"These 'final' train journeys are part of a long tradition for major public figures such as King George V and Winston Churchill, and everything possible should have been done to maintain this rather special way of enabling people to make their farewells without travelling to London." Christian Wolmar says the Queen's final journey should have been by train. David Boyle considers the causes of inflation: "So much of our economy in the UK now panders to the ultra-rich that it has worn grooves where the money flows towards them. It gathers around them like great fatbergs and the inflation gathers ...
Given the tragic news of Her Majesty the Queen's death, the Returning Officer has decided to alter the planned timetable for our Internal Elections. The original timetable was based on the idea that it would enable candidates to collect nominations as part of the planned Conference in Brighton. Now that this has been cancelled, we are faced with both an increased workload for the staff team, as well as there being no conference at which to collect nominations. Consequently, the Returning Officer has decided to delay the opening of nominations by 1 week, to the 20th September at 5pm. In ...
Everyone who has registered for Conference should have received an email from Nick Da Costa, Chair of the Federal Conference Committee. Here is an updated version of his email: Dear All, Rail and Accommodation update Those of you registered from Conference will shortly receive the below email following updates from National Rail and Visit Brighton. Visit Brighton have also reached out directly to people who have booked hotels. The Conference Team will also be reaching out soon regarding registrations, but I wanted to give you an update on this items in the first instance. There will be more updates from ...
It is very concerning to see incidents of peaceful protesters being arrested. This is opposite to everything that the late Queen stood for - and presided over – for 70 years. We have a right to peaceful protest in this country. We cannot pretend that dissent does not exist. There will never be 100% agreement on everything. It is ridiculous to try to pretend that there is 100% approval of the monarchy. Our strength is that we tolerate dissent. We should wear peaceful protests as a badge of honour. It is sign of a healthy democracy. The young lad in ...
The writer and wartime broadcaster J.B. Priestly was born on 13 September 1894 and lived to be an admirer of Monty Python's Flying Circus. This was revealed by the late great Barry Cryer in a 2017 interview with We Are Cult. (Graham here is Graham Chapman.) Tell us about the J.B. Priestley story... During the Python tour, I told Graham, my absolute idol as a writer was J.B. Priestley, and typical Graham, I remember he said, "Ooh, Ba, you're a bore on the subject of J.B. Priestley..." I said, "I'm sorry!" "Ring him up", he said. I said, "You don't ...
Mon, 12:56: RT @snigskitchen: Time for a thread. Let's have a look how the Conservative/right wing commentators are now backpedalling furiously. We beg... Mon, 18:17: January 2018 books https://t.co/mcPFcALQbu Mon, 20:23: Hooray! Daily #211 0️⃣6️⃣⬛1️⃣6️⃣ 0️⃣7️⃣⬛0️⃣4️⃣ 0️⃣8️⃣⬛0️⃣5️⃣ 1️⃣7️⃣⬛1️⃣8️⃣ 1️⃣0️⃣⬛0️⃣9️⃣ 1️⃣9️⃣⬛1️⃣1️⃣ 1️⃣2️⃣⬛1️⃣3️⃣ 1️⃣4️⃣⬛1️⃣5️⃣ https://t.co/1E46GFXTgD #sedecordle Tue, 07:16: RT @charlottecarso1: I have stayed quiet about this man until now. But this is too much. He trained at my school in Deptford. He was the la... Tue, 09:09: Daily #212 1️⃣8️⃣⬛0️⃣4️⃣ 1️⃣9️⃣⬛0️⃣5️⃣ 1️⃣0️⃣⬛0️⃣6️⃣ 0️⃣7️⃣⬛1️⃣1️⃣ 0️⃣8️⃣⬛1️⃣3️⃣ 0️⃣9️⃣⬛1️⃣4️⃣ 2️⃣0️⃣⬛1️⃣5️⃣ 1️⃣6️⃣⬛1️⃣7️⃣ https://t.co/1E46GFXTgD #sedecordle Tue, 10:45: RT @BDStanley: Why does @TheEconomist, a magazine, do this? Can there ...
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Embed from Getty ImagesIt is now close to impossible to overturn wrongful convictions in the courts, says Dennis Eady, head of Cardiff University's Innocence Project. The project conducts casework, research and advocacy on the miscarriages of justice and is the only such UK university project to have helped overturn cases at the Court of Appeal. Writing on the Inside Time website, Eady says: Over the years our chances of being able to help people towards a successful appeal have gone from remote to virtually non-existent. There are numerous reasons for this, but the primary reason is that the appeal system ...
Christine Jardine used her Scotsman column to pay tribute to the Queen and to describe the atmosphere in Parliament as the news came that the Queen's health was causing concern. When the Speaker rose to convey the confirmatory announcement from Buckingham Palace, the feeling in the chamber was like nothing I have ever known or could have predicted. This was a moment that we all in that place, indeed everyone in the country must have known could not be far off and yet somehow it was a shock. The immediate priority was focusing on the resumed debate in an attempt ...
Sunday's Observer reported on the disturbing case of two protesters who expressed republican sentiments and who were aubsequently rrested at events proclaiming the accession to the throne of King Charles III. The paper says that a man was arrested for shouting, "Who elected him?" when the proclamation was read out in Oxford, while in Edinburgh, a woman holding a sign saying, "Fuck imperialism, abolish monarchy" was arrested moments before the reading of the proclamation. In today's Guardian, civil liberties campaigners and others were reported as expressing alarm about the response of police to anti-monarchy protesters after a number of incidents, ...
The cost of living crisis is making finances difficult to manage for many households. To help with this, Dundee Citizens' Advice Bureau is holding group sessions in Central Library to offer advice and information on the support that may be available the first one is this Thursday. Dates: Thursday 15th September, 11am - 12 noon Thursday 22nd September, 11am - 12 noon Thursday 29th September, 11am - 12 noon Thursday 6th October, 11am - 12 noon For more information, phone 431500. No booking required, all welcome! Fraser has been in touch with Dundee CAB's manager who advises "The library approached ...
