PM must stop sale of vaccine manufacturing centre The Liberal Democrats have demanded that Boris Johnson immediately steps in to halt the sale of the Vaccine Manufacturing Innovation Centre at Harwell near Oxford, describing the move as "short-sighted penny pinching." It was reported this morning that the centre is being sold off to recoup some of the money invested by the Government. On a visit to the centre last year, Boris Johnson claimed that the new vaccine centre "will be able to manufacture enough vaccine doses for the whole UK population... which would transform how we beat this virus and ...
Along with fellow councillors and other representatives, I took a tour of the new Sainsbury's supermarket at Rocks Green this evening. Our visit took place as staff and contractors were completing last minute jobs. The shelves are stacked, except for last minute goods such as fresh bread. The store is bright and brash and it looks like, you guessed it, a Sainsbury's supermarket. It is ready to go. Sainsbury's has taken on 99 "colleagues", nearly all from the local area, or from as far away as Craven Arms and Cleobury Mortimer if you think our near neighbours are not local. ...
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. At work, my Swedish intern L left and was replaced by another L, this time English. Swedish L has gone on ...
There are times when the Polish community particularly proud of its background and heritage. There are days when our nationality and origin are our great assets. Saturday, 27 November, was just such a day. It was ugly, rainy and windy. Many of us probably would not have left the house. However, despite the typical winter weather, the Polish Saturday School in Welwyn Garden City once again showed that it is the "force for good", which brings a positive social change in Welwyn Hatfield. Thanks to a grant from the Hertfordshire Community Foundation, the school, its teachers and volunteers organised an ...
The Liberal Democrats have demanded that Boris Johnson immediately step in to halt the sale of the Vaccine Manufacturing Innovation Centre at Harwell near Oxford, describing the move as "short-sighted penny pinching." It was reported this morning that the centre is being sold off to recoup some of the money invested by the Government. On a visit to the centre last year, Boris Johnson claimed that the new vaccine centre "will be able to manufacture enough vaccine doses for the whole UK population... which would transform how we beat this virus and prepare for future pandemics." Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson ...
Good morning(ish) everyone, and welcome to another Monday. I had been hoping that this would be coming to you from Mumbai, as I was supposed to be at a family wedding on Friday, but something about a pandemic... Ah well, never mind. Today is the 276th anniversary of Bonnie Prince Charlie's army occupying Carlisle. They had also reached Manchester at this point, but the high water mark of that uprising wasn't far away. The Sonderbund War ended on this day in 1847, when the canton of Valais surrendered to the Swiss Federal Army. And, one hundred years later, the United ...
Sun, 13:38: RT @astroehlein: If being asked to wear a mask in some places during a global pandemic is really the greatest "oppression" you've ever face... Sun, 16:49: The Ice Cream Army, by Jessica Gregson https://t.co/LTGT6VyNM9 Sun, 17:30: Doctor Who: The Witchfinders, by Joy Wilkinson https://t.co/ShZZ2lNec1
Yesterday I launched an appeal through the media to encourage all Liverpool City Region employers to let their staff work from home wherever possible. I believe that should apply to school and University students as well. Now it is clear ... Continue reading →
The Government is putting in excess of £40 billion (and counting) into the NHS and social care. More money into the first aid camp at the bottom of the cliff instead of building a fence at the top. At the same time the Government has reduced the income of older people by stopping the free television licence and reneging on the triple lock which will inevitably increase demand upon health and social care absorbing much of the additional money. There appears to be a lack of understanding by Government of the correlation between income and demand upon the NHS or ...
I'll preface this article by saying I've been thinking about writing it for a while now. I wanted to have it go out in a mainstream outlet, but it turns out none of them want this article particularly badly enough. The centre-right outlets I can understand, but it's the rejection by the centre-left ones I find most interesting – do they not want Starmer to do well? Have they all but given up on the man completely already? Or is it me? It's me, isn't it. Anyhow, that out of the way, I'll start with the background before coming onto ...
What is it about Boris Johnson and bridges? More to the point, what does the Prime Minister find so fascinating about massively expensive, huge public sector projects like bridges and airports? His proposal to put a new London Airport on an island in the Thames estuary didn't take off, so he switched to a more exclusive project, the abortive London Garden Bridge. The idea was to build a bridge covered with trees and flowers over the River Thames in central London. A total of £53m of public money was spent on this pipedream, before it was officially abandoned in August ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2021 Strawberrybank - closed at Perth Road (for a distance of 40 metres) for 4 weeks for chimney repairs. Blackness Road (at Seymour Street) - temporary traffic lights from Monday 29 November to Wednesday 1 December for BT work. Perth Road (junction with Invergowrie Drive) - 3 way temporary lights from 29 November for 4 days for City Fibre works. Forthcoming Roadworks Tay Square - closed on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 December for Virgin Media work.
