Earlier today we highlighted the impact of high energy costs on schools. And now Ed Davey has turned his attention to the commercial sector – retail and hospitality in particular. He is calling on the new Prime Minister to set up an emergency support scheme for 1.4 million small businesses akin to those that appeared during lockdown. As we mentioned before, the energy price cap only applies to domestic households, so businesses could find their costs rising by 400%. His proposal would offer grants of up to £50k to shops, pubs, restaurants and all small businesses to help them cope ...
Salman Rushdie spoke about defending free speech in the face of fanaticism in a 2005 interview: "The thing I feared most after the fatwa was that there were a number of ways my writing could be derailed by that attack. In a literary sense, I was afraid I would write much more cautious books. Or alternatively, that I would become embittered and write more hostile books." Despite growing awareness that children and teenagers can get depressed, substantial gaps remain in diagnosis and treatment, says Emily Sohn. "In the end Geordie lost by seven thousand votes - remarkably close in a ...
Jane Merrick has a new leaflet she says the Lib Dems will use to attack Liz Truss when she becomes prime minister - albeit rather a cropped copy. In her report she explains the thinking behind it: Lib Dem strategists claim voters in Tory heartlands in southern England have voiced concerns on the doorstep about Ms Truss' failure to offer more help with energy bills, her comments about "lazy" British workers and her commitment to British farming. Voters in Blue Wall target seats have also expressed concern about reports Ms Truss presided over budget cuts at the Environment Agency when ...
The social wheel keeps turning: waxing is in vogueso these are easy times to praise the smooth;but we belong here too, we are human to the core... Individuals. We are different, even from the different:a minority, scattered on the littoralbeyond the margins of the pale... Incongruous? Defiant in our pride, we flaunt our adult bodies:our [...]
The crisis in energy bills is not just a impending disaster for households, but it will also affect all kinds of public and private organisations. Local councils, retailers and leisure centres all face huge rises in their energy costs and are not going to be "protected" by the cap in prices. There has been a lot of talk about warm hubs (like these in Wales)- public places like libraries, museums and churches which could provide a warm, safe place for cold people. But how will they afford to heat their own premises? Schools too are affected. The BBC reports on ...
Of all the rubbish that is spoken at present by the Tory Party the worst is the idea that if we go back to the 'good old days' we will be fine. Who cared whether on not there was ice ... Continue reading →
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Mark Pack writes on the party website: It's thirty years since my first autumn federal conference, appropriately also in Brighton. That 1992 conference was the start of the most successful electoral run in our party's history - record-breaking Parliamentary by-election wins, sweeping local government gains and then a huge leap in the size of the Parliamentary Party as a tired, discredited, scandal-riven Conservative Party lost office. As part of that run of success, two years later, we were back in Brighton again, as you may have seen from the recently rediscovered BBC footage of a younger version of me (more ...
[IMG: Blocked drain] Over the last couple of weeks, I've reported some full drains in the area (as i have for years) and a neighbour has done so as well, with the drains involved being in Granville Road East, Hillside / Wilberforce Road and Wilberforce Road / Sandgate High Street. All are "full" so that water can't get into them, stopping them being any use whatsoever as a drain. My neighbour had had a response back from Kent County Council just before the weekend basically refusing to clean them now, and I had mine today. The business part of my ...
The consequences of the Tory government's failure to legislate for water companies to clean up their act when it comes to sewage discharges has been put into sharp relief by an investigation from Channel 4's Dispatches programme. The Mirror reports that there may be more than 870 illegal discharge pipes without permits polluting waters with sewage. The paper says that investigators found those with no permits and potentially in use included 184 with Welsh Water and 420 at Severn Trent. The companies told the Channel 4 Dispatches probe they were working with the Environment Agency to ensure the correct permits ...
Lib Dems are giving their reactions to the death of Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev was one of the 20th century's great statesmen. He gave the world hope, hope that is now threatened by Putin's ambitions and aggression. Ed Davey said: Mikhail Gorbachev brought hope to millions as he helped bring the Cold War to an end. His legacy of peace and openness stands in stark contrast to Putin's regime. Mikhail Gorbachev brought hope to millions as he helped bring the Cold War to an end. His legacy of peace and openness stands in stark contrast to Putin's regime. — Ed Davey ...
Michael is pictured in Annfield Street at one of the benches. We received complaints from residents that this needs an upgrade given its delapidated condition. We have therefore taken this up with environment management at the City Council.
