The British public don't need more economic turmoil Hunt's out of touch advisory panel of asset managers Hunt hints at windfall tax u-turn The British public don't need more economic turmoil Responding to the news that the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to fast-track measures to pay for Liz Truss's mini-budget, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said: The Conservative Party have used the British people as an economic football for far too long. Jeremy Hunt now expects families and pensioners to cope with increased mortgage costs, soaring energy bills, sky-high petrol prices and rising food costs while the unfair ...
John Rogers follows the Gores Brook, describing the walk on YouTube as follows: Our walk starts in Parsloes Park in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham ... We walk the buried section of the Gores Brook. There are plans to daylight the brook from its culvert, a project by Thames 21 with the support of the Mayor of London. We then follow the Gores Brook above ground as it flows through Goresbrook Park, across Ripple Road, and past Dagenham Asda where the 145 bus terminates. Our riparian adventure then plunges us into a post-industrial landscape created by the ghost ...
"Getting rid of Truss will not solve anything. Her party has come to resemble a sect. Brexit courses like a poison through its bloodstream. Whether old-fashioned Conservatism can be remade in opposition is an open question." Philip Stevens says the Conservatives have been broken by Brexit. "Mississippi had certain unspoken rules, she told him, rules that didn't exist in Chicago, where he'd grown up. He would need to follow them at all times. For instance: He shouldn't speak to white people unless spoken to. If a white woman was walking toward him, he should lower his head and never look ...
Robert Court has been selected by the Liberal Democrats as their candidate to contest Derbyshire Dales at the next general election.
The inevitable abandonment of the "Kamikwazi" budget by Jeremy Hunt has been greeted by the derision one might expect, even if there was no easy alternative. No cut in the basic rate of income tax, the withdrawal of IR35 changes and the withdrawal of guaranteed support for energy costs beyond April, none of this will win votes, even as it placates the markets. Responding to Jeremy Hunt's mini-budget statement, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said: So much damage has already been done by these Conservatives and they will force millions of struggling families and pensioners to pay for ...
Sun, 12:56: An early indication of the problems to come. https://t.co/NV1U2SFP8p Sun, 14:48: I get a lot of cold emails, and write a few too. Good advice. https://t.co/croLWaulHr Sun, 16:05: RT @GilesMarshall: @CapelLofft This was Matthew Parris in the Times back in August, writing about leadership contender Liz Truss. I'm not... Sun, 17:49: My grandfather and Irish�decimalisation https://t.co/CnEjzTSDHn Sun, 18:25: RT @Mij_Europe: Martin Wolf - Brutal "One down [Kwarteng] and one to go [Truss]" https://t.co/fnjkNPfNWV Sun, 20:48: Liz Truss is the Tory Nick Clegg - thinking liberal https://t.co/14hrdiHA7D Compare and contrast. Sun, 22:37: RT @sundersays: I think this could end ...
On Saturday I visited the Fun Dog Show at Chase Park, Whickham. This is the video I made of the event.
Following the release of the Casey Report into the Metropolitan Police's disciplinary systems, Liberal Democrats have been quick to respond. Wendy Chamberlain, the only former female police officer in the Commons, said: This devastating report must not be ignored. From decent vetting at the recruitment stage to real diversity, the Met must change dramatically and at lightning speed. Investigations and whistle-blowing must be also prioritised and concluded quickly.The Home Secretary must come to Parliament and explain how the largest police force in the country has come to this under the Conservative's watch. Meanwhile, on Twitter, former Deputy Assistant Commissioner with ...
There has been growing interest in the talk I gave last week on the lost forts of Whickham. I will be giving the talk again to Sunniside History Society on 2nd November. I will be talking about 5 forts: the Roman fort at Washingwell, Ravensworth Castle, Hollinside Manor House, a possible fort in Washingwell Woods and a possible fort at Lambing Hill, next to Clover Hill School. The video above
A report by Louise Casey has exposed the culture problem facing the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner, highlighting massive failings in how Britain's biggest force roots out wrongdoing, including "systemic" racism and misogyny. As the Guardian reports, Casey found that metropolitan police officers suspected of serious criminal offences including sexual assault and domestic abuse have been allowed to escape justice, while the force's leader has admitted that hundreds of racist, women-hating and corrupt officers have been left in the ranks. They add that the report found that one officer faced eleven claims including sexual assault, harassment and domestic abuse, but remains ...
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Welcome to my day: 17 October 2022 - as the S.S. Brexit sinks under the weight of its own contradict...
Aside from the obvious crisis the Government is in, the past few weeks have demonstrated once and for all why Brexit was doomed to failure as a means to transform the nation for the better. There were always three key arguments in favour of Brexit – sovereignty, immigration and deregulation. During the campaign, the fact that they were inevitably contradictory didn't matter, for all that was needed was to harvest the votes sufficient to win. And whilst those of us on the losing side assumed that, having won, there was a strategy for handling the transition. As it turned out, ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 17 OCTOBER 2022 Miller's Wynd - closed until 26 December 2022 at its junction with Hawkhill for major construction works. City Road (Tullideph Place to Logie Street) - closed until Thursday 20 October for Scottish Water emergency works. Lower Pleasance - road closure until Thursday 20 October for CityFibre work. Brown Street (Hawkhill to Guthrie Street) - closed from Monday 17 October for 5 days for carriageway resurfacing. Lochee Road (at Polepark Road) - temporary traffic lights from Tuesday 18 October to Friday 21 ...
