Our Headline of the Day Award goes across the pond. Congratulations to the New York Times. The consensus on Twitter was that you only had to throw in an alpaca and this would be 2021 in a nutshell.
The Long Blondes / Skinnyman / The Go! Betweens / Neutral Milk Hotel / The Delgados / The Go! Team / Saigon / The Indelicates / Mclusky / John Phillips / The Zombies / Mercury Rev / Bright Eyes / The Dears / Janelle Monae / Du Blonde / The Thermals / Trader Horne / EMA / Emmy The Great / Blonde Redhead / Saul Williams / Hope of the States / Evans The Death / Manic Street Preachers
Pictures speak louder than words.
In one of history's ultimate ironies, the West may end up working with the political organisation it overthrew and fought for 20 years. The reason? To prevent another more extreme Islamic organisation from using the central Asian country as a base for terrorism. ISIS-K has made it clear that it wants to use terror to undermine the West and export Islamic fundamentalism. It has also said that the Taliban leadership is as much a target for their suicide bombers as Americans. At a Pentagon press conference this week, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of the Staff, described ...
Shakespeare in Love won the Oscar for Best Picture of 1997, and six others - Best Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench, who is only on screen for 8 minutes), Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design and Best Original Musical or Comedy Score. The Hugo that year went to The Truman Show. I have not seen any of the other four Oscar nominees, which were Elizabeth, Life Is Beautiful, Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line. That was the year I lived in Bosnia and then Croatia, so I have seen very few films from ...
Fri, 12:56: The England delusion https://t.co/bHd2ABGXjm On the inevitability of disintegration. Fri, 16:05: Brussels Comic Strip Festival 2021 https://t.co/eEf8Aymcga A bit slimmed down from previous years, but glad that something is happening! Fri, 16:28: Tough. Is this better than Blink? It's certainly got more Doctor(s) in it! https://t.co/0qPvN2rMxw Fri, 17:11: Remainers lost the argument on free movement - and the UK is paying the price https://t.co/tiMYgmVUlO Brexit does not need to be as damaging as it is proving to be but the current labour shortages highlight that even a more pragmatic approach would come at a cost. Fri, 18:41: Friday ...
In his first speech as Prime Minister on 24 July 2019, Boris Johnson stated that the Government would "fix the crisis in social care once and for all with a clear plan we have prepared to give every older person the dignity and security they deserve." The Conservative Party's 2019 general election manifesto stated that a Conservative Government would seek a cross-party consensus in order to bring forward proposals for reform of how people pay for adult social care. It added that a prerequisite of the proposals will be that "no one needing care has to sell their home to ...
The two largest and most active business groups in the Liberal Democrat community have joined forces to create an even larger, louder voice for sensible, liberal-minded business people. From yesterday, the two are operating as one network under a new name: The LibDem Business Network, or LDBN. Welcoming the merger, Paul Lucraft, Chair of Lib Dems in Business, said: The Lib Dems in Business and the Liberal Democrats Business & Entrepreneurs Network have always been naturally aligned. This merger represents a significant strategic development, bringing greater joint influence and scope for both networks. It opens up exciting possibilities for the ...
Sat 4th
09:24
Is political correctness destroying artistic creation? How writing fiction became difficult
I have a new book out called "The Patient". I'm now in that stage of having to talk about it all the time – to keep the publisher happy, to give myself a chance of selling enough copies to be able to publish another one – which I don't really relish. But there is something interesting I can talk about with this one and the run in to its publication as it relates to the wider universe. It has to do with fiction in the current age and how certain assumptions are creeping in that will make it very hard ...
PizzaExpress, which had never been over busy in Ludlow, closed in late 2020 as the company struggled with the consequences of the pandemic. Now, Oakman Inns and Restaurants is applying to spend £2.2 million to reinstate 12 Castle Street to historic use as The George Inn public house with expanded food provision of nearly 200 covers. This is a well thought out scheme. It brings an empty building into use with a focus on drinking and food, two of Ludlow's favourite pastimes. Current publicans may think it as a challenge, especially as it is expected to serve food in a ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR WEST END WARD - SATURDAY 4 AND SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2021 Riverside Drive (opposite Tesco) - mini contraflow on Sunday 5 September for Scottish Water manhole repair. REPORT FOR WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2021 Annfield Row (at Annfield Street) - closed until Monday 6 September for Scottish Water work. Lochee Road (at Tullideph Road) - temporary traffic lights from Friday 3 to Thursday 9 September for Scottish Water work. Guthrie Street - off peak temporary traffic lights on Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 August for carriageway ...
Responding to reports the Government will scrap the Triple Lock pension guarantee as early as next week, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Christine Jardine MP, said: "It would be an outrageous betrayal to millions of pensioners if the Government goes ahead with their plans to scrap the Triple Lock. "The Tories made this promise in their manifesto just two years ago. Clearly that manifesto is no longer worth the paper it was written on. "The Triple Lock is designed to give long-term financial security to pensioners, particularly those living in poverty and therefore rely on the state pension as their only ...
Surfacing after the usual intense week at work to catch up on news from outside my professional area of concern. And good heavens, the new Texas law on abortion, which the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to annul, is a truly horrible development. My own position on the overall issue is that pregnant people should be trusted to make their own healthcare decisions, and the legitimate role of the state in intervening is very little indeed. I set out my thoughts in some detail before the Irish referendum in 2017:However, even if you describe yourself as pro-life, surely you cannot ...
Reflecting on the series of crises that are erupting under the Conservative Government, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for the Treasury Christine Jardine MP said: "The Government has spent months lurching from crisis to crisis, and the consequences will be felt by normal families as we head towards Christmas. "From driver shortages to the lack of food on shelves, to huge backlogs in our NHS and courts, it is clear Boris Johnson is steering us towards another Winter of Discontent. "His Government is wilfully exacerbating the problem by pulling away furlough and taking away the Universal Credit uplift, which will hit the ...
Sat 4th
04:52
Tracey Huffer to ask Shropshire Council cabinet to guarantee it will not sell Ludlow Youth Centre
Yesterday, we reported that Shropshire Council had restricted the number of young people allowed in Ludlow's dedicated Youth Centre to just three people. Allowing for supervision, that's a youth club of just one person. The council's attitude is that the youth club cab be held outside no matter how bad the weather but not inside with the wide double doors open because the young people will get cold. Tracey Huffer aims to tackle this the Shropshire Council's cabinet meeting on Wednesday. To do achieve this, she has tabled a written question, including asking for whether the council can give a ...
Hacking his way through darkest Middlesex, Geoff Marshall finds this line has been largely lost to housing development. Uxbridge Vine Street is particularly not there anymore, but longstanding readers will have seen it before. Though it had closed to passengers five years before, in 1967 the station was used as a location by the Gideon's Way episode How to Retire Without Really Working. Below you can see a still from this programme and there are more photos of Uxbridge Vine Street on Disused Stations.
