It's the question that almost no one is asking, and I've put off answering it as long as I decently can, but it's time to find out what Lord Bonkers was saying in the December of 30 years ago. A little context... In October 1992 John Major's government had announced plans to close almost all Britain's remaining coal mines. Demonstrations broke out in genteel places like Cheltenham and Paddy Ashdown joined John Smith in speaking at a trade union rally in London. Over to Lord B. Saturday Quite the most striking development of recent weeks has been the new-found popularity ...
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards has been investigating Conservative MP Duncan Baker (North Norfolk) over his use of Parliamentary stationery: Duncan Baker, the Conservative MP for North Norfolk, is the subject of a probe opened by Kathryn Stone, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. Ms Stone is in the process of examining whether Mr Baker broke the rules around the "use of facilities [stationery] provided from the public purse". It is understood that those rules concern whether stationery, such as paper with the House of Commons logo on it, can be used by MPs "for newsletters (including annual reports or general ...
The Camden New Journal reports: The landmark Hardy Tree has fallen. The tree in St Pancras Gardens was famous for the gravestones that piled up at its roots by architect's assistant Thomas Hardy, better known as the author of novels like Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Camden Council had warned in the summer that the tree had been weakened by a heavy storm and would almost certainly fall at some stage. It had been fenced off for some time. In a statement in July, a Town Hall spokesperson said: "We are looking at ways to commemorate this tree, and its story, ...
The Independent reveals that the next generation of armoured ministerial cars will be made in Germany because supply chain issues hampered by Brexit mean no British manufacturer is able to meet its requirements. The paper says that the Metropolitan Police announced over the summer that it was ditching armoured Jaguar XJs for Baden-Württemberg-assembled Audi A8s. And it has now been revealed that the decision was made because no British car maker is "able to meet the requirements of the tender", forcing the Met's hand: Last year, UK car production hit its lowest level since 1956, because of skills shortages and ...
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Fraser has been a board member of Dundee Age Concern for some years, the wonderful organisation that runs the Fiveways Club in Caird Avenue, that supports many older Dundee folk. He's currently the board's Vice-Chair. The board is currently seeking additional board members - details below - please get in touch if you would like to get involved - many thanks!
