Embed from Getty ImagesThis how the Liberal newspaper The Westminster Gazette noticed the death of Charles Masterman in 1927: The death of Mr. Charles Masterman ends a career which had brilliant promise, considerable achievement, and more than its share of the accidents of political mischance. All who knew him will recall, as a gift outshining many others in a versatile array, a spirit of gay courage in confronting life which made him one of the most friendly personalities of our day. If his humour became rather caustic, almost sardonic. it remained good humour. He kept the faith of Liberalism against ...
I am not, by nature, the sort of person who enjoys demonstrations. I'm increasingly less keen on crowds as I get older (and I wasn't wild about them even when I was young) and chanting isn't really my thing either. But I'd received an invitation to a demonstration outside County Hall at lunchtime and, given that my office is less than ten minutes away on foot, it seemed churlish not to show some support. The subject of the protest was sewage pollution of our rivers and coastline and, as this is both a Party priority and a matter of local ...
After 11 months of investigation involving 12 full time dedicated police officers, with other support and oversight as required, Operation Hillman has concluded at a cost of £460,000. During the inquiry 126 referrals for fixed penalty notices were made. Boris Johnson and his wife will not receive any further fines. The Met said today: "A team of twelve detectives worked through 345 documents, including emails, door logs, diary entries and witness statements, 510 photographs and CCTV images and 204 questionnaires as part of a careful and thorough enquiry." We now wait for the Sue Gray report. Boris Johnson's Downing Street ...
It's all happening in England's smallest county: there's going to be another by-election. Oakham Hub News reports the resignation of Ian Razzell, one of the members for the Oakham South Ward. He was elected as a Conservative in 2019, but earlier this month announced that he had left the group to sit as an Independent. He was the council's armed forces champion and has told Oakham News Hub: "Principally, the values and standards of a 37 year career in the Army are binary and at odds with the actions and plans of a number of elected members." The by-election has ...
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I haven't had a chance to catch up with the final one hour Derry Girls special yet, but perusing Twitter, I see that it finished on a note of hope, as the characters go to vote in favour of the Good Friday agreement. For all the grandstanding by unionist politicians, it is easy to forget that when that agreement was signed in 1998, it was subject to a referendum on both sides of the border. Northern Ireland voted in favour by 71.1% to 28.9%. The Republic of Ireland was even more emphatic, with 94.39% agreeing to its terms. Derry Girls ...
The Southwark Liberal Democrats elected LGBTQ+ campaigner Councillor Victor Chamberlain as their new group leader on Monday night. Councillor Chamberlain is now Southwark Council's leader of the opposition after his predecessor Councillor Hamish McCallum stood down from the position. Southwark's new group leader is an active LGBTQ+ campaigner. He fought to save famous gay bar XXL and helped secure a new LGTBQ+ community centre in in its place at Bankside Yards. Councillor Chamberlain also campaigned to award British diver Tom Daley the Freedom of the Borough for Southwark. Victor Chamberlain previously held the role of vice-chair on the council's main ...
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 investigation works being carried out HEREBY PROHIBIT the driving of any vehicle in Logie Avenue (south leg between Glenagnes Road and Sycamore Place), Dundee. This notice comes into effect on Monday 23 May 2022 for 3 working days. Pedestrian thoroughfare will be maintained. Road will be closed in sections as work progresses. Alternative routes for vehicles are available via Glenagnes Road / Scott Street / ...
