Second paragraph of third section:John Roberts was waiting for him on the park bench. They nodded at one another, without speaking, and Boyd sat down beside his friend When I first wrote this up in 2006, I said:Simak is of course most famous for his characteristic rural and pastoral take on sf: David Pringle and John Clute, in the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, describe "Wisconsin in about 1925" as being his true spiritual home, and his style as "constrained, nostalgic, intensely emotional beneath a calmly competent generic surface". At first sight, "Grotto of the Dancing Deer" might seem a new ...
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Prescription Ordering Direct (POD) struggling due to staff shortages - there are alternatives
There are quite a lot of ways of ordering repeat prescriptions. Many people use the national system of ordering through Prescription Ordering Direct (POD). The service has been struggling with staff shortages and a couple of times over the last week I have had enquiries from Ludlow residents complaining that they cannot get through on the phone. My advice on this has been to ring your pharmacist. They will be able to order repeat prescriptions for you in an emergency if needed. Our local GPs don't take repeat prescriptions over the phone as this can lead to errors. It also ...
Lydiate Parish Councillor Tony Devine at Sandy Lane Playing Field- Photo early 2000's Tony Devine was a stalwart of the community in Lydiate where he had lived for many a year. A retired teacher, he spent a considerable number of years as a Lydiate Parish Councillor serving as Vice Chairman. After he decided to leave the council he continued to serve the community as a leading light within Lydiate Bowls Federation. Lydiate Parish Councillors back in the late 1990's when Tony was on the Council – Robbie Fenton, Pat Foster and Tony I first got to know Tony in The ...
Anyone who was at the last two Liberal Democrat conferences should remember the two debates that were held on the party's position on the future relationship between the UK and the EU. In a passionately argued debate last September, conference resolved that the party should support a longer-term objective of UK membership of the EU, but we rejected a proposal for an immediate campaign to reverse Brexit, which, it was argued, was more likely to alienate voters sick of the recent history of Brexit-inspired division and bitterness. Conference also called for the closest possible alignment between the UK and the ...
Tue, 15:52: Empire Games, by Charles Stross https://t.co/VyAHYgIuSk Tue, 17:13: This was of course the day that F and I were unwittingly filmed for our brief appearance in The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot! https://t.co/MRP6qj4unJ Tue, 18:02: Hooray!!!!! https://t.co/jFF2t3ri46 Wed, 08:12: RT @mjluxmoore: In a brave & surprising interview, jailed Belarus protest leader Maria Kolesnikova says Lukashenko's regime pressured her t... Wed, 10:45: RT @NewStatesman: As a row blazes over what the bestselling author would have thought about trans rights, his biographer reflects on Pratch...
As someone who is outside the decision-making process, I believe that when the Council reconsiders it's decision not to pay Joe Anderson's legal fees, as it is legally obliged to do, it should consider all the consequences that would flow ... Continue reading →
Every year at Conference we acknowledge those people who have made an outstanding contribution to the Liberal Democrats whether they have achieved elected office or not. Nominations are open for this Autumn's awards and close on 16th August. So what are the awards and who is eligible? The President's Award Eligibility: open to any Party Member elected to public office and who has demonstrated excellence and commitment. Criteria: the winner will be recognised for outstanding commitment and service to the Party. Local, regional and state parties should be seeking to nominate people who deserve recognition for their hard work, long ...
I very much recommend Rafael Behr's column on Boris Johnson and his disregard for normal rules in today's Guardian. He argues the libertarian Tories arguing for an end to Covid restrictions are out-of-touch with public sentiment, with the threshold of national goodwill' being tested not by the draconian law but the perception that it was selectively applied. He says, as has been noted here and elsewhere, that Dominic Cummings' excursion to Barnard Castle and Matt Hancock's extramarital office snog damaged Johnson more than any other feature of his pandemic record; more than the deaths that might have been avoided by ...
The YouTube blurb for Geoff Marshall's fifth video in this series explains: We're on the trail from Staines West station, over the wonderfully bleak moor on the old line that goes through Colnbrook, and to West Drayton - part of which is still in use as a freight line today.
Responding to the continued territory gains by the Taliban in Afghanistan, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey MP said: "As the Taliban take swathes of territory on their advance towards Kabul, millions of women and girls are facing the prospect of a new era of injustice, inequality and brutality - while the potential for a new vector of international terrorism forms across Afghanistan. "Meanwhile the UK is failing to meet its moral obligation to those interpreters who risked their lives supporting our troops, while our international development spending in Afghanistan has been slashed. "The spectre of a new security ...
The idea of the Taliban getting closer to power in Afghanistan is very worrying indeed. That it comes at a time when we are withdrawing troops and slashing foreign aid by 78% shows astonishing irresponsibility on behalf of our government. You can't just walk away and leave people in the lurch as we are doing. Ed Davey has spoken of his concerns about the advance of the Taliban: As the Taliban take swathes of territory on their advance towards Kabul, millions of women and girls are facing the prospect of a new era of injustice, inequality and brutality – while ...
Many thanks to the residents who recently highlighted the poor state of repair of the road at the south end of Union Place. I have highlighted this to the City Council's Roads Maintenance Partnership requesting repairs.
David Howarth, the Liberal Democrats' most impressive thinker and the former MP for Cambridge, gave this year's Annual Beveridge Lecture for the Social Liberal Forum under the title "Liberal equality". The event was chaired by Sarah Green, the new Lib Dem MP for Chesham and Amersham, and held at the National Liberal Club and online on 29 July. You can watch David Howarth's lecture on the Social Liberal Forum website.
