With accidental but poetic timing, on the day new MP Sarah Green was sworn in at Parliament...
Or is that Jimmy Krankie V Andy Capp? Sturgeon, who comes across as a tough Glasgow political street fighter, takes on Greater Manchester's Scouse Mayor who tries to portray himself as the fighter for the common northern man and woman. Well, there's only going to one winner in that spat and it's not Andy Capp. Frankly, Burham's not in the same league as Sturgeon; he's more a shouter from the sidelines in my view. Yes I know, I've never rated Burnham as readers of this blog site will know. He's always struck me as a populist follower rather than a ...
Second paragraph of third story ("Somadeva: A Sky River Sutra" by Vandana Singh):I was once a man, a poet, a teller of tales, but I am long dead now. I lived in the eleventh century of the Common Era in northern India. Then we could only dream of that fabulous device, the udan-khatola, the ship that flies between worlds. Then, the sky-dwelling Vidyadharas were myth, occupying a reality different from our own. And the only wings I had with which to make my journeys were those of my imagination. . . .I assume that this was published partly in response ...
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PODCAST - What Chesham and Amersham tells us about the future for the Liberal Democrats
Lib Dems love by-elections. Lib Dems love winning by-elections. And Lib Dems love getting excited after by-elections.
As well as Sarah Green taking up her seat in Parliament today, Lib Dem MPs are tabling a set of bills which show just how different things could be with the Liberal Democrats.
Now that Chesham and Amersham is triumphantly over, attention will turn to the by-election in Batley and Spen on July 1st. There has been plenty of discussion about the Tory vs Labour battle but not much about the excellent candidate standing for the Lib Dems, Tom Gordon. Tom is a local man, born and raised in West Yorkshire, who is a Councillor in the neighbouring Borough of Wakefield – the first Lib Dem councillor there in a decade. With a background in biochemistry and public health, and a stint working as a health economics research assistant, he is well placed ...
What is the point of the Liberal Democrats? This question has been asked often since the party bet big on reversing the Brexit referendum result and lost. Languishing in single digit poll ratings, with only a handful of MPs, a weak brand and a leader who looks like just another white male middle-aged politician, the ... Continue reading What is the meaning of the Chesham and Amersham by election?
Knives are an inseparable part of everyday life. We use them when cooking, we use them at work. Every day, millions use their nearest knife to open boxes, packages and letters. Just have a think about how many knives are in your house right now.We also know that knives can be used for great evil; something communities have struggled with for.. well, forever. The solution? Regulation.Regulation of knives is mostly uncontroversial - as a society, we mostly accept that a chef can carry very sharp and dangerous knives between home and work, but we expect them to travel directly between ...
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If articles like this one in the Guardian are anything to go by, the Tories are still feeling pretty sore about losing the Chesham and Amersham by-election. The paper claims cabinet ministers including Rishi Sunak will this week urge Boris Johnson not to keep sidelining his ministers, as officials warn of a difficult autumn ahead with pressures over hospital waiting lists, social care reform and court backlogs. The paper predicts that Johnson will face a tricky few days after the landslide loss in the byelection in Chesham and Amersham, a defeat that many of his own MPs put down to ...
An interesting take on an increasingly important question from political scientist and pollster Patrick English.
In the few days since our remarkable victory in Chesham and Amersham, some are suggesting we shouldn't campaign, or even stand, in Batley and Spen. On the face of it, it makes sense. The Lib Dems are closer to Labour on most policies than we are to the Tories, so we could be taking votes from Labour and gift the seat to the blues. However, that view relies on one massive assumption. One we consistently make internally, even though the evidence of our eyes and ears disproves it. We assume that with no Lib Dem, our voters are more likely ...
i) births and deaths 21 June 1991: death of Ivor Salter, who had three roles in Old Who - the Morok Commander in the story we now call The Space Museum (First Doctor, 1965), Odysseus in the story we now call The Myth Makers (also First Doctor, 1965) and Sergeant Markham in Black Orchid (Fifth Doctor, 1982). But for my selfish purposes, he was also the semi-regular policeman in Here Come the Double Deckers! ii) broadcast anniversaries 21 June 1969: broadcast of tenth episode of The War Games, ending Season 6 of Old Who. Last regular appearance of Patrick Troughton ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 21 JUNE 2021 Perth Road (at Riverside Drive) - off‑peak temporary traffic control for one week for lining work. Brook Street, Dundee- temporary traffic lights for one week for City Fibre H3G project. City Fibre H3G Project - rolling road closures commencing on Tuesday 15 June for 7 weeks. Rankine Street (full length) - closed from Tuesday 15 June for 10 days: Horsewater Wynd closed southbound from Monday 28 June for 4 days: West Marketgait (Hawkhill to Ward Road) - closed northbound from Monday ...
