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Oxford University Liberal Democrats graduate and worst prime minister ever, Liz Truss, raised eyebrows last week by describing the government's Tobacco and Vapes Bill as "unconservative". This is rather odd, because the Conservative instinct has always been to ban the things they don't like. They didn't like the idea that children might find out that gay people exist, so they banned teachers from talking about them. They didn't like that people in Scotland might be able to self-identify as trans, so they banned the Scottish government from allowing it. And, most pertinent to what I am writing about now, they ...
The Guardian reports that the Tories have pushed through a duty on the water regulator to prioritise growth, which experts have said will incentivise water companies to value their bottom lines over reducing sewage pollution. They add that campaigners fear this move will weaken Ofwat's ability to crack down on water companies as it may force the regulator to consider a company's financial situation and the impact on its growth if the firm is heavily fined for polluting: The Liberal Democrats forced a vote in parliament on Wednesday on the government's new "growth duty" for Ofwat, which requires the regulator ...
Michael's ward surgeries take place today and every Thursday during school term time. They are as follows : Thursdays at 5.45pm prompt - West End Campus (come to reception area of St Joseph's RC and Victoria Park Primary Schools) Thursdays at 6.30pm prompt - Harris Academy reception area All welcome - no appointment necessary!
It's a podcast with young men, so there's lots of top bantz, but in between Mason Crane - England, Hampshire, Sussex and now Glamorgan - has some interesting things to say about how we can encourage spin bowling in the County Championship.
The Secret Support Worker discusses what older people in care homes need to thrive - and what they are given. Well, gentle reader, I did it. I walked away from the most amazing and most magical (and most badly paid) of jobs. I don't really know how it happened, but for the last few months I have been in a different world, working in a care home remembering the Britain of the 1940s to the 1970s with a group of my most elderly fellow citizens. It was a bit like being Dominic Sandbrook but without the podcast and the Daily ...
Ed Davey had an extensive interview on Good Morning Britain covering, among other topics, lessons from the Covid-19 lockdowns and defence spending, along with the government's Rwanda policy.
Yesterday Rishi Sunak announced a plan to substantially increase UK defence spending, up to 2.5% of GDP by 2030. This announcement moves the Tory position from an aspiration to achieve this "when economic circumstances allow" to a firm plan with actual budget cash numbers from this year through to 2030. The timing is interesting - it is less than two months since the Government passed its Spring Budget without any attempt to fund this aspiration, but since then two things have happened. One is that Keir Starmer moved Labour's policy position to match the unfunded "aspiration", and (perhaps more importantly) ...
One of the most amazing and precious things in our lives, in my view, is that we meet so many different people. Some encounters might be difficult and challenging, others can be inspiring and fulfilling. We all have a wonderful story to tell. We have all embarked on this incredibly rewarding and rocky journey; a gigantic life adventure. Each one of these stories is unique and special in so many years. In May, it will be 20 years since Poland and 9 other European countries joined the EU. So many European migrants left their countries of origin and settled in ...
Many of us are sad that we are not participating in the elections to the European Parliament for the first time since 1979. However, one longstanding liberal Europhile is heading up ALDE party United States of Europe's list in North East Italy. Our Graham Watson, formerly Lib Dem MEP for the South West between 1994 and 2014 is seeking election to the European Parliament. He has joint Italian and British nationality and his wife is Italian. From ALDE: On 20 April, ALDE Party members Più Europa, libdem europei and Radicali Italiani in Italy presented their joint list "Stati Uniti d'Europa" ...
Having effectively used up the entire road safety budget to spend £34 million introducing a 20mph default speed limit into Wales, Welsh Ministers have now performed a u-turn and said that local councils can restore some of the 30mph roads to their original speed restriction. The catch is that the changes could cost up to £5 million more. At least the Welsh Government will pay for this, but this £39 million is money that could have been spent elsewhere, not least in improving safety around schools. The obsession with introducing rarely used cycle tracks at the cost of tens of ...
Dundee University Swing Dance is a student-run society which teaches different styles of swing dance. It meets on Thursdays 7pm to 9pm at the drama studio in the Dalhousie Building - all welcome! Further details at : www.facebook.com/events/304959249053228/304959259053227
