Archive - Friday 31st December 2004
A New Year Carol (from Tom Tiddler’s Ground, ed. Walter de la Mare) Here we bring new water from the well so clear For to worship God with, this happy New Year. Sing levy dew, sing levy dew, the water and the wine; The seven bright gold wires and the bugles that do shine. Sing reign of Fair Maid, with gold upon her toe, Open you the West Door, and turn the Old Year go. Sing levy dew, sing levy dew, etc. Sing reign of Fair Maid, with gold upon her chin,
Like everyone else with any kind of access to the news I have been watching the awful events of the South East Asian tsunami unfold over what is supposed to be the festive season. There have been several disasters of this magnitude over the years but usually confined to ...
It is always nice to have the policy of the Liberal Democrats validated by leading members of other parties, even if they are out-of-step with their own orthodoxy and with the rest of mankind for that matter. For this reason I shall not be advocating that John Redwood switch to us just because he agrees that ID cards are far less important in fighting crime than boosting police numbers. With thanks to Nick Barlow for the link.
A new recruit has joined the distinguished ranks of Liberal Democrat bloggers - step forward John Hemming, Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council, PPC for Birmingham Yardley and long-time scourge of the Liberal Democrat Watch website.
