Tue 31st
17:25

August 2021 books

Non-fiction 3 (YTD 27) The Secret of Kit Cavenaugh, by Anne Holland (has fictional elements) A Woman in Berlin Humankind, by Rutger Bregman Non-genre 2 (YTD 19) Thirteen, by Steve Cavanagh The Wonder, by Emma Donoghue SF 9 (YTD 83) Contact, by Carl Sagan Strange Bedfellows: An Anthology of Political Science Fiction, ed. Hayden Trenholm Two Truths and a Lie, by Sarah Pinsker Fish Tails, by Sheri S. Tepper The Place of the Lion, by Charles Williams A Hero Born, by Jin Yong Cryptozoic!, by Brian Aldiss The Primal Urge, by Brian Aldiss The Mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer ...

It was clear right from the start that Covid shone a super trouper on the inequalities in our society. As older, more affluent office workers worked from home and saw their bank balances increase, younger, lower income workers kept us fed and cared for. New research commissioned by a number of women's organisations, including Close the Gap, Engender and the Fawcett Society has laid bare the impact on women on low incomes. Younger women were more adversely affected than older women andhit than lower income men. Even before the pandemic hit, the report says that almost half of young women ...

Posted by Caron Lindsay on Liberal Democrat Voice

This article was published by Liam Thorp and the Liverpool Echo whose authorship we acknowledge. Liverpool's schools boss and the city's public health director have written to parents with a key Covid update ahead of the new school term. Thousands ... Continue reading →

Posted by richardkemp on But what does Richard Kemp think?

[IMG: Debit and Credit cards [Plastic money]] Dear Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, The decision of the Government to remove the uplift in Universal Credit on 1st October is going to hurt the poorest households in Folkestone and Hythe. As Councillors in Folkestone and Hythe, we're appreciated the £20 a week extra support to recipients of Universal Credit in our area. As leaders of our respective groups, we urge you to do the right thing by those families. The £20 uplift to Universal Credit has helped so many families and has stopped us ...

Tue 31st
11:00

My tweets

Mon, 17:31: The fiends! https://t.co/HOVW2ddRjZ Mon, 17:36: RT @deeharvey: @nwbrux A cunning plan. Mon, 19:25: RT @setoacnna: Ok, long dull thread on the decision in AEA v EHRC and the legal feminist blog's piece on it. Find the decision here. https:... Mon, 19:26: RT @setoacnna: Coda I hadn't realise that AEA still aren't admitting they are wrong and they think the problem is the judge just didn't und... Mon, 20:08: RT @clanwilliam: Gorgeous light in north Flanders as I head home from a lovely day where I saw @nwbrux, @NoelWhite2013, @patrickwhite06, @N...

Every year I swear I'm going to read all the Conference papers in good time, carefully craft speeches before Conference begins and be well prepared. I'd sort my diary well ahead of time so I knew what I'd be doing and when. Every year the reality is somewhat different. For in-person conferences, I'd be reading the papers and motions and writing speeches on the train on the way down, having panic-thrown every item of clothing I possess into a suitcase to take with me. I suspect that I may be far from unique in this. This year's Conference begins in ...

Posted by Caron Lindsay on Liberal Democrat Voice

Anybody looking to the UK Government to solve England's homelessness crisis may have to think again. According to the Independent, the bulk of the government's new £8.6bn "affordable homes programme" will be directed at helping homebuyers rather than renters. The paper says that out of the 119,000 new homes being built, 57,000 will be for ownership, and just 29,600 will be for social rent. Meanwhile, 6,250 are set to be rural affordable homes, while in London, "affordable" shared ownership properties can be open to people earning as much as £90,000, while outside the capital they can be open to people ...

Posted by Peter Black on Peter Black

LincolnshireLive wins our coveted Headline of the Day Award.

Posted by Jonathan Calder on Liberal England

Lunchtime Recital - tomorrow - Wednesday 1st September. From Sheena Wellington : And to kick off the new season we have ... Choras, harmony singing trio Choras are Aileen Carr, Barbara Dymock, and Janice Reavell. Each is a much loved and respected traditional singer in her own right and together they excel. A concert with this acappella trio with their superb harmonies, eclectic selection of songs and sense of fun is not to be missed! Barbara Dymock is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Choras Time: Sep 1, 2021 01:00 PM London Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: ...