Jago Hazzard posted this, his thousandth video, a couple of weeks ago. And he found a fitting subject for it. Iain Sinclair once referred to "the bat-chewed pinnacles" of St Pancras, which struck me as exactly right. Old St Pancras church and its churchyard are well worth visiting if you have time to kill at the station. The Beatles went there on their Mad Day Out. Jago is right to sound a little sceptical about the myth of the Hardy Tree though.
Mon 10th
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Internal Elections update - Federal Appeals Panel, statements from official party organisations and ...
This afternoon, the party's highest dispute resolution panel met to discuss the ruling issued by the Returning Officer on 27th October, prior to the ballots opening in the federal party elections. Lucas North had appealed to the Federal Appeals Panel and after the hearing this joint statement was issued: We were pleased to attend the FAP hearing today on the rules around the internal elections. The FAP made clear that the rules as written in the constitution need to be reviewed by members as they can no longer be implemented as originally intended following the Supreme Court ruling in For ...
Crystal Palace Park is undergoing a multi-million-pound regeneration project, reports News Shopper, which is particularly good news for its most famous residents: The restoration of the iconic dinosaur models, a staple of the park since the Victorian era, is now underway with specialist steam cleaning and repair work revealing their original look. Scaffolding has been erected around larger models on Dinosaur Island to allow targeted work on their upper sections. This gives me the excuse to post a clip from Our Mother's House, which was one of my 10 British films that should be better known.
The BBC is far from perfect. At times we in the Liberal Democrats have been among its sharpest critics, rightly pointing to its uneven decision-making, occasional failure to challenge populist narratives, and its choice to give disproportionate airtimes to parties such as Reform UK whose parliamentary representation remains limited. Yet, as the Corporation faces one of the most serious crisis in its recent history, we should step back and recognise that, despite its flaws, it still stands as one of the last bulwarks against the malign forces corroding our politics and media ecosystem. Yesterday the BBC's Director General, Tim Davie, ...
Where are the crampons?! Vibram slides on snow. No grip. Exposure opens...
Editor's Note: In November party members will be voting to elect our next Party President. At Lib Dem Voice we welcome posts from each of the candidates - one to launch their candidature plus a maximum of one per week during the actual campaign. The online ballot closes TOMORROW, 11 NOVEMBER AT 14:00. [IMG: Prue Bray standing next to logo Prue for President] When I decided to stand for President of the Liberal Democrats, it was because I had something to say about where I thought the party needed to change to be more effective but also to become a ...
As someone that worked in the membership department at Lib Dem HQ during a time when we had three surges in membership in as many years, I got to know the elation and pitfalls of membership surges. When you are in them, they are intoxicating and enthralling but, as soon as they end, that is when the hard graft starts. That applies to both the national and local parties. However, looking back to the several years of Lib Dem membership surges, I find myself asking did it matter? Below I've sketched out three reasons why they did and three why ...
Before his books about the Royal Family, Andrew Lownie wrote about Britain's intelligence services. He found them much more helpful than royals have been. Here he talks to Peter Geoghegan about the way that British institutions protected Prince Andrew for years. Peter Oborne reports that Alistair Burt, the former Middle East minister, admits he was wrong to give Israel unconditional support and wonders if other British politicians will follow his lead. Polly Mackenzie maps the limitations of the 'add it to the school curriculum' mentality. "If we want a society that is literate in money, media, and citizenship, we need ...
Mon 10th
08:59The Liberal Democrats must be the party that stands for Growth - and we are the best positioned to d...
Zohran Mamdani's stunning victory in the New York mayoral race last week was more than a local upset. It symbolised a growing confidence among the democratic socialist left — in the United States, but also here in the UK. The rise of figures like Zach Polanski, newly elected leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, with his self-described 'eco-populist' views, and the new political venture of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, suggest that the populist left is not going away. How should the Liberal Democrats respond — and where, in an increasingly polarised landscape, is our space? The ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2025 Old Hawkhill - road closed from approximately 50m south of Hunter Street (building defect) from 9 October 2025 for approximately 3 - 6 months. Riverside Avenue and Dykes of Gray Road - closed each evening between 7.00pm and 7.00am only from Monday 3 November until Saturday 8 November for carriageway resurfacing works. Areas affected are: Riverside Avenue from its junction with Kingsway/Swallow Roundabout for a distance of 500 metres or thereby in a southerly direction to its junction with Apollo ...
The Guardian reports on the scale of lobbying of ministers by developers on Labour's landmark planning changes, which seek to rip up environmental rules to boost growth. The paper says that the government published its planning and infrastructure bill in March, but before and after the bill's publication the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, and housing minister Matthew Pennycook met dozens of developers in numerous meetings. However, the body representing professional ecologists, has not met one minister despite requests to do so: The Guardian can reveal the scale of the lobbying by developers in face-to-face meetings with the chancellor and other ministers ...
