I went to Bishop's Castle today and found it visibly less prosperous than when I was last there eight years ago. But let's concentrate first on something that has improved out of all recognition. When I first blogged about the plans to restore the weighbridge building that survived at the site of Bishop's Castle station, it looked as it does in the photograph below. Today I found it restored and acting as the home for the Bishop's Castle Railway Society and some of its relics of the line. You can see it in the photo above. There is a model ...
"The Jesus Army, or JA, seemed to own everything, like a religious multinational corporation, with money and investments everywhere. Big Victorian houses scattered across the area, from Kingsley to Kingsthorpe, Semilong to St James and villages beyond were home to followers. All of whom, we were told, had given up everything, their houses, their salaries, even ownership of their cars and bank accounts, to this huge cult-like organisation." Hilary Scott lived in Northampton alongside the cult of Noel Stanton for 25 years. Steve Darling, as the Local Government Association explains, used his lived experience as a disabled person to change ...
England captain Leah Williamson (Photo: BBC) This is a question that has been asked many times previously, but has recently been taken up by Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey. Prior to the final of the women's Euro 25 tournament, he posted on twitter: "The @Lionesses have made us proud every step of the way. If they become back-to-back champions, the Prime Minister should declare a bank holiday to honour what would be a stunning achievement." Following the England team's win over Spain on penalties, he was clearly pleased with the result. He posted: "Back-to-back champions! The Lionesses have done it ...
One of the criticisms of David Lloyd George made by his enemies was that he "did not read". It was, of course, a nonsense. In Lord Riddell's War Diary on the 29th July 1918 Riddell notes Lloyd George reading from and discussing the speeches of John Bright, the letters of Byron, and Macaulay's Essays - "a favourite book of his. He reads well and his comments are fresh and interesting". Lloyd George said of Macaulay "His first object was to be interesting, his second to hit hard".
There will be a Celebration of the Life of David Boyle on Wednesday 10th September at the Cocktail Bar of The Bedford Balham, 77 Bedford Hill, London SW12 9HD from 7pm. You can read a tribute to David here.
The four water companies with hosepipe bans in place are leaking an average of 1.068 billion litres of water a day Equivalent to 400 Olympic sized swimming pools a day being lost to leakages at firms with hosepipe bans Lib Dems demand water bosses at companies with hosepipe bans give up their bonuses and eye-watering salary increases The four water companies with hosepipe bans in place are leaking over one billion litres of water per day, analysis of the latest figures by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. The party's Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron said it was a "scandal" and called ...
It's the killer Sixties Norwegian R&B track you never knew you needed.
Just a reminder that our Tuesday surgeries today do not take place as it is during the school summer holidays. However, we can be contacted at any time on Dundee 459378 or by email at westend@dundeelibdems.org.uk - many thanks! Please note that our street surgeries on a Thursday will take place as normal.
Calling what is going on in Gaza genocide is quite controversial in some quarters but when even organisations based in Israel claim that this is what is going on then even those sceptics need to sit up and taken notice. The Guardian reports that two leading human rights organisations based in Israel, B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights, say their government is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and the country's western allies have a legal and moral duty to stop it. They add that in reports published on Monday, the two groups said Israel had targeted civilians in Gaza ...
Lib Dems call for PM to confirm Honours for Lionesses Starmer must not take Trump at his word on Ukraine and the Middle East SNP must do more to help more than quarter of a million Scots on long term sick back to work Lib Dems call for PM to confirm Honours for Lionesses Following the Lionesses' victory at the Euros last night, and ahead of the reception being hosted for the team at Downing Street this evening, the Liberal Democrats are calling on the Prime Minister to commit to Honours for the whole squad, including confirmation of a rumoured ...
