Giant's Causeway, managed by the National Trust, was the centre of controversy in 2012 when it became home to a creationist exhibit. Now an organisation hopes to influence the Trust's council elections in order to have a creationist elected to the governing body. Various national newspapers have become excited about an upcoming election - and we're not talking about the pending Highland Council by-election for the Fort William and Ardnamurchan ward. No, it's an election for the National Trust's governing council - something which takes place annually without ever generating any media interest. Or, indeed, much interest from NT members ...
Sir David Amess was a Tory which does not mean that I either did or should have hated him. There are many Tories that I do loathe and despise but he was never one of them. He'd been around for ... Continue reading →
These are the three books that won the BSFA Award, the James Tiptree Jr (now Otherwise) Award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2004 for work published in 2003. I had read Felaheen and Quicksilver before, but Set This House in Order was new to me (though I largely enjoyed the TV series Lovecraft Country, based on another book by the same author). To start with the shortest, also the least popular on Librarything: Second paragraph of third chapter of Felaheen, by Jon Courtenay Grimwood:He called again. Just in case either guard was within hearing and then turned his ...
For much of the 1990s, David Amess's smile was one of the defining images of British politics. At 10pm on general election night, 1992 many expected John Major's Conservative government to be voted out of office. A huge recession and poor poll ratings pointed that way. Perhaps it would be a hung Parliament from which a Labour government emerged, but after three very comfortably Conservative election victories in a row, the end of their period of power seemed imminent, even to many in that party. The exit polls then seemed to point the same way. But then came the result ...
Fri, 16:05: End of pessimistic thread that is worth reading as a whole. https://t.co/QFdJBRDgJ9 Fri, 16:06: Crumbs. https://t.co/qHlxmGrsKH Fri, 17:11: Turns out it *is* common knowledge among those who really care about film lore. Still a great story though. https://t.co/yJvfb0rZL9 Fri, 18:07: Friday reading https://t.co/hRkg9ERBPZ Fri, 18:30: Reflected, ed. Peter de Rijcke https://t.co/FellrkYyRk Fri, 18:45: Two Gaiman shorts: Gods and Tulips; and Love, Fishie https://t.co/plnOwp3DFE Sat, 10:45: Woman rocked awake by meteorite chunk crashing into her bedroom https://t.co/MFSV1zgl4a Ruth�Hamilton�was sound asleep in Golden, B.C., last week when she was awoken by her dog barking, the sound of a crash through ...
The shocking death of Sir David Amess MP has reignited the debate about how best to ensure the safety of elected representatives and others in public office. That phrase, public office, is critically important to those that elect to run for election and then serve as MPs and councillors. But being public can also be dangerous. The police have declared yesterday's stabbing a terrorist incident. That does not mean we should ignore the growing abuse and antagonism between the public and politicians at all levels and between politicians in the House of Commons and elsewhere. PMQs has become ever more ...
David Amess was a kind, thoughtful and sensitive man. We may have been political opponents but he was a good friend to me and countless others, right across the political divide. He was a thoroughly diligent and distinguished Member of Parliament, who was unstinting in his commitment and service to his Essex constituents. I first met David in 1989 soon after I was selected by Labour to contest the election in Thurrock, Essex, a marginal Tory-held seat. David was then already Member of Parliament for Basildon, next door to Thurrock. (Later he represented Southend, also in Essex). We would sometimes ...
Like many others I am looking at the clueless, incompetent Tory government we have in power at the moment and asking why it is that they have a ten point lead in the polls. The answer lies in the fact that the main opposition party is just as clueless and is failing to project a convincing alternative narrative to that of Boris Johnson. And then of course there is this. The Guardian reports that Labour is spending significantly more of its cash on fighting its legal battles than on political campaigning, with party sources telling reporters that last year campaigning ...
The US Supreme Court has started one of its most difficult and important sessions in history. It will deal with two of America's biggest issues—abortion and gun laws. Their decisions will have repercussions on the future of the court, the American justice system and the nation's social divisions. First the cases: Abortion is one of the most divisive—if not the most divisive issue—in modern American history. The anti-abortion lobby has worked tirelessly to overturn Roe v. Wade since the moment it became law in 1973. The pro-life lobby has fought just as hard to retain it. Donald Trump's appointment of ...
From the City Council : THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14(1) THE DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL AS TRAFFIC AUTHORITY being satisfied that traffic on the road should be prohibited by reason of SSEN cable diversion works being carried out HEREBY PROHIBIT the driving of any vehicle in Riverside Avenue (between Apollo Way and A90 Kingsway), Dundee. This notice comes into effect on Monday 25 October 2021 for 2 nights (7.30pm to 6.30am). Pedestrian thoroughfare will be maintained. Alternative routes for vehicles are available Apollo Way / Explorer Road / South Road / Myrekirk Road / A90 Kingsway. For ...
