The latest edition of my weekly political polling round-up, The Week in Polls, is out. As it says: Two recent batches of polling have both looked at the question of who is willing to (seriously) consider voting for the Liberal Democrats and also both gone pretty much unreported. Find out more by reading this edition of The Week in Polls here, and you can sign up below to receive future editions direct to your email inbox:
In a press release she has outlined the Liberal Democrat's Winter Plan for Ambulances. Fix Social Care. Bring forward a fully funded programme to get people who are medically well enough discharged from hospital and set up with appropriate social care and support. This will allow people to leave hospital sooner and make more space available for new arrivals.The Government's current attempt at this through the Adult Social Care Discharge Fund is not good enough, as the funds will come from existing NHS budgets putting even more pressure on other services. It will also not be deployed in full until ...
The first single I bought with my own money, or at least my own record token, was Kites by Simon Dupree and the Big Sound, which was pretty damned cool for a seven year old. Yes, I was into Sixties psychedelia even at the time. Simon Dupree and the Big Sound eventually evolved into the prog rock band Gentle Giant, but before they did they issued a run of good singles, even if none repeated the success of Kites. Part of My Past made number 62 in the singles chart in the summer of 1968, and very 1968 it sounds. ...
According to the Guardian leaked government emails have revealed that Rishi Sunak considered banning thousands of workers from joining a union, in proposals that have been described as potentially the "biggest attack on workers' rights and freedoms" for decades: The messages, shared between senior civil servants and seen by the Observer, reveal that the prime minister contemplated banning Border Force (BF) staff from trade union membership under its anti-strike legislation announced last Thursday. Union leaders fear the extreme measures - not even known to be under consideration until now - could have also been considered for other sectors, theoretically leading ...
If anyone thinks that I am going to get softer or queieter now that I have reached seventy they do not know me well at all!! So as the world inexorably turns and 365 days become a year, so I ... Continue reading →
"This Conservative Brexit deal isn't working for Britain": @libdemdaisy's verdict on #Brexit on @TimesRadio this week. Take a listen here: https://t.co/y5gt20uika — LibDemNewswire [IMG: 🔶] (@LibDemNewswire) January 7, 2023
We received complaints about the road surface and footways around the entrance to Balgay Park at Balgay Road/Scott Street. We raised this with the City Council and received the following feedback : "Neighbourhood Services and the Roads Maintenance Partnership have completed their inspections of Balgay Park/Scott Street entrance. Below is their feedback : Neighbourhood Services The road surface to the inside of the Balgay Park falls within a promoted cycle route and a request has been submitted to Sustainable Transport Team seeking the possibility of resurfacing of this area due to the degradation experienced through general wear and tear, albeit ...
