and there's a fair bit of Liberal Democrat action, so without further ado... The Second Reading of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill is the main item of business on Monday, and I have to admit that I hadn't noticed, or more likely forgotten, that the Games is coming to the West Midlands in 2022. the Bill allows the Government to give financial support, prevents ticket touting and unauthorised association ...
[IMG: Advocating a self-care routine for mothers] January was an absolute whirr of activity. It was back to the normal routine but with a bang. February brings some semblance of normality. Through... The post Advocating a self-care routine for mothers appeared first on Ambitiousmamas.
Two things are remarked upon at the moment as being definite for the Labour Party: that Keir Starmer will be their next leader and they will lose the next general election. Yet for everything I have said in the past about the Tories being in power until 2035, I don't think the latter needs to be the case. There are two ways this can all go from here. One path, which is the one most pundits presume will unfold is that Boris Johnson figures some way to get round the worst possibilities and permutations of Brexit. Despite all his bluster ...
Today sees the beginning of the formal process to select the Presidential nominees for the Democratic and Republican Parties, and here at Liberal Democrat Voice, I thought that I might start with a little context setting and a look back at what happened last time. So, strap yourselves in, and let's look at some of the numbers from 2016. We know that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly three million votes, and you might wonder how you can lose under those circumstances, but she did. However, whilst the result was a 304 votes to 227 win for Donald ...
Sun, 12:41: RT @DavidHenigUK: The brief from Number 10 is that the tough talk is aimed at telling the EU that this time we are serious. It tells them n... Sun, 12:56: Best tweet of a good thread about technology and humanity. https://t.co/0l80ku29YF Sun, 14:48: RT @astroehlein: When an educated, influential person tweets something he knows is a lie, he is announcing his contempt for the general pub... Sun, 15:24: The First Season 12: Robot https://t.co/jr4yCQRiuG Sun, 20:48: RT @OxfordDiplomat: Riddle me this. So Dominic Raab believes it was "rather irresponsible" for Donald Tusk to speak warmly about Scotland j... ...
Mon 3rd
09:40
Lib Dem councillors - the thin orange line between Britain and the harsh effects of Brexit
We fought hard, we won where we could, but lost where it mattered. Brexit is on the doorstep. And that's where we should be too. A wise man once addressed the European Parliament in the wake of our most successful European elections ever and told us that Brexit is not inevitable. And while that may not be as true as it once was, the most devastating consequences of Brexit for our communities are not as inevitable as they may feel sitting here in the crushing aftermath of a truly momentous step back for Britain. Brexit Britain still has all the ...
Mon 3rd
08:42
Maghull's Vast Urban Extension -Sefton Council complains about site it selected to build on!
The vast Maghull East site seen from Poverty Lane presently used for growing crops but under Sefton Council's Local Plan it will become housing. Sefton Council produced a Local Plan which it finalised and published in April 2017. In that plan, amongst other hugely controversial sites across the Borough which had been designated for building, was the massive urban extension of Maghull dubbed the Maghull East site. Presently @1700 houses are expected to be built on that former Green Belt and presently high grade agricultural site which I and many other environmental campaigners fought against. But this is not another ...
Of course it is all very well standing alone in splendid isolation, or taking back control as Boris Johnson likes to put it, but if we are going to do so then we need to get the basics right. This article in the Guardian seems to indicate that the UK government is either struggling to properly replicate the regulatory regime on offer from Brussels, or (more likely) are deliberatively leaving things out to make a point. In this case it is the environment and biodiversity that will suffer, in other cases it may be business or the health and safety ...
The West End Local Community Planning Partnership is a quarterly meeting at which representatives from different council departments, councillors and representatives from other organisations like police, fire and rescue and the NHS to discuss local issues and matters of concern and also let local residents raise issues, ask questions and have their say. The next meeting is at Blackness Library this Thursday - 6th February - at 2pm : AGENDA 1. Welcome and Apologies 2. Minute of Meeting of 21st November 2019 and Matters Arising 3. Residents' Parking - Consultation Plan 4. Local Community Plan 5. Dundee Partnership Funding Allocation ...
