This is the latest post in a series I started in late 2019, anticipating the twentieth anniversary of my bookblogging which will fall in 2023. Every six-ish days, I've been revisiting a month from my recent past, noting work and family developments as well as the books I read in that month. I've found it a pleasantly cathartic process, especially in recent circumstances. If you want to look back at previous entries, they are all tagged under bookblog nostalgia. This of course was the month of the Doctor Who 50th anniversary, with Peter Davison's The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot) featuring me ...
Wed, 12:56: RT @FaullJonathan: Interesting take on the Brexit negotiations and @MichelBarnier by an eminent Irish diplomat The Professional - DRB http... Wed, 17:24: The Splinters books, by William Whyte https://t.co/Nfg1cSsAyk Wed, 18:09: RT @Glasgowin2024: Meet Nicholas Whyte, DH for the WSFS and GoH at Eastercon 2022. This blog post delves into Nicholas' long love affair wi... Wed, 18:37: 2021 Hugo ballot: Best Series https://t.co/nf2xwKMjM3 Thu, 10:14: RT @AndrewPRLevi: Follow @arthistorynews. For the art. And the history. And the politics. Thu, 10:45: RT @reclamation2022: Our friends over at @Glasgowin2024 have produced a lovely introduction to @nwbrux , who is also ...
If I were in a council meeting and sought to influence a decision on an issue in an area I had a paid interest in, then it would result in a complaint to the Ombudsman and the imposition of sanctions. Alas, that does not appear to apply in Parliament. The Mirror reports that Conservative MP, Laurence Robertson, who is paid £24,000 a year by the Betting and Gaming Council, an industry body that lobbies on behalf of bookmakers, used his position to ask ministers in Parliament not to back tough new laws on gambling: In the past year, Mr Robertson ...
I've learned in recent days about the deaths of two former councillors that I served with. Barry Griffiths was a Conservative member of Sefton Council until 2012 and I recall him being a very polite and good-humoured chap. During my time as Leader of Sefton Council (2004 – 2011) Barry was a senior member of the Tory Group on what was then a balanced council with no one party in overall control. As Leader I often felt a bit like a Circus Ringmaster as I tried to corral differing views into a common way forward. Often things were tense but ...
The campaign to take the North Shropshire seat from the Conservatives got off to a flying start last weekend, including a visit from Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey. The North Shropshire team supported by campaigners across the country have been leafleting and talking to voters since last Saturday. The betting odds on the Lib Dem candidates winning this seat have been slashed from 10:1 to 4:1. That's good when we are trying to overturn a majority of nearly 23,000. I am not suggesting you gamble but if you can get to North Shropshire, please to so and help win ...
The council's landscape design team is currently consulting with residents who lives in the vicinity of Black Street about possible improvements to the open space there. Further details and how to give your feedback are given below :
