Davey: commit British typhoon jets to strengthen Zelensky's hand Poorly thought out reforms only risk leaving parts of the country significantly worse off Scottish Government must listen to Scot Lib Dem plans for cancer screening Scotland's LED road signs break down 1,419 times Davey: commit British typhoon jets to strengthen Zelensky's hand Following the conclusion of yesterday's talks between Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said: Trump's plan to hand Ukrainian territory to Putin would not bring peace. It would be the greatest reward for aggression in living memory, and only lead to ...
Sky News came to a screeching halt minutes into the lunchtime show as they issued some major breaking news - and it's another huge blow for Donald Trump. I hang, of course, upon my leader's every word, but I'm really blogging his comments about Donald Trump and Ukraine because of the extraordinary way they were framed by the Express. For what was that major breaking news? Minutes into the afternoon show, host Wilfred Frost halted the show to share Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey's thoughts on the US president's relationship with the Russian leader. The politician revealed: "I really ...
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Do I detect the influence of another son of Swindon, Richard Jefferies, here? And did anything come of this proposal? An idea has been put forward by Barry Andrews, of Swindon-grown band XTC, to create an installation which, through sound, music and large computer-generated moving images, evokes the atmosphere of Jefferies' post-apocalyptic book, After London.
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"A price we cannot allow Ukraine to pay"- Ed Davey calls out the BS from last night's White House ta...
Not going to lie, I don't often punch the air and squeal during Ed Davey interviews, but he has just been fabulous on BBC Breakfast. I watched the scenes from the White House last night with a growing sense of anxiety that Trump's appeasement of Putin was being presented as a good thing and a positive step forward. While it was great to see Zelensky go mob-handed with his European supporters, this did not hide the unfairness and injustice in what was being asked of him and his country: that he should give up vast swathes of territory to an ...
With the return of the schools this week after the summer holidays, our West End surgeries start again later today. This week, they are as follows : Blackness Library (Tuesdays 5pm - every week during school term time) West End Campus (come to reception area of St Joseph's RC PS and Victoria Park PS) - (3rd Tuesday of each month at 5.45pm during school term time)
The Independent reports that Rachel Reeves is preparing a fresh bonfire of environmental protections in a bid to accelerate infrastructure building and boost the economy, according to reports. The paper says that the chancellor is considering major reforms that would make it more difficult for wildlife concerns to hold up developments as part of a planning reform bill being drafted by treasury officials: The move reportedly involves tearing up parts of European environmental rules, which developers have argued slow down crucial projects. While Labour ministers have previously insisted their current planning overhaul would balance growth with nature, Ms Reeves is ...
