The UK is Israel's third largest trading partner, but Israel is well down the list for the UK, at about sixtieth. However, our current trade agreement with Israel is the old European Union one, amended by inserting UK instead of EU, and the Department for International Trade (DIT) wants to upgrade the deal to "something more ambitious." Liberal Democrats at last September's Conference also called for better trade ties with Israel, but they did so with a very important caveat. They wanted to have a better trading relationship with Israel and also to observe international law, by banning trade in ...
If you follow the research into campaigning tactics, or come to campaigning training sessions,* you'll be familiar with the idea that canvassing is a very effective political campaign tactic for persuading voters. But what's the impact of doing canvassing on the canvassers themselves?
"Water companies have left our rivers in an appalling state. Pumping raw sewage into them has done untold damage. Only 14 percent are considered ecologically 'good' and over half have failed cleanliness tests." Tim Farron says water companies must be held accountable for this mess. Peter Olusoga examines the adultification of Black children and the case of Child Q. "Most of the Gustloff's estimated 10,000 passengers - which included U-boat trainees and members of the Women's Naval Auxiliary - would die just hours after they boarded on January 30, 1945. The stories of the survivors and the memory of the ...
Fri, 18:58: The Space Machine, by Christopher Priest https://t.co/4mCSlrtLKk https://t.co/v4seTEqehw Fri, 20:01: @Sarah_Guan Please DM Fri, 22:05: RT @BowlMonkey: @keziz @polinaivanovva A joke from Moscow: "According to Putin the special military operation is really a conflict btw Russ... Fri, 22:16: RT @duncan3ross: Definitely one for you @nwbrux Sat, 01:53: RT @fozmeadows: if there was ever a point at which it might behoove @jk_rowling to look at who's defending her views about trans people and... Sat, 10:45: In case you had not yet read enough about the man, a detailed account of his degeneration. https://t.co/ffhEUP6RxO
Worried about energy prices? Well, you should start worrying more about the empty bread bin. Twenty-nine percent of the world's grain comes from Ukraine and Russia. Russia, Belarus and Ukraine have banned the export of all grains as a direct consequence of Putin's War. And, because of our interconnected world, when there is a shortage of one type of grain it has a ripple effect on every other. Commodity brokers are now predicting shortages and high prices not just for wheat but also for rice, millet, rye, maize, barley, oats and sorghum. This is on top of a 50 percent ...
We have heard the government rhetoric about the UK being ready to receive Ukrainian refugees, but according to one aid worker, who has flown to the country to help women and children wanting to flee the war zone, it is all hot air. As the Guardian reports, Andrew Murray, a technology worker from north-east Scotland, has said ministers' claims about the success of the visa programme that is meant to allow charities, businesses or companies to sponsor a refugee "does not match the reality on the ground": Speaking from Lviv, Murray said Ukrainians were "very grateful" for all the military ...
I have received complaints about the neglected area of ground on Perth Road at the top of Westfield Lane. The site owned by JC Decaux who used to have an advertising hoarding there. I contacted the company about this and have had the following helpful reply : "I have asked for the regional team to attend to tidy the site."
