Senedd Member Calls for Action on the Cambrian Line Raab bullying inquiry: Sunak must sack him if allegations upheld Debate on Nurses Pay - Liberal Democrats Back Calls for Higher Nurses Pay Offer Conservative MPs break manifesto pledge by voting against business rates review Senedd Member Calls for Action on the Cambrian Line Concerns have been raised today in the Senedd over the rail service on the Cambrian Line which runs through Mid Wales. Speaking in the Senedd, Welsh Liberal Democrat Member for Mid & West Wales Jane Dodds raised delays in the much anticipated hourly service between Aberystwyth and ...
Full Inquiry Needed into Gwent Police Supreme Court decision: First year law student could have predicted this Gambling: Conservative Inaction Leaving More People Vulnerable Braverman is out of her depth Full Inquiry Needed into Gwent Police The Welsh Liberal Democrats have called for a full inquiry into misconduct in Gwent Police stating that the evidence that has come to light warrants a full independent investigation if trust in the Force is to be restored. The Party has also questioned whether Labour's Police and Crime Commissioner, Jeff Cuthbert, should still be in place. Calls for a full inquiry come following an ...
Closed to passengers in 1965 and largely demolished by 1970, Princes Street was once the Edinburgh station for Glasgow, Carlisle and most English cities. But British Rail wanted rationalisation, and though Princes Street had a street-level entrance, the rather subterranean Waverley was larger, more central and had access to the East Coast Main Line. So Waverley was chosen to be Edinburgh's only principal station. Jago Hazzard doesn't find much of it left today, but you can see some photographs of Princes Street station in the Edinburgh Evening News. You can support Jago's videos via his Patreon page.
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Leicestershire leg spinner Rehman Ahmed called up by England after three first-class games
The 18-year-old leg-spinner Rehman Ahmed has been called up to England's squad for the series against Pakistan after just three first-class games for Leicestershire. As the Guardian points out, if he is selected for one of the three tests he will beat Brian Close's record to become the youngest ever England test player and also become the first Leicestershire player given an England test cap since James Taylor in 2011. The paper also quotes the England coach Brendon McCullum:"We know he's not the finished article and has raw potential, but Ben, myself and the rest of the coaches like how ...
Two prominent young Conservative MPs with majorities of over 4000 have decided not to contest the next general election. At 34, William Wragg is already chair of a Commons select committee and a vice-chair of the 1922 Committee. But faced with the prospect of defending a majority of 4423 over the Liberal Democrats in Hazel Grove, he has thrown in the towel. And Chloe Smith is 40 and has already served in the cabinet, even if it was only for six weeks under Liz Truss. Her majority over Labour in Norwich North is 4738 and, again, she has announced she ...
The Lib Dem directly elected Mayor of Watford stars in this video about warm spaces in his borough: Nobody should be cold this winter. That's why we've opened warm, welcoming spaces across Watford where people can meet and save on their energy bills. Our welcoming spaces are open to – no matter what your situation. Find the full list at: https://t.co/dARTkqj9gY pic.twitter.com/1FEKAC7vuG — Peter Taylor (@WatfordMayor) November 22, 2022 Note, if you can't see the embedded tweet click here. * Newshound: bringing you the best Lib Dem commentary in print, on air or online.
An impert is interested in a subject and tries to find out more about it. The writer aims to become a socio-economic impert because the writer considers it impossible, in reality, to separate "economics" from its inevitable social consequences. The foundational OBR's report is in error because it omits sectoral balances. Whenever a government has a debt, the non-government sectors of the domestic, the business and the foreign, must have a surplus. The valid question is the size of the difference between governmental expenditure and its tax gathering. Too much is harmful as is too little. Without this surplus of ...
The appointment of Labour MP Kate Green as Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester means a Parliamentary by-election on 15 December. Congratulations to Anna Fryer, just selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate: Dr Anna Fryer, a senior mental health consultant at Trafford General Hospital, has been selected as the @LibDems parliamentary candidate for the 2022 Stretford & Urmston by-election. pic.twitter.com/3DWFcxg5xj — UrmstonLibDems (@UrmstonLibDems) November 20, 2022
The Supreme Court has today ruled on the legal position of the Scottish government's right to hold an independence referendum. The verdict can be read here. The verdict is not remotely surprising. It emphasises that the Scottish Parliament has no jurisdiction over reserved matters and that holding a referendum without Westminster's approval would be outwith Holyrood's legislative competence. Clearly the devolution settlement was never intended to give the Scottish Parliament this power and the UK's "defence" was essentially to point to the Scotland Act. What the verdict does is rule on the legal question asked by the Scottish government. What ...
Last night was the last meeting of the three-year term for Liberal Democrat elections committee (the Federal Communications and Elections Committee, FCEC).
The OUP publishers normally select the Oxford word of the year, and last year they chose vax. However this year they are asking the public to vote. Mind you, rather like the Tory leadership election, they are only offering a very short shortlist to choose from. This year the words on the ballot are metaverse, #IStandWith and goblin mode. I must confess that I have never used the last phrase, but it usefully fills a gap in my vocabulary. Collins also produce their word of the year. Last year it was NFT and in 2020, predictably, it was lockdown. I ...
I am a fan of irony in politics, but after reading this latest news in the Guardian it seems that whole concept is dead. The paper says that Owen Paterson, the former Tory cabinet minister and arch Eurosceptic who resigned from parliament last year after an inquiry found he had broken the rules banning MPs from paid lobbying, is taking a case to the European court of human rights. They add that in a court summary of the case, Paterson "complains that his article 8 rights [to privacy] were infringed [by the inquiry process that led to his resignation], as ...
Although there is a handrail for tenants to use coming out of the Corso Street sheltered lounge going both north and south from the lounge, residents have highlighted to us that the handrail running south towards Blackness Avenue runs out before you reach the junction with Blackness Avenue. All there is at the moment is a metal fence with a lot of spikes that is being neither safe or satisfactory for a tenant with mobility difficulties to hold onto. We raised this problem with the City Council and have received a very helpful and positive response from the Project Officer ...
