In addition to the two Parliamentary by-elections, there are four council by-elections and one rescheduled three-member ward from May, deferred due to the death of an independent candidate. Across those seven seats, there were five Liberal Democrat candidates. First in, a great Lib Dem gain and let's hope it's an omen... Highley by-election, Shropshire Council result is in – and Mark Williams is our county's newest Liberal Democrat Councillor. Lib Dem – 630, 54.5% (+54.5%) Conservative – 279, 24.1% (-9.5%) Labour – 239, 20.7% (+7.3%) Green – 9, 0.8% (+0.8%) See you at Shirehall @mnwilliamz! [IMG: 🔶] pic.twitter.com/vZfOaxIOAJ — Cllr ...
"Johnson proposes to close a 2,000-year-old divide with a few more bus routes, some 'free ports,' the relocation of parts of government departments out of London, and a 'levelling up fund' of £4.8 billion, equivalent to 0.2 percent of Britain's annual GDP." Boris Johnson claims to have taken back control but, says Tom McTague, has hardly tried to exercise it. Carolyne Willow argues that the Bill of Rights just introduced into Parliament will make it even harder for breaches of children's human rights to be challenged: "I am constantly taken aback by the intransigence of professionals, forcing children to pursue ...
On Monday, the Conservatives held their summer party fundraiser. The top lot was dinner with Boris Johnson and his rivals Theresa May and David Cameron. The Dinner of the Century - so-called to avoid inviting Johnson critic John Major - went for £120,000 to a donor who appears to be too embarrassed to be named publicly. Setting aside the important point that it is somewhat sick to splash out £120,000 on a dinner when the money could have been more usefully donated to foodbanks, the event has got Newsmoggie thinking. Who would you select as your guests at your own ...
On Monday, the Conservatives held their summer party fundraiser. The top lot was dinner with Boris Johnson and his rivals Theresa May and David Cameron. The Dinner of the Century - so-called to avoid inviting Johnson critic John Major - went for £120,000. This was of course a fundraiser and at such events silly things go for silly prices. But the symbolism cannot be missed. Three prime ministers tucking into posh nosh with someone who has £120,000 in spare change while people are struggling to feed themselves and queuing for the food bank. News of the Dinner of the Century ...
Lib Dem Newswire #161 looks at the Tiverton and Honiton by-election, along with two of the longer-tern trends reshaping British politics.
I was saddened to hear of the death today of my very long-standing but not so old friend Ald. Frank Doran MBE. Frank was already a member of Liverpool City Council when I arrived in Liverpool in 1974 and quickly ... Continue reading →
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It is 7.00am and the polls have opened in the two headline by-elections of today. The Lib Dems have been prioritising their efforts in Tiverton and Honiton in mid-Devon, with hundreds of activists and most of the party's MPs turning out to deliver leaflets and knock on doors. Labour's interest of course has been in Wakefield where it hopes to begin taking back the Red Wall seats it lost in 2019. Both by-elections were triggered by MPs resigned in disgrace. Keir Starmer has said a victory in Wakefield "could be the birthplace of the next Labour government". If Labour win, ...
We recently received a concern that one of the steps on the footbridge over the rail line at Magdalen Green has badly worn, causing a trip hazard. We have reported this to the City Council requesting repairs.
