It all seems so long ago now, but scholars from the University of Rutland at Belvoir agree that the old boy is referring to this news story from December. Friday To the village hall for a concert in aid of the Home for Distressed Canvassers in Herne Bay. I am always pleased to help this cause, not least because a number of Liberal Democrat MPs who lost their seats in 2015 are still living there. At the hall I note that the new sign I ordered has been erected over the front door. You see, I was so impressed by ...
Class 66 Diesel Locos at Seaforth Container Terminal I've been amused by all the chatter about the potential for government to stop HS2 in its tracks when the reality was they were never going to do that. Yes I know, they held a review of it and made a lot of noise about cost but that was to keep the issue off the political agenda surrounding the General Election. The Tories wanted to be seen to have a foot in the camp of those who oppose HS2. You could say it was cynical political manipulation as that's what I call ...
So Happy (late) Welsh Language Music Day! Ddydd Miwsyg Cymru Hapus! Happy Welsh Music Day to everyone! With it actually being celebrated last Friday, I was a sad to see minimal party coverage. Whilst it might seem somewhat trivial, niche and irrelevant to the 'powers that be' inside our Westminster HQ, or 'too unimportant' to those leading our party in Wales itself; it is, in fact, the opposite. Welsh Music isn't 'just' another genre; it's symbolic of culture, emotion and political change. We as a grassroots party should be appreciating it, not forgetting it. So why is Welsh Language Music ...
The BSFA short list is out! The candidates for Best Novel were 5th, 15th, 18th, 24th, 25th, and 36th on my previous list. Goodreads LibraryThing owners av rating owners av rating Adrian Tchaikovsky - Children of Ruin 26,433 4.10 195 3.95 Tade Thompson - The Rosewater Insurrection 3,788 4.05 75 3.78 Emma Newman - Atlas Alone 3,457 4.07 66 4.19 Gareth L Powell - Fleet of Knives 1,633 4.02 44 3.93 Juliet E. McKenna - The Green Man's Foe 147 4.4 10 - Last year's winner was third out of five on this ranking. Four of the candidates for Best ...
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So, looking at the final scores, my Sunday prediction was wrong in 19 out of 39 constituencies - just under half. Two of these were simple error on my part - I mixed up Labour and the Social Democrats in Wicklow, and FF and FG in Mayo. But in general I did not appreciate how transfer-toxic FF (and to a lesser extent FG) have become. The best illustration here is Dublin South-Central, where neither of the traditional parties won a seat, despite starting in second and third place on first preferences. The older parties did not even transfer well internally. ...
Starting 2 days after the Randolph Ave roundabout works, there will be a major resurfacing job on Goose Green Way from just south of where Greenways Road bridge crosses it, down to the Link Road roundabout. Works will be noisy and run from 8pm to 6am.
The section of Goose Green Way coming into Yate approaching the Randolph Ave roundabout, and the entrance to Randolph Ave is going to be closed from 8pm until 6am from 26th Feb until the work is done. South Glos say this will create a significant amount of noise. The road will be closed so all access to Brimsham Park will be from Peg Hill - and all traffic coming into Yate will need to use other roads such as Greenways Road. South Glos says that they will do their best to ensure people can still get to their properties, but ...
My colleague, Childwall Councillor, Alan Tormey has written to the Secretary of State at MCHLG asking for action on the proliferation of unlicensed and unapproved AirBnB and other similar short let agencies in the City. In his Letter Cllr Tormey ... Continue reading →
Second paragraph of third chapter:The parties have been 'locked in talks' as they say (inaccurately) since the start of May, shamed into them by the public outrage at the murder of Lyra McKee. As with all previous negotiations since January 2017, though, momentum has been lost and the 'never again' horror of the moment submerged in the tit-for-tat squabbles of an increasingly fractious summer. The Prime Minister is determined, he says, to give all of the parties a fair and equal hearing, as indeed he is obliged to under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement.A book on the agonies ...
Much has been made of the repurposing of the Liberal Democrats in the aftermath of December's General Election. Enter the Orange Bookers, the social liberals and the FBPE Europhiles all of whom are beginning to set out the course they feel the party should embark on as it looks to the future. As candidates put forward their leadership pitches, a variety of paths will emerge. But regardless of the direction that the party membership chooses to take, one issue must regain prominence on the Party's agenda; the protection of human rights and civil liberties. The belief in liberty under law, ...
