"The Conservatives of today are possessed of a small idea: that they should be able to do whatever they want, whenever they want (to whoever they want), and that the rest of us should not just accept this but facilitate and celebrate them." Alan Finlayson watches the Conservative leadership election. Andrew Screen says Edge of Darkness owes a tremendous amount to Bob Peck: "On his death from cancer in April 1999, at the age of only fifty three, Edge of Darkness was not only one of the most ambitious British television productions, but also the most critically acclaimed and successful ...
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Women's Aid highlights impact of cost of living crisis on women experiencing domestic abuse
Steep rises in the cost of food and energy are hard enough to deal with if you are on a low income. If you are in a situation where you are not safe at home, the impact is so much worse. Women's Aid have published the results of a survey of women who have experienced domestic abuse and the results make terrifying reading. They found that: Almost all survivors (96%) responding had seen a negative impact on the amount of money available to them as a result of cost of living increases. Two thirds (66%) of survivors told us that ...
After the initial burst of news, there have been few updates in the UK press on the situation in Myanmar following the military coup in February 2021. This was till recently on 25th July 2022, when the military rulers announced that 4 democracy activists were executed. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), these 4 executions "were the first carried out among some 117 death sentences handed down by military-run courts since the coup". Chinese Libdems posted two articles on Myanmar previously Standing with Myanmar - Military rule and the struggle for democracy in Myanmar (March 2021) and ...
There's been a lot of speculation, before and following the fall of Boris Johnson, that there could be a snap General Election this year - initially that Johnson himself might call one as a final desperate throw of the dice; later that whoever is new Tory leader would see the economic prospects as increasingly dire and go for a personal mandate to give themselves five years to try to ride out the coming Winter of Discontent. Both Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have now ruled out an early election. But they've promised a lot of other things they cannot deliver ...
Tue, 14:41: Macron is serious about the 'European Political Community' https://t.co/pbYygyGqYV Tue, 16:19: RT @DavidHenigUK: Bit unfair to single out Truss comments on public sector pay as being particularly unrealistic, virtually every policy co... Tue, 16:39: Interesting thoughts from our client @beschabo @AdeccoGroup on the platform economy and the new world of work. https://t.co/z7VHDyuuIX Tue, 17:10: RT @paulwaugh: .@trussliz campaign today: "There has been a *wilful misrepresentation* of our campaign...There will be no proposal taken fo... Tue, 18:05: RT @Andric1961: The north of Kosovo saw some clashes on Sunday, not for the first time. So is a new war looming ...
The agenda for the 2022 Liberal Democrat autumn conference in Brighton is now out, including debates on Britain's future relations with the European Union, our pre-manifesto policy overview, action on climate change, the future of our nuclear deterrent and more.
As we reported yesterday, the Autumn Conference agenda is now out To help you with Conference planning, here is a list of when the keynote speeches are happening. Update: I wrote this last night while watching the Commonwealth Games, trying to get ahead of myself in Conference prep. And it is just as well I did. I noticed something odd: There is one person who isn't giving a speech that I'm quite surprised about. Usually the Scottish and Welsh leaders both get to do a keynote speech at Autumn Conference. Unless I've missed it, Jane Dodds doesn't seem to be ...
When it comes to radical reform, the Welsh Labour Government has a dismal record. There is, for example, a clear case for a proper reorganisation of local government, reducing the number of unitary councils and reforming and empowering those at community level. Instead Welsh Ministers set up unaccountable and opaque structures to force joint working on the existing bodies, increasing cost and bureaucracy. At a Welsh level, Labour and Plaid Cymru opt for an over-large Senedd elected by a list system that leaves voters out in the cold. It is all about control. It will be the party machine who ...
The summer holidays are always a time of intensive traveling for me and my family. It is usually a logistical challenge to try and visit both families in Poland and Croatia. For most of us, the "pandemic years" meant moving around was even more challenging. However due to a different set of unforeseen circumstances, we might have forgotten that visiting a family in Europe could easily become a real nightmare. I landed in Warsaw on Friday, 29th July. As expected, there were long queues at the airport. A lot of people travel to Poland to either visit their family or ...
It is not too late to take part in this year's garden and allotment competition! Whether you have a garden, window box or a community space, there's a category for you. Find out how to apply before the 12th August deadline at https://t.co/AugAqg8dRE
