Here's the blurb: Blackwell's is delighted to announce that throughout the Oxford Literary Festival, Saturday 28th March- Sunday 5th April, we will be hosting a series of 'Marquee Moments' events in our Blackwell's Festival Marquee. Guest speakers will introduce the topic of their book in a brief 30 minute talk that is free to attend. 'Bad News' is a popular guide that helps make sense of the news wherever it appears - print, broadcast or online. Readers will discover all the tricks and techniques required to work out whether to trust a story based on an anonymous source, when big ...
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The agenda for the Lib Dem spring conference in York contains details of what's being debated, the speeches that are being given and the other events that are being put on. The Conference Extra has additional information on amendments, emergency motions and the like and – most importantly – an update on coronavirus information for the conference. There's also still time to register to come to this great event yourself too. Keep up with news about Lib Dem conference If you'd like to be notified by email when further posts about Liberal Democrat conference appear on this blog, ...
Second paragraph of third chapter:Matt had waltzed through his first year of junior high and begun his second with the hyperactive mood swings of puberty. He surrounded himself with girls from school and seemed to share their endless giggling fits as well as their PMS rages, and would go into a funk at the drop of a hat. Jocelyn had expressed her concern that Matt might come out of the closet this year or the next, and although Steve had raised his eyebrows at the idea he suspected Jocelyn was right. The idea alarmed him, not because either of them ...
Good luck to Harry Ashcroft and team in today's by-election in the Till and Wylye Valley ward of Wiltshire Council. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Conservative councillor Darren Henry, who was elected MP for Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire in the December general election. You can read Harry Ashcroft's busy Facebook page here. * Newshound: bringing you the best Lib Dem commentary published in print or online.
Responding to reports that the Chancellor will use his Budget to spend £70 million on probation as part of the Government's bid to make Britain's streets safer, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Daisy Cooper said:"Too many people feel unsafe in their own homes and walking down their own streets. The criminal justice system is failing to rehabilitate people, leading to more crimes and more victims."For far too long, the Conservatives have been so desperate to appear tough on crime that they have failed to properly invest in the things that help people build lives free from crime."The Government does need to ...
Coronavirus may dominate our next few months. As councillors we have been advised to: 1.Alert local residents to this list of key resources: NHS main Coronavirus pageNHS common questions answeredBest practice to discourage disinformation is to say 'Don't believe what you read UNLESS it's from the NHS'. Then direct people to NHS pages*. However if you are determined to check out a rumour, and can't find it on the NHS pages, go to the Full Fact pages on Coronavirus.Public Health England's Coronavirus hub - more in depth and even allows you to download posters that you can print yourself.Today we ...
A famous Chinese idiom story is about Liu Bang agreeing on a truce with Xiang Yu; both then forging a treaty of brotherhood. In reality, it was a scheme against Xiang Yu, who is a better battle commander. Xiang let his guards down and was defeated by Liu. Thus, beginning the Han dynasty. The story is admired as a tactic and recognised with the Chinese idiom 「出爾反爾」, meaning "going back on one's words". Since signing the Joint Declaration which transferred sovereignty of Hong Kong from Britain to China, China has reneged her promises numerous times. The most salient perhaps is ...
Mon, 12:37: RT @damonwake: CALAMITOUS news from Brussels. The Irish embassy has binned its St Patrick's Day reception because of bloody coronavirus. Mon, 12:50: RT @IFAD: 📢 Job Opportunity! #IFAD is looking for a Vice President Duty station: Rome, Italy Deadline: 26 March 2020 Full details and how... Mon, 16:05: Inside China's All-Out War on the Coronavirus https://t.co/DT8Ng50uVm Absolutely fascinating. Mon, 17:27: RT @DmitryOpines: I hope all the people who assured me Britain was far too Blitz Spirit Dunkirk Agencourt to worry about supply chain impac... Mon, 18:17: 20/20 Vision, edited by Jerry Pournelle https://t.co/ZXOhuzNJul Mon, 18:37: RT @MollyMcKew: Ok, ...
Have you tried out the new play area at Abbotswood? Climb spiderwebs, check into the bug hotel, share stories of great adventures a the stone compass and take a ride on larger than life creatures. Focus Team members of Yate Town Council and the Town Council officers raised the funds (from s.106 monies) and designed the scheme working with residents and Abbotswood Action Group. The photo shows the Mayor of Yate, local councillors for Abbotswood Tony Davis and Cheryl Kirby and other Councillors who ran the project. Phase 2 starts this week, to lay new paving and seating.
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In a clip born to go viral, Prince Harry is seen walking along a line of waiting participants in that way royals do. He skips past Boris, not bothering to shake his hand or say anything to the prime minister, going on to speak warmly to Baroness Scotland who stands to the PM's direct left. Boris' face tells it all – how much he hates being not liked. He is the natural life of the party type and finds it hard to cope with being treated with distain. The pain of being shunned by a senior member of the royal ...
This is the second of three articles on housing Huge profits are being made out of housing when the Government estimates 4,266 people are sleeping rough. For example Barratts made pre-tax profits in 2019 of £909.8m – even after paying their Chief Executive £3.6m. Nationwide made £833m after paying its Chief Executive £2.37m and the Government collected £9.3m in Stamp Duty. There is clearly scope to reduce the price of new houses – but this would have a knock on effect leaving many home owners in negative equity. Therefore the solution lies in addressing income inequality so that everyone is ...
Talks may only just have got underway but the EU is being very clear on what the UK needs to do if we wish to continue to trade with them from 1 January next year. As the Independent reports, the European Commission president has warned that Britain must follow the "rules of the game" if it wants tariff-free trade with the EU: In a press conference to mark the end of her first 100 days in office Ursula von der Leyen said that the UK had to "make up its mind" whether it wanted to keep access. Brexit trade talks ...
The purpose of politics can be said to be to resolve conflicts among different groups in society that arise from conflicting economic and generational interests. Developing compromise solutions that can promote harmony and good societal relations are the raison d'être for political parties. The post-war welfare state delivering health and education services free at the point of use is such a compromise. So too is the social security safety net. There were weaknesses in the Beveridge plan, particularly around the problem of marrying universal benefits with widely varying levels of rents across the country. Societal changes since Beveridge's day have ...
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 10th MARCH 2020 AT 7.00PMLOGIE AND ST JOHN`S (CROSS) PARISH CHURCH HALL(ENTER FROM SHAFTESBURY TERRACE) 1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES2. DISCOVERY POINT UPGRADE - DEIRDRE ROBERTSON3. CYCLE PARKING UPDATE - JOHN WHYMAN, OUTDOOR ACCESS OFFICER 4. PREVIOUS MEETING AND MATTERS ARISING - 11th February 20205. WECC FACEBOOK PAGE6. CORRESPONDENCE7. POLICE SCOTLAND UPDATE8. PLANNING UPDATE 9. OTHER MEETINGS ATTENDED ON BEHALF OF WECC10. AOCB - INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE ...
