Second paragraph of third chapter (which is, not surprisingly, about Victory of the Daleks):During the 1960s and 1970s, in the classic series of Doctor Who, Dalek stories tended to underplay many of these initial ideas and themes and instead the Daleks were positioned as a generic race of evil aliens bent on galactic dominance. Their appearance in the TV Century 21 comic between 1965-7 echoes Frank Hampson's Dan Dare strips, and this aesthetic and their role as conquerors of time and space are further expressed on television in The Chase and The Daleks' Master Plan. The two Dalek films made ...

Centre Assessed Grades are almost done. The bane of every GCSE and A level teacher is almost over, the marking is largely done and standardisation will then occur by the exam boards. As an economics teacher, I get curious about numbers. Particularly when teachers, not exam boards were asked to do the marking this year. The back of the envelope figures look roughly like this: There are roughly 800,000 A level students in England. Most do three subjects, so that's 2.4 million subjects that need marking. Exam entry fees are around £60 at a minimum. So that's roughly £144 million ...

Posted by Simon Foster on Liberal Democrat Voice

In summer 2019, the Liberal Democrats introduced a new independent complaints process. The independence is an important part of the process, reflecting lessons all political parties have learnt the hard way in recent years. The rules the independent process uses are set by the party – via the Federal Board and party conference. The Disciplinary Subgroup (DSG) oversees the administrative aspects of the disciplinary process (including training and drafting guidance). It has no input into individual cases. The DSG is running a survey to get feedback ahead of drawing up proposals for improvements to the system. As its members (Alice ...

Posted by Mark Pack on Mark Pack
Wed 2nd
11:00

My tweets

Tue, 12:56: Why did voters end up with the terrible choice of Boris Johnson vs Jeremy Corbyn? https://t.co/AdpRU1DYWh @DavidGauke's thoughts. Tue, 16:51: A Belgian lawyer: "I'm fed up with people saying that the Moniteur Belge is useless. It's got everything: laws, decrees, recipes, whatever you want. Honestly, I've rarely seen anything this funny in my career as a lawyer." (An asparagus recipe got pasted into the legal database) https://t.co/ICZtqBL8RM Tue, 18:16: May 2021 books https://t.co/VXIiE8cQ38 Wed, 09:30: Whoniversaries 2 June https://t.co/xNSfQYacsL Wed, 10:45: RT @bnhwalker: What struck me about this year's locals was the Green's success in winning areas that ...

Liberator 407 is out. You can download it free here, or see this and our back issues for free on: www.liberatormagzine.org.uk Alongside Radical Bulletin, Letters, Reviews and Lord Bonkers' Diary, and an appeal to help our colleague Sarah Green in Chesham and Amersham, Liberator 407 includes: IT'S EQUALITY, STUPID Chris White draw lessons from the curate's egg of England's local elections CHASING THE PENGUIN, CHESS PIECE AND BADGER VOTE None of them can vote, but humans in Scotland got little attention from a misguided Lib Dem leadership obsessed with unionism, says Nigel Lindsay WHY DID WALES FAIL AGAIN? Peter Black ...

Posted by The Liberator Collective on Liberal Democrat Voice

There is an interesting story on Business Insider, who report that the Electoral Commission has been asked to launch an "urgent investigation" into multiple potential breaches of the law by the Conservative Party, after an investigation revealed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's party had received tens of thousands of pounds from companies that no longer exist. The website says that questions are centred on three donations totalling £20,000 made to the party by two companies, Stridewell Estates and Unionist Buildings: Insider's investigation revealed that Electoral Commission records showed the Conservative Party had accepted a £10,000 donation from Stridewell Estates, whose ...

Posted by Peter Black on Peter Black
Wed 2nd
08:30

Whoniversaries 2 June

i) births and deaths 2 June 1922: birth of Carmen Silvera, who played several parts in The Celestial Toymaker (First Doctor, 1966) and also Ruth in Invasion of the Dinosaurs (Fourth Doctor, 1974), better known in later years as René Artois's long-suffering wife Edith in 'Allo! 'Allo! 2 June 1931: birth of June Bland, who played Berger in Earthshock (Fifth Doctor, 1981) and Elizabeth Rowlinson in Battlefield (Seventh Doctor, 1989). ii) broadcast anniversaries 2 June 1973: broadcast of third episode of The Green Death. The Doctor and Jo escape from the mine, but the egg they bring back hatches and ...

This is a great opportunity for you to speak up for the causes you believe in and help us make decisions about Ludlow today and tomorrow. Councils need a wide range of people with a wide range of experiences. This does not have to be professional experience. Commitment and experience of the everyday is as good a qualification as any. Ludlow Town Council is to appoint three councillors to fill vacancies on the town council. No experience is necessary and applications must be submitted by 8th June. The co-option meeting will be on 16th June. Apply here. The council, like ...

Posted by andybodders on Andy Boddington

From the City Council : THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) THE DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL AS TRAFFIC AUTHORITY being satisfied that traffic on the road should be prohibited by reason of street lighting column replacement works being carried out HEREBY PROHIBIT the driving of any vehicle in Step Row (for its entire length), Dundee. This notice comes into effect on Monday 7th June 2021 for five working days. Pedestrian thoroughfare will be maintained. Access for residents will be maintained. Alternative routes for vehicles are available Perth Road / Patons Lane / Magdalen Yard Road / Thomson Street ...