Another walk with John Rogers. His blurb on YouTube runs: A north London walk in search of Muswell Hill's lost holy well - the Moss Well, or Mossy Well, Mouse Well that gave its name to the area. A chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Muswell became a resort of pilgrims after a King of the Scots had been divinely directed there and was miraculously healed by the waters of the well. It is recorded as early as 1112. Our walk starts on Crouch Hill, goes down Crouch End Broadway, Park Road, Muswell Hill, Muswell Hill Broadway, Colney Hatch Lane ...
I went to Hallaton today and found a tin tabernacle. It houses Hallaton Museum, which will be open in the afternoon at weekends and bank holidays from 21 April to 6 October. This tin tabernacle was purchased in 1894 by the new rector of Hallaton, Canon Chetwynd-Stapylton, to serve the village for recreation and as a reading-room. An unidentified local history book tells us: His generous gesture failed to secure him a seat on Hallaton Parish Council and he subsequently recorded his disappointment in the Parish Magazine: "I thought that I have established a fair claim to be accounted a ...
John Potter of the Lib Dem Pod quizzed me about my first experiences of the House of Lords for our latest joint podcast: Feedback very welcome, and do share this podcast with others who you think may enjoy it. Show notes Lib Dem Pod. The Government Chief Whip's Ring Binder. Photograph © House of Lords 2024 / photography by Roger Harris. Theme tune by Hugo Lee. New to listening to podcasts? Here are some tips on how to listen to podcasts. Check out some of this show's most popular previous episodes. Enjoy the show? Spread the word Share the show's ...
As a classic attention seeker President Trump must have enjoyed his day in the sun yesterday, with the eyes of concerned citizens in almost every country in the world on him. The Guardian's leader predicted that "No British retaliation [would] mean GDP 0.4% lower this year and 6% next." (2nd April.) By my calculations that means 40p less in every prospective £100 earned, then 60p. The bombarded in Gaza, front-line soldiers and citizens of Ukraine, and millions starving in Sudan and South Sudan, not to mention about 200 other "hot" wars, would presumably give their ears for that level of ...
[IMG: State Openning of Parliament September 2023] Copyright House of Lords 2023 / Photography by Roger Harris. Welcome to what may turn out to be, in decreasing order of likelihood, a one-off blog post, the start of a series of blog posts, the birth of a new email list or the opener to my next book: some first impressions from the House of Lords, which I joined in February 2025. For most people, what hits you when you enter the chamber of the House of Lords is the sprawling expanse of the The Sovereign's Throne, a super-sized dazzling expanse of ...
President Trump's new tariffs on British exports aren't just a bump in the road they're a direct threat to our economic independence. The Office for Budget Responsibility says they could knock a full percentage point off our GDP by 2026-27. That's not abstract. That's real people losing jobs. Real businesses, especially in places like the North East, struggling to survive. We can't afford to shrug this off. If we've learned anything from recent years, it's that we need to be more self-reliant, more rooted, and far less dependent on volatile international partners. That starts with something simple: choosing to buy ...
It used to be all about ESG. Environmental, social and governance issues were regarded as crucial to long-term organisational success. But with changing political priorities and the growing realisation that ESG is not a guarantee of outsize financial returns, the focus of investors, board members and senior executives is moving on. And many organisations' ESG initiatives are falling by the wayside. This is short-sighted and wrong. But first, a quick primer: What exactly is ESG? It's essentially an umbrella term for the way in which an organisation approaches its impact on the environment, its relationship with its stakeholders (the people ...
Andrew Baxter has been selected as the party's candidate for its key target of Skye, Lochaber & Badenoch at next year's Scottish Parliament election. The seat significantly overlaps with the UK Parliament constituency of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire which was won by Liberal Democrat Angus MacDonald at the recent election. Andrew Baxter is a well-known and hard-working community campaigner in South Lochaber, campaigning tirelessly on issues such campaigning tirelessly for rural communities to get a better deal from Highland Council and the Scottish Government and fighting for long-overdue investment in the Corran Ferry service. He has previously worked as ...
[IMG: Ed Davey and Lib Dem MPs and activists with many diamonds launch election campaign ] On Monday, as our leader Ed Davey launched the Liberal Democrats' 2025 local election campaign in Oxfordshire, he said that he wants our party to replace the Conservatives as the 'party of Middle England'. This year, elections will be held in nineteen counties and local authorities whose councils are controlled outright by the Conservatives, most of which are located in southern England. These communities last voted for their local governments in 2021, when the Conservatives nationally had been buoyed by the fulfilment of Brexit ...
E.W. Hornung, the author of the Raffles stories, was married to Arthur Conan Doyle's sister. I learnt this from the latest episode of Shedunnit - a podcast I would recommend to anyone who enjoys crime fiction.
Although our Tuesday ward surgeries do not take place during the school holidays, we are nonetheless still 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.
I'm back and i'm nowhere near finished! Todays T shirt is I love making boys cry. (£10 from amazon if you're interested) Why oh way dont boys talk about their feelings LOL #maletears So where was I. Oh yes, I know i'm male and stale and need to shut up but i'm going to talk on my specialist subject. Education. There is a systematic bias against boys across the Western worlds education system. Bold claim I know. A 2023 civitas report had these two snippets of information 41% of 16-18 year olds were taught in lessons that young men are ...
I watched Prime Minister's question time yesterday in which Keir Starmer was put on the spot over his party's pledge to freeze council tax. I'm sure many voters will also be questioning that promise today as they contemplate their finances and how much is being asked of them from their local authority. It may well get worse: The Guardian reports that the government's plans to cut at least £5bn from disability benefits could end up driving more costs on to cash-strapped councils. The paper says that the Resolution Foundation thinktank believe that up to 1.2 million fewer people could be ...