Calls for Parliament to be recalled over the worrying crisis in Afghanistan have been backed by the Liberal Democrats: Lib Dems join calls for Parliament to be recalled in response to situation in Afghanistan "Every effort must be taken to protect the innocent citizens of Afghanistan who have been betrayed by the nature of this withdrawal," party leader Sir Ed Davey sayshttps://t.co/gNRXPFCUVp — BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) August 13, 2021 Email* Enter Email Confirm Email Name* First Last What would you like to receive?* Liberal Democrat Newswire: monthly newsletter Polling UnPacked (political opinion polling news): max 1 email per day Mark ...
Today is one of those days when it is amazing to be a Lib Dem. Liberal Democrats sweep Highland Council by-elections in Caithness and Inverness https://t.co/3FWtECLzqB — NOSN Newspapers (@GroatNews) August 13, 2021 It's so important to stand everywhere, even if you don't have the resources to campaign, to give people the chance to vote Lib Dem. That's why I'm so glad that Emanuel Andjelic and Ruby Kirkwood stood in Weavers Ward in Tower Hamlets and in West Kilbride and Dalry in Ayrshire respectively. Ruby was a councillor in Ayrshire between 2007 and 2012 and it is so good to ...
In light of the rapid Taliban advance since the withdrawal of US ground forces from Afghanistan, the Liberal Democrats are calling for the UN to deploy peacekeepers, to protect Afghan citizens, and for Parliament to be recalled so MPs can discuss the situation. Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said:"If Donald Trump had made this decision, the whole world would rightly be calling it out. Joe Biden cannot get a free pass just because he is a Democrat."Afghanistan is spiralling towards a devastating civil war. Millions of women and girls are facing medieval brutality. International terrorism will thrive under ...
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Over the last few months, I've been working away at a little project: to win Civilization 6 on every one of the maps, on all four victory settings. For each game I played, In decided in advance which victory I was going for and chose a map, but let the game assign me a leader, and in general it worked. A waste of time? Well, I don't get as much from it as I do from reading or watching a film. But it is tremendously satisfying to Take Over The World, in various different ways, in various different worlds. I ...
As COP26 approaches, Boris Johnson is looking more and more like a rabbit confused by headlights. Flashing into his eyes are the growing number of Conservative MPs who believe that greening the economy fast by driving ahead electric cars, reducing wasteful consumption and cutting our impact on the environment will damage "the economy". This is a Tory monopolistic view of the economy. Continue in the old ways that are destroying our planet. That must be good in their view because there is money in shareholder's pockets. It is proving hard to convince many national politicians, local councils and punters in ...
It was great to have Survation's Damian Lyons Lowe on Never Mind The Bar Charts, fresh off the back of his firm's success in polling the Hartlepool by-election. As well as talking about how he got into political polling and what to watch out for when a surprising poll appears, we discussed whether everyone is just paying too much attention to political polls. Does it really matter what they are currently saying? Listen to find out... Feedback very welcome, and do share this podcast with others who you think may enjoy it. Show notes Yes, it is fun watching people ...
Here is the YouTube blurb for this impressive interview: Lenny Harper was an outstanding detective who came to police the island of Jersey bringing his experience of Northern Ireland during the Troubles, the Gorbals, Soho and many other extremely tough postings. He describes himself as a 'gutter' or 'sewer' cop, ready to deal with the worst of society. Although he was not told at the time, this was why he was selected by his chief, Graham Power, to head operations in Jersey. He found the elite society of Jersey to be at least as much of a sewer as anywhere ...
Yesterday I was privileged to attend the commemoration event for the 80th anniversary of the first Arctic Convoy leaving Liverpool. Being a Merchant or a Royal Navy Seaman in these convoys was one of the most dangerous postings in the ... Continue reading →
Thu, 12:56: Very much agree. I wrote about this last year: https://t.co/b2UIy8IsAA https://t.co/rJ5ZDsvTFO Thu, 13:16: RT @Heraldofcreatio: @iainjclark @nwbrux I was so disappointed as I was expecting him to take the opportunity to put the whole thing in som... Thu, 16:05: Afghanistan war: Taliban back brutal rule as they strike for power https://t.co/Bsi1IONUuM Inside the (rapidly expanding) zone of Taliban control. Thu, 18:34: August 2012 books https://t.co/PGimorCMKF Fri, 11:53: RT @SethRudy: Local: are you going to close the beaches? Jaws Mayor: no. And we're banning shark repellent L: JM: oh and the shark is fast...
The Independent reports that more than half a million European citizens living in the UK are still awaiting a decision over their status six weeks on from the June deadline for the settlement scheme. They say European nationals and their families were asked to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme by 30 June so they could carry on living and working in Britain after Brexit. But just over 569,000 applications to the scheme were still pending in July, according to the latest Home Office data: Campaigners said the government's failure to clear the huge backlog had left a large number ...
I have had numerous (and I mean numerous!) concerns raised by residents about the proposed road layout on Perth Road at Invergowrie Drive and near Glamis Road to accommodate the merger of cyclists and vehicles from the sections of new cycle lane. The provision of traffic islands I (and many residents) felt was not a good idea at all as it was resulting in vehicles going onto the opposite side of the road and I questioned this with the project manager, passing onto him many residents' concerns. As a result I was advised that a review meeting was taking place ...
When I gave talks on blogging I suggested that one use of a blog is as a writer's notebook. You can upload as much of your research as you choose and link it all together. If you are lucky, your readers will help out - for an example see the comments on a post about my own personal Thirties poet W.T. Nettlefold. So here are my latest discoveries about the now obscure historical novelist Vaughan Wilkins. If this post is not for you, try my latest Joy of Six or listen to Scott Walker as a 15-year-old. First I have ...
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Lib Dems gain two seats in Scottish by-elections and hold seat in Tim Farron's constituency
Six principal authority council by-elections this week, three in England and three in Scotland. Great to see all six had Liberal Democrat candidates, two up on the last time these seats were up. The results kick off with a Lib Dem win in Tim Farron's constituency: BY-ELECTION RESULT Grange Ward, South Lakeland DC [IMG: 🔶] LD: 1336 (66%, +6%) [IMG: 🌳] Con: 541 (27%, +1%) [IMG: 🟢] Green: 85 (4%, -3%) [IMG: 🌹] Lab: 56 (3%, -4%) Lib Dem HOLD Congratulations to our new councillor Fiona Hanlon and the entire @cumbrialibdems team. Well done! pic.twitter.com/KpXscjB4wt — ALDC (@ALDC) August 12, ...