A poor performance at the recent general election and an imminent leadership contest has led to much soul searching within the Party. In recent weeks a number of articles in the press have rumoured potential leadership candidates and the ideas that they will campaign on. One article in particular that caught my interest was Wera Hobhouse's pitch on PoliticsHome that the Party should abandon a strategy of equidistance and instead align itself closer to the centre-left and the Labour Party. The debate around the equidistance strategy is not a new one, and I doubt Wera will be the only candidate ...
Mon, 12:56: Anastasiades got his way in Crans-Montana https://t.co/7xY6clr6Qq Explosive from the well-placed @makdrou; he says... https://t.co/AhRTKU4zLX Mon, 16:05: RT @bodycourage: Hattie McDaniel's speech still brings tears to my eyes. She wasn't allowed in the #oscars ceremony space because she was b... Mon, 16:09: RT @dfarrell_ucd: In terms of votes for FG this is the 3rd worst result in their history (after 1944, 1948), for FF the 2nd worst (after 20... Mon, 18:41: February 2005 books https://t.co/x5Edfx9B06 Mon, 18:57: RT @idriselba: Global Citizens,Sabrina and I are teaming up w/ @IFAD and @glblctzn to ensure world leaders step up.Everyone, please join ...
This really friendly small group provides 1:1 support for whatever you are trying to do on your computer or smart phone - from how to switch it on, right through to advanced excel. It will help you with projects like writing up holiday diaries or inventing a spread sheet. You can pick which morning you want to go to, and go for as many weeks as you want. The Brockridge is easy to get to by bus (it is about 5 mins walk down Woodend Road from the bus stop nearest the Miners Institute on the Badminton Road at Coalpit ...
This innocuous wooden box (you can see the side of it above) which I'm guessing was made to store a form of fishcakes, started life in the early 1960's or even 1950's. I know where it was sourced from and what it's been used for through two generations of my family; my Dad and me that is. It came from The Fish Shop on The Hill in Kirkby-in-Ashfield and if memory serves the shop was run by a Jean Parks or Parkes who was a friend of my Mother Sheila Robertson (nee Calladine). I recall being taken into the shop ...
My previous article on the changing world of political economy generated more interest than usual. It was, of course, a small dip into a large and complex topic. Given the interest shown, I feel the need to expand on it a bit. The first thing to say is that what I am calling "the new ... Continue reading The new economics: what does this mean for liberals?
With the leadership election approaching this an excellent opportunity to engage with wider debates about the direction for the party. Whilst many have argued for the party to be one for the political centre, I disagree. History has shown that the British Liberalism does best when it offers a distinct and unique image (with a corresponding set of policies), that separate it from the Lab-Con duopoly. The post 1950s recovery under Grimond and Thorpe (plus Steel prior to the SDP-Liberal alliance) was built on the vision of a progressive non-socialist party, standing in opposition to big government, big business and ...
Whatever was said during the EU referendum about us remaining in the single market in the event of a leave vote, we all knew that it was a lie, and now that has been confirmed. Not only have we left with a deal that splits the UK in two, but ministers are promising full border checks from 1 January 2021. As the Guardian reports, Michael Gove has told businesses that trade with Europe they need to prepare for "significant change" with "inevitable" border checks for "almost everybody" who imports from the EU from next year: In the first official confirmation ...
I suppose that, now the Johnson government has engineered for itself an 80 seat majority, we shall have to get used to fuming with impotence as it imposes wrong decisions on us. HS2 is a case in point. Given the enormous urgency of climate change, why on earth are we still toying (if a cost of £100bn+ can be called toying) with high speed vanity projects to whizz the wealthy hither and thither? HS2, along with the expansion of Heathrow, and Leeds and Bradford airports, should be off the agenda. We really do have to shift our priorities. Specific to ...
West End Community Council meets at 7pm tonight at the Logie & St John's (Cross) Church Hall in Shaftesbury Terrace - all welcome! The agenda is as follows : WEST END COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETINGTUESDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2020 AT 7.00PMLOGIE AND ST JOHN`S (CROSS) PARISH CHURCH HALL(ENTER FROM SHAFTESBURY TERRACE - OFF BLACKNESS AVENUE) 1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES2. OUSTANDING OFFICE BEARER ROLES3. MINUTE OF PREVIOUS MEETING AND MATTERS ARISING - 10TH DECEMBER4. PROPOSED CYCLE PARKING - JOHN WHYMAN, OUTDOOR ACCESS OFFICER5. CORRESPONDENCE6. POLICE SCOTLAND UPDATE7. PLANNING UPDATE 8. OTHER MEETINGS ATTENDED ON BEHALF OF WECC9. AOCB - INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE ...
