This May's council elections saw two signs of Lib Dem performance headed in the right direction – more candidates, and a small net gain in seats, making it three years of net gains in a row for the first time since the Charles Kennedy era. There's plenty more progress still needed on both fronts. The Lib Dems still stand noticeably fewer candidates than either Labour or the Conservatives in England, and next year also sees the all-up council elections come around in Scotland and Wales. So I hope that in addition to more people than usual thinking about standing, more ...
Current Wonder Woman: The Golden Age, Vol. 2 by William Moulton Marston The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women, ed. Alex Dally MacFarlane Last books finished Invisible Kingdom, vol 2: Edge of Everything, by G. Willow Wilson and Christian Ward Statement and Correspondence Consequent on the Ill-Treatment of Lady de la Beche by Colonel Henry Wyndham, edited by Ann Auriol Monstress, vol. 5: Warchild, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda Once & Future vol. 1: The King Is Undead, by Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain, and Ed Dukeshire Bridget Jones's Diary, by Helen Fielding Upright Women Wanted, by ...
I am honoured that my Lib Dem colleagues across Nottinghamshire have asked me to act as the crime and policing spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats in Nottinghamshire. The post Crime and Policing Spokeperson first appeared on David Watts.
Thu, 13:47: https://t.co/6VXJ8r2wek Thu, 16:05: RT @redhistorian: As I wrote in @prospect_uk last month, "violations of campaign finance rules are corrupting our democracy far more effect... Thu, 18:45: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, by Adrian Tomine https://t.co/e11fOvSpfT Thu, 19:31: RT @simongerman600: Map shows how often each country has won the Eurovision Song Contest. Well done Italy on securing your third little hea... Thu, 20:55: RT @deirdreheenan: Handy Reminder. NOT TO BLAME FOR THE NI PROTOCOL The DUP for *actively* supporting a stupid, impossible, divisive, ka... Thu, 21:03: RT @HeliKlaar: An advance copy of the #UNCyberGGE consensus report has been ...
Good to see another new feature go live on the party's Lighthouse system: letting local parties record their bank accounts and who their signatories are. It's surprisingly and frustratingly common for problems to arise when local party officers change and time passes and then that bank account set up for a special purpose falls redundant, the signatories left unchanged and memories start to fade... Hence the new feature so that all the information can be securely stored in a way that will make it more convenient for new local party officers, be proof against fading memories and also make it ...
A total of 112,348 people registered with a Bury GP have now had their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine – and 76,180 residents have now received their second jab. If you are eligible for a vaccine you can book in the following ways: Book an appointment at one of our local vaccination clinicsBook an appointment at Fairfield General's Hospital Vaccination Hub Use the NHS National Booking Service or call 119. Bury has three new new 'walk-up' vaccination centres open this weekend, two are in Bury and one at the former Prestwich Walk-In Centre on Saturday 5 June 2021, 2.00-5.30pm. ...
Please see below the main roadworks scheduled for the Prestwich area for June 2021. Full list available here. Bury Old Road – at the junction with Upper Wilton Street near Heaton Park Metrolink, multi-way signals 8-10 June 2021, Virgin Media. Bury New Road – at the junction with Butterstile Lane, multi-way signals 17-22 June 2021, BT. Hilton Lane – at the junction with Butt Hill Road, two-way signals 8-10 June 2021, Virgin Media. Heywood Road – bottom end from Scholes Lane up to the Metrolink Bridge – road closures and other delays for resurfacing have already begun and into the ...
Carers Week, which runs from 7 to 13 June, is an annual campaign that recognises the vital contribution of the UK's unpaid carers - supporting family members and friends who are older, have a disability, mental or physical illness or need extra help as they grow older. This year everyone is urged to come together to Make Caring Visible and Valued. The campaign is brought to life by thousands of individuals and organisations who come together to provide support for carers, run activities, highlight the vital role carers play in our communities and draw attention to just how important caring ...
Thousands of businesses across the borough could be eligible for new discounts on business rates that come into effect on 1 July. A huge range of businesses - from shops and restaurants to gyms and art galleries - will benefit from the extension of rates discounts for another year. However, applications must be submitted to receive the discounts after June. The discount is only available to occupied properties. However, if you had to close your business temporarily due to national lockdown restrictions, you can still qualify. The business rates discount for nurseries has also been extended. To qualify, they must ...
The BBC reports: The party said its previous candidate, Jo Conchie, was unable to stand in the 1 July poll due to health issues. Tom Gordon, a councillor in neighbouring Wakefield, has been selected to take her place. The election was triggered after the previous MP, Labour's Tracy Brabin, had to stand down when she was elected as West Yorkshire's mayor. Mr Gordon, who was born in West Yorkshire and is leader of Wakefield's Liberal Democrat group, said he was "delighted" to have been selected. I am pleased to announce that I am standing as the Liberal Democrat candidate at ...
i) births and deaths 4 June 1926: birth of Peter R. Newman, writer of the story we now call The Sensorites (First Doctor, 1964). 4 June 1927: birth of Geoffrey Palmer, who played Masters in Doctor Who and the Silurians (Third Doctor, 1970), the Administrator in The Mutants (Third Doctor, 1972), and Hardaker in Voyage of the Damned (Tenth Doctor, 2007). His son Charles Palmer directed four episodes of Doctor Who in 2007. 4 June 1930: birth of Edward Kelsey, who played the slave buyer in the story we now call The Romans (First Doctor, 1965), Resno in The Power ...
Rishi Sunak's £4 billion cut to the overseas aid budget last November was a populist move, playing to the sections of the media that believe most aid is wasted and we should keep the money for ourselves. But the cut of almost a third from the budget is having an impact on relief and development projects, on education for girls and on the UK's standing in the developing and developed world. Backbench MPs are angry. So angry that a Conservative amendment to an unrelated bill of Monday looks like being supported, providing it is selected by the Speaker. This would ...
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 BT duct repair works being carried out HEREBY PROHIBIT the driving of any vehicle in City Road (westbound between Tullideph Place and Logie Street), Dundee. This notice comes into effect on Sunday 6 June 2021 for one day. Pedestrian thoroughfare will be maintained. Alternative routes for vehicles are available via Tullideph Road / Lochee Road / Logie Street. For further information contact 433082. Executive Director of ...
If anybody ever doubted the case for abolishing appointed peerages and creating an elected secodn chanber, the surely this story must dispel such misgivings. The Independent reports that a scandal-hit banker gifted the Tories half a million pounds after Boris Johnson gave him a seat in the House of Lords against official advice. The paper says newly released Electoral Commission records record that three days after he was introduced in the Lords as a Tory peer Peter Cruddas handed £500,000 to Conservative central office: Lord Cruddas, a former Tory treasurer, had been subject to objections from the Lords sleaze watchdog ...
"History at Oxford and Cambridge will be fine. The risk is that its study will be focused in institutions which are more commonly the preserve of the middle-class student. That its questions and challenges are less accessible to those on the wrong side of History's tracks." Sir Keith Burnett explains why universities need the humanities as well as sciences. James Butler looks at Dominic Cummings' appearance in front of the Commons inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic: "The fantasy of the philosopher-king - or in this case, the scientist-king - is the oldest expression of oligarchical resentment at ...
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