PM press conference: Inquiry must look into all Downing Street parties Covid pass app crashes days before vaccine passports introduced PM press conference: Inquiry must look into all Downing Street parties Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called for the Cabinet Office inquiry to be extended into all parties that took place in Number 10 last year, along with any that took place in other government departments. It comes after Boris Johnson confirmed at a press conference today that he has only asked Cabinet Secretary Simon Case to look into the party that took place on December 18 last year, ...
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called for the Cabinet Office inquiry to be extended into all parties that took place in Number 10 last year, along with any that took place in other government departments. It comes after Boris Johnson confirmed at a press conference today that he has only asked Cabinet Secretary Simon Case to look into the party that took place on December 18 last year, not an earlier gathering that the prime minister allegedly attended on November 27. Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said: "Boris Johnson has already done huge damage to public trust. Now ...
Responding to reports the NHS Covid pass app has already crashed following the announcement the government will introduce Covid passports from next week, Liberal Democrat Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said: "The government's Covid ID cards plans have already descended into a shambles on the same day they were announced. "This chaos is leaving people unable to access the Covid pass app, just days before they will need to start using it to attend events. Ministers must fix this mess now before people are shut out of events simply because the government's app doesn't work. "It shows that ...
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Not Before Sundown, Sinisalo; Camouflage, Haldeman; River of Gods, McDonald; Iron Council, Mié...
These are the four books that won the Tiptree, BSFA and Clarke Awards in 2004. (The Tiptree Award was shared.) I had already read three of them, and I found I didn't really want to reread one of those three. Which one? Well, you'll find out... The one I had not read was one of the two Tiptree winners, Not Before Sundown, aka Troll, a Love Story, by Johanna Sinisalo. I met the author in Helsinki in 2017, when we got her to read the final ballot for Best Novel in that year's Hugo Awards as part of the superb ...
Editor's Note: Liberal Democrat Voice has invited all six candidates for Vice President to submit an article in support of their candidacy. They are allowed to include two photos and video content. You can find out more details about the candidates and election, including the hustings tonight (Wednesday 8 December), here. Votes must be cast by 12 pm on Friday 10th December. This article is by Tahir Maher. The simple answer is Yes. But I suspect this is what you would expect from someone standing for the role. So, the question is, why is this role required? In 2001 Lord ...
Editor's Note: Liberal Democrat Voice has invited all six candidates for Vice President to submit an article in support of their candidacy. They are allowed to include two photos and video content. You can find out more details about the candidates and election, including the hustings tonight (Wednesday 8 December), here. Votes must be cast by 12 pm on Friday 10th December. This article is by Marisha Ray Are you a Liberal Democrat member? There was never a better time to join than now, just before the North Shropshire by-election. If you are, please vote in the election for a ...
Editor's Note: Liberal Democrat Voice has invited all six candidates for Vice President to submit an article in support of their candidacy. They are allowed to include two photos and video content. You can find out more details about the candidates and election, including the hustings tonight (Wednesday 8 December), here. Votes must be cast by 12 pm on Friday 10th December. This article is by Rabi Martins I have not taken the decision to seek election as Party Vice President lightly. It is too important a post for that. I realise that Isabelle Parasram has done a great job ...
Tue, 12:56: On Neon Yang's Toxic Reputation https://t.co/fX6FkLwib5 and why it is not deserved. Tue, 16:05: If Rod Liddle has the right to lecture Durham students about sex work, where's my invitation to talk about cats? https://t.co/kJlkzBGA79 Another manufactured anti-woke controversy. (I promise not to write too often about the awful Liddle.) Tue, 18:13: Waste Tide, by Qiufan Chen https://t.co/aNywnyoy0E Tue, 18:36: 630 days of plague, and COVID 20 days on https://t.co/N9b4H98VMt Wed, 10:45: RT @HNTurtledove: Salvador Daleks https://t.co/ehjAx2mq0i Wed, 11:18: RT @BCommNI: There's just one week left to give us your views on our Initial Proposals for Parliamentary constituency ...
The rumours about a secret Downing Street party last Christmas, when hundreds of people were dying in hospital and millions were obeying the law by staying home, unable to see relatives or celebrate in their usual way, all came to a head yesterday, when a video was leaked to ITV confirming that all the denials were lies after all, and that staff had indeed broken the law by socialising together. This morning, the chances of finding a Government Minister or spokesperson in the media, even to convey essential public health information, was about as remote as Larry the Downing Street ...
Holding any international meeting in a time of plague is a challenge, but when the rules are in such a state of flux as has been caused by the Omicron variant, there is a sense that you might be better staying at home. But, despite the requires for tests, passports and all the associated hassle, at least some of the party's delegation to ALDE Party Council will be travelling to Rome for meetings on Friday and Saturday. It is a hybrid meeting so, for those of us who, for various reasons, can't or won't travel, it will be another series ...
Barnardos is hosting an online event tomorrow about volunteering opportunities - details below :
