I really wanted to leave Britain's Labour Party alone for a few weeks. It gets too much media attention as it is. Part of me just wants to party to go away and die quietly. Another part thinks that most of the comment is just ritualistic diatribe from enemies and internal factions, saying the same ... Continue reading Labour: Tony Blair is on the wrong track
Second paragraph of third chapter:Her second thought, which she vocalized, was, "Oh, shit." Whether one is theoretically expecting to get a toothbrush (or whatever) through the ribs, when the sharpened object is honing in on you, carried by someone who looks like her job on the outside was strangling livestock, it's all right to let out a little profanity.Sequel to The Collapsing Empire, which was a Hugo finalist in 2018. Where the first volume had grand sweeps of interstellar space, the second concentrates very much more on court politics in the capital of a galactic empire which is being undermined ...
As a child of the 80's, the environment was constantly on my mind. We had the hole in the Ozone Layer, letting in the sun's rays and giving people cancer. As a Cub Scout, I helped manually crush drinks cans for the apparently new concept of recycling. There was the growing Greenhouse Effect, of course, and in fevered dreams I imagined a mushroom cloud bloom over Chernobyl. Between the Cold War and Climate Change, youthful thoughts about the future were sometimes bleak to say the least.For the youth of today, things are far worse. Ignore for a moment the looming ...
It is such an exciting time for the new Cheadle-based fundraising project, The Shirley Williams Lectures. In the absence of in-person conferences and party events, the SWL club has offered party members and other liberal-minded people across the country a way to connect – with the speakers, with other progressive campaigners and with the ideas. Next up on the programme of speakers is former Leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Nick Clegg. As Vice-President of Facebook since 2018, Nick is well placed to tackle this month's lecture entitled 'The End of Global Internet'. Social media and the internet have played ...
The Guardian reports that Britain's employers are struggling to hire staff as lockdown lifts amid an exodus of overseas workers caused by the Covid pandemic and Brexit: According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the recruitment firm Adecco, employers plan to hire at the fastest rate in eight years, led by the reopening of the hospitality and retail sectors as pandemic restrictions are relaxed in England and Wales on Monday. However, in a sign of growing pressures in the jobs market amid rapid growth in consumer spending, the professional body for HR and people development said ...
George Foulkes is seeking cross-party support to change the rules for any new referendum on Scottish independence. This is a wrong, undemocratic, and above all negative way to go. We should instead address the real issues in a positive spirit. We should concentrate on the issues, not try to gerrymander the process. Process First, in response to George Foulkes's suggestion, we should take the advice of the 2018 Report of the Independent Commission on Referendums, which made specific recommendations on both the franchise and whether a simple majority should suffice: For UK wide referendums, the franchise should be the same ...
Sun, 12:56: River Runner https://t.co/9l5fB5eNGa Track the path taken to the sea by a raindrop anywhere in the contiguous USA. Sun, 14:46: I'll admit that transfers between SDLP & UUP in last Assembly election were effective, though votes fell in such a way that SDLP benefited more in terms of seats. BUT my point is that it didn't resonate with voters. SDLP had worst 1st prefs %ge result ever, UUP not much better. https://t.co/m3zMmUFHdQ Sun, 14:48: RT @John_Cotter: This tweet highlights some interesting themes I'm noticing amongst Brexiteers 1. Some Brexiteers are now acknowledging th... Sun, 15:51: Christopher Eccleston returns ...
We conducted a survey recently on a proposed name change for Chinese Liberal Democrats. This initiative was partly spurred on by a rise in Covid19 anti-racism against people of Chinese and East Asian appearance. Singaporeans and South Koreans alike have suffered race hate attacks following the Covid19 pandemic. We would like to reach out to, represent and speak up for those communities too. In addition, there has been a move over the last decade, particularly for those working in the arts and media to identify themselves as "East and SE Asian", a term that has entered the lexicon. Nevertheless some ...
On Friday last week my friend Cllr Lucy Netsingha became the Leader of Cambridgeshire County Council. She will lead a partnership group made up of the Lib Dems, Labour and 4 independents. Tomorrow I am going up to Durham to ... Continue reading →
i) births and deaths 17 May 1943: birth of David Simeon, who played Private Latimer in Inferno (Third Doctor, 1970) and TV anchorman Alastair Fergus in The Dæmons (Third Doctor, 1971) ii) broadcast anniversaries 17 May 1969: broadcast of fifth episode of The War Games. The Doctor infitrates the Chief Scientist's laboratory, but Jamie's raid on central control goes badly. 17 May 2008: broadcast of The Unicorn and the Wasp. The Doctor and Donna arrive at a house party in 1926 and, together with Agatha Christie, defeat the Vespiform. 17 May 2011: broadcast of The Custodians, nineteenth episode of the ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 17 MAY 2021 BT Cable Renewal Programme - rolling off‑peak temporary traffic lights at various location from Monday 26 April for 2 weeks - streets affected in order are: Strathmore Avenue (at Hospital Street); Loons Road (at Gardner Street); Logie Street (at Ancrum Road); Glamis Road (at Ancrum Road); City Road (at Pentland Avenue); Charleston Drive (at Yarrow Terrace); Glamis Road (at Elmwood Road); Blackness Road (at Seymour Street) and Perth Road (at Pennycook Lane). Perth Road (at Riverside Drive) - temporary traffic lights ...
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Gloucestershire Orville creator confesses to nearly killing David Jason with giant sugar lump
Gloucestershire Live wins our Headline of the Day Award. The judges noted that its entry built upon an earlier winner of the very same award. For, on 29 October 2020, the Independent was honoured for its: Only Fools and Horses star David Jason 'nearly killed by giant sugar cube' while filming PG Tips advert At the time I was inclined to accept the newspaper's implication that it was all an unfortunate accident. But the revelation that the creator of Orville was involved casts a more sinister light on the affair. A man who is capable of that is capable of ...
