Another noseh with the very Leicestershire Steve, who describes it on YouTube like this: In this video, we explore an eerie abandoned brickworks hidden deep in the countryside. With no records, no signs, and zero history online, this forgotten site is a true mystery. Nature has begun to reclaim the decaying buildings, leaving behind haunting scenes of industrial ruin. Join us as we walk through rusted machinery, collapsing walls, and the eerie silence of a place time forgot. Whether you're into urban exploration (urbex), abandoned places, or industrial decay, this location will leave you wondering what stories it once held. ...
Embed from Getty ImagesFrom the Guardian website this evening: Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister after it emerged she evicted four tenants from a property she owns in east London then re-let it weeks later for £700 more a month. ... Ali announced her resignation on Wednesday [shurely Thursday? - Ed.] evening after hours of intense criticism from housing charities and opposition parties. She had been under pressure to explain the contradiction between the stated reason for ending the tenancy and the decision to re-let the home at a higher price after no buyer was found. This seems a ...
[IMG: Rebecca McCreanor] Rebecca McCreanor has joined the Lib Dems from Labour. Following Matt Bunday joining the Lib Dems in Southampton, now another Labour councillor – Rebecca McCreanor – has done the same. She takes the Liberal Democrat group up to seven. The Southern Daily Echo reports: Coxford ward representative Cllr Rebecca McCreanor said she took the decision after "much soul searching and considerable reflection". She said the Labour was "no longer the party for me", adding that national policies were "not on the side of the people of Southampton". Group Leader Cllr Richard Blackman said: I'm delighted to welcome ...
The latest Backlisted podcast is a great edition on Shelagh Delaney and her 1958 play A Taste of Honey. It was her first play, written and produced before she was 20. It was then filmed in 1962 with Rita Tushingham, Dora Bryan and Murray Melvin. As the Backlisted blurb asks: How did a Salford teenager change the face of British theatre? Nearly 70 years on, why do the play's themes and characters continue to resonate in the 21st century? And what did Shelagh Delaney do for an encore (and why do so few people know about it)? This show will ...
Last Summer, the mood at party conference was jubilant. Record election success brought us 72 Members of Parliament and offered us a vast opportunity to shape national debate and grow our party further. Yet, in the year since the election, it is the rise of Reform UK which has dominated the political agenda - despite us outnumbering them in Parliament by a factor of 14. Meanwhile, our vote share has sat stagnant at the same level since 2019, even whilst the combined Tory-Labour vote share has declined from 75% to 55%. As dissatisfaction with the status quo escalates, our electoral ...
When I was a student, our reading list for my first-year political science class featured the book Liberals and Communitarians by Stephen Mulhall and Adam Swift. It was interesting enough to read at the time, but two and a half decades later its message resonates ever more loudly. As the name suggests, the book considers the tension between two fundamental themes of political philosophy: liberalism and communitarianism. It does so by exploring the writings of a selection of liberal and communitarian thinkers. John Rawls, Ronald Dworkin and Richard Rorty represent the liberals. And Michael Sandel, Alisdair MacIntyre and Michael Walzer ...
Welcome to Britain, where you already have to scan your face to access much of the internet, facial recognition is rolled out on our streets, and soon your digital ID will be essential to access literally any public service. This great nation, once the flag-bearer of liberal ideals and rights, is sleepwalking into a digital dictatorship. One of the features of the Coalition Government that I am proudest of is that we repealed New Labour's ID card legislation. Now, with fancy new branding and a cover that it is to help tackle problems with illegal migration, Labour appears to be ...
Although our usual Tuesday surgeries at local schools and Blackness Library do not take place during the school holidays, we are holding a Thursday street surgery tonight to speak with residents on any local issues or concerns they may have. Should you have an issue you wish to discuss with us, e-mail us at westend@dundeelibdems.org.uk or call Dundee 459378 and we will be pleased to meet you - many thanks.
Black holes increase in size by accreting matter from their surroundings, such as gas, stars, and even other black holes. This process, known as accretion, is the primary way black holes gain mass. Judging from yesterday's news reports the same process is taking place around the predicted deficit being faced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in this year's budget. The Independent reports that top economists have warned that Rachel Reeves faces an "impossible trilemma" ahead of the autumn budget and must raise taxes or tear up her flagship borrowing rules to fill a £50bn black hole left by Labour ...
