Lib Dems slam Labour's defence of rail funding injustice as "desperate" Cole-Hamilton: Fix care to fix the NHS Scot Lib Dems comment on road death figures Lib Dems slam Labour's defence of rail funding injustice as "desperate" The Welsh Liberal Democrats have sharply criticised the Labour Government following comments from Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Transport Ken Skates, who appeared to defend the UK Government's position on rail funding for Wales. The row was sparked by information uncovered by the Welsh Liberal Democrats, revealing that the new multi-billion-pound Oxford-Cambridge East-West rail line is set to be designated as an "England and ...
Cancer in the UK report: progress in fighting disease must be "celebrated" but "cannot become complacent" Interim Water Commission: cleaning up water industry will "take more than a hose down" Govt needs to bite the bullet and put Thames Water into special administration Health and social care services face £200 million overspend Cancer in the UK report: progress in fighting disease must be "celebrated" but "cannot become complacent" Responding to the Cancer Research UK's Cancer in the UK report, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said: The progress that we have made in fighting cancer in ...
One a day of bad news for the environment, here something more encouraging from HFM News: An ambitious re-wilding project near Market Harborough - which will include the creation of a new country park - could be expanded to cover more land. Plans for the scheme were announced earlier this year when Harborough District Council purchased over 130 acres of land either side of the A6 bypass near Great Bowden, for nearly £2m. Now, landowners from adjacent plots have expressed interest in joining the project, meaning it has the potential to extend across 500 acres. This welcome development comes after ...
Councillor Emma Sims (Broadway, Sedgeberrow & Childswickham ward, Wychavon Council) has left the Conservatives and joined the Liberal Democrats. Worcester News reports: She takes the number of Liberal Democrat councillors on the council up to eight. "The key reason for me leaving the Conservative Party is the absolute lack of any policies that are important to helping residents and communities in these challenging times," said Cllr Sims. "I am excited to have joined a Liberal Democrat party focused on improving the lives of everyone." This news follows the gains made in the area in the county council elections in May, ...
You may recall that Reform UK nominated four candidates for the postponed election in the two-member Higham Ferrers ward of North Northamptonshire Council. You may also recall that one of them withdrew and that one of the remaining three has moved to China. Now, reports the Northamptonshire Telegraph, there are questions about the eligibility of another Reform candidate: One candidate now standing for Reform - Elisa Perna - previously stood in the Oundle ward during May's council elections. But now doubt has been cast over whether this is actually allowed. Different legal interpretations came to light when the Liberal Democrats ...
Another great video from John Rogers. Here's his blurb on YouTube: A stroll around historic Fitzrovia in Central London - the area bounded by Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Street, Great Portland Street and Euston Road. We visit the pubs which were a magnet for writers, poets and artists including George Orwell, Dylan Thomas, and Augustus John. The landlord of the Fitzroy Tavern was one of the people who is said to have coined the term Fitzrovia in the late-1930s along with Tom Driberg. We also see The Newman Arms which George Orwell used as the setting for the Proles pub ...
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Follicular Atresia and Mitochondria - Is this how the ovary picks the best egg with the best mitocho...
I wrote previously about how babies are born young. The essence is that for youth you need efficient mitochondria with a high membrane potential (when running in a steady state generating ATP). When an egg is created it is created with a mitochondrial bottleneck. This reduces the variation in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) to about 3 copies (according to recent research). However, this does not
Throughout my life, I have had the privilege of living in a household with both my parents and grandparents. During this period, I have been fortunate to hear my grandparents recount stories from their childhoods. Both my grandmother and grandfather, whom I affectionately refer to as my nan and bampa, grew up both before and after the establishment of the National Health Service (NHS). I wish to share some of these anecdotes with you today. My nan was born on November 5th, 1935, in Briton Ferry, South Wales. As one of four daughters, she had a father who dedicated his ...
Over the weekend, the SNP Government's decision to withhold a £2.5 million Scottish Enterprise grant for a Clyde-based submarine welding centre laid bare its flawed approach to defence and industrial policy. Rolls-Royce had already pledged £11 million in specialist equipment for the facility, intended to deliver advanced welding techniques, reduce carbon emissions, and create hundreds of high-value jobs. Yet Holyrood classified the project as "munitions"-related, despite Rolls-Royce clarifying that its nuclear propulsion systems are not used for delivering warheads. UK Defence Secretary John Healey condemned the move as "student-politics" that will undermine vital skills development and cost generations of Scottish ...
Our joint weekly ward surgeries take place tonight. This week they are as follows : Blackness Library (Tuesdays 5pm - every week during school term time) Ancrum Road Primary School (1st Tuesday of each month at 5.45pm during school term time) All welcome - no appointment necessary!
Nation Cymru reports that the UK Government has comfirmed that the multi-billion pound rail project between Oxford and Cambridge will be classed as an England and Wales scheme even though the line goes nowhere near the Welsh border. As a result there will be no barnett funding consequential for Wales, though Northern Ireland and Scotland will get a cut of the cash: The designation was uncovered in response to questions put forward by Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP, David Chadwick. The Liberal Democrat MP asked the Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander whether the £6.6 billion project - ...
