Lib Dems Slam Unacceptable Delay in Support for Off-Grid Homes Gordon Brown Review Shows a Lack of Ambition for Wales Michelle Mone: Lib Dems demand publication of PPE contract Lib Dems Slam Unacceptable Delay in Support for Off-Grid Homes Government delays support for off-grid homes until 2023 The Welsh Liberal Democrats have slammed delays by the UK Government in rolling out a scheme designed to support people living in off-grid homes. The Conservative minister responsible for energy bill support has announced that off-grid households will not receive any help with their spiraling bills until at least 2023, despite MPs from ...
Colin Martin, the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for South East Cornwall, has a good article in the Cornish Times. He writes about how centralised government is in Britain - so much so that even moves towards more devolution are tightly controlled: For most of this year, Cornwall Councillors have been told that the Government might give us some new powers, but only if we replace the Leader of the Council with a directly elected Mayor. We have been kept in the dark about what these new powers might be. Most Councillors feel that the public should have the final ...
It was grey and dank as I strode briskly through the quiet morning streets of Bratislava en route to one of those modern, efficient hotels that are so much a feature of European city centres these days. I was a man on a mission, eager to contribute my knowledge and wisdom to the cause of European liberalism. And then I arrived at the ALDE Party Council meeting... In fairness, the meeting started with a tribute to our fallen colleague, Robert Woodthorpe Browne, with contributions from the co-Presidents, Ilhan Kyuchyuk and Timmy Dooley, Phil Bennion (Chair of our Federal International Relations ...
The new Liberator has dropped, as the young people put it, so it's time to spend another week with Rutland's most celebrated fictional peer. Monday Eventually, even the humiliation of one's enemies palls, and I am no longer watching that extraordinary new series of Hancock's Half Hour set in the jungle. (Besides, have you seen the price of telephone calls these days?) Nevertheless, I still maintain that no camel could have sacrificed his penis in a finer cause than making Matt Hancock feel thoroughly sick. Did you know the man has left a wife and three children, one of them ...
Me: Write a Shakespeare play about tomatoes. ChatGPT: Here is a potential Shakespearean play about tomatoes.
Last week I had a chance conversation with a leading national 'expert' on Brexit. There was much talk about the state of UK-European Union (EU) relations including the Northern Ireland Protocol. I enjoy discussing wonkery, but in light of public support for Brexit reaching an all time low and increasingly articulated public anger, I raised public opinion. "Forget public opinion" came the answer. I was taken aback. The remark reinforces suspicions about the conspiracy of public silence amongst political leaders, and seemingly some opinion formers, about Brexit. With the tide of public opinion turning and some journalists still discussing Brexit, ...
The Guardian reports that Conservative party chairman, Nadhim Zahawi, has been accused of insulting NHS workers with a "ludicrous" suggestion that it is the wrong time to strike over low pay because it would help Vladimir Putin divide the west. In an apparent abandonment of common sense, compassion and political judgement, Rishi Sunak's choice to win over the hearts and minds of voters told broadcasters that nurses should call off their strikes and abandon their pay demands because it risked playing into the hands of the Russian president, who he said, wanted to fuel inflation in the west. Zahawi then ...
It's shaping up to be a pretty miserable winter, with key groups across the economy either already intending, or considering, strike action in an attempt to maintain living standards in the face of inflation rates above 10%. I've written here before about the effect of real terms pay decreases in the public sector over more than a decade, but whilst opposition politicians can, and do, call for the Government to do better, there seems to be little long-term thinking about its future. Our politics is so often about change, about big ideas for reform, yet government is, ironically, underpinned by ...
Mike Oldfield reminds us that carols were originally dance tunes. In Dulci Jubilo originated in medieval Germany and became popular in Britain early in the 19th century. This version reached number 4 in the UK singles chart in time for Christmas 1975. And - believe me - there were many worse singles around that year.
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 5 DECEMBER 2022 Miller's Wynd - closed until 26 December 2022 at its junction with Hawkhill for major construction works. Westfield Place - traffic control from Monday 5 December for 10 days for street lighting replacement works. Hillcrest Road (at number 21) - closed until Monday 5 December for Scottish Water mains repair. Forthcoming Roadworks Glamis Drive - closed eastbound in 2 phases from Monday 9 January for 4 weeks for Scotland Gas Networks work. Phase 1: Hazel Avenue to Glamis Road. Phase 2: ...
