The Guardian reports that Labour's national executive committee - will in future choose council candidates in Leicester instead of local members: The move has provoked anger among Labour's 49 city councillors, 37 of whom have signed a document demanding the proposals are urgently withdrawn for being undemocratic. But the move has also been praised by some local activists as the first step towards wresting control of Leicester East Labour party away from [Keith] Vaz who represented the constituency for 32 years. My sympathies are instinctively with the 37 councillors, but the Guardian, of course, has talked to unnamed 'constituency sources' ...
There is a very standard playbook for new party leaders who take over because their party's popularity slumped. Very standard because, when done properly, it works. It's to pick a handful of clear, symbolic ways to show you are different from those who came before. The deeper the unpopularity, the bigger the signs need to be. When Sunak became Prime Minister, he had a double-dose of change to show: from the economic shambles of Liz Truss and from the deep unpopularity that Boris Johnson ended up with. For showing he was different form Truss, it was easy: drop her Budget ...
The Manchester Evening News wins our Headline of the Day Award. Credited with inspiring what was known as 'Canal Manis', the Bridgewater Canal opened in 1761. (The judges like the odd educational note.)
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Ahead of a hearing on 13 February, Shropshire Council has issued paperwork to those that have made representations about the application by Ludlow Rugby Club for a licence for alcohol and events from 8:00am to 1:00am for the clubhouse, the two pitches behind the club and the new car park area. These would apply 365 days a year. Since the submission of the application, discussions have resolved a set of provisional conditions on the new licence. The number of large events will be restricted to three a year and outdoor activities must end 11pm. Small events will be limited to ...
Fri, 12:55: Overheard somewhere: "I'm not British - I'm eurodivergent." Fri, 12:56: RT @POLITICOEurope: When it comes to guarding against corruption, for the European Parliament it's one standard for everybody else, and ano... Fri, 15:13: RT @AlderdiceLord: @nwbrux So they have a 'euro divergent' passport? 🙄 Fri, 15:24: RT @Glasgowin2024: Our first progress report is out now! You can find it on our website here: https://t.co/yvEGB8dHCD Here you can read a... Fri, 18:37: Alternating Current, by Jody Houser, Roberta Ingranata and Enrica Eren�Angiolini https://t.co/3G1O9jUdy8 Fri, 20:48: RT @MarisaKabas: NEW: To understand George Santos, you must understand Long Island. So I ...
Supplying tanks to Ukraine is not as simple a matter as it may appear at first glance. It is an issue that is interwoven with competing and overlapping problems of military strategy, political pitfalls, German guilt, Russian nationalism and expansionist ambitions, Ukrainian self-determination, nuclear blackmail, the long-term prospects for peace in Eastern Europe and the age-old battle of good versus evil. The solution to send perhaps a total of 200 tanks from various NATO countries to Zelensky's army is insufficient to satisfy the Ukrainians and more than enough to fuel the Russian propaganda machine. Ukraine is flat tank country. Ukraine ...
Matt Hancock and his allies raised a lot of smoke to try and justify him taking time out of his paid Parliamentary dutues to go to Australia for I'm a Celebrity, including that his fee would go to charity and that he was trying to raise awareness of dyslexia. Unfortunately, for the embattled MP, the spin did not match the reality. The Independent reports that Hancock has so far donated just 3 per cent of the fee he was paid for appearing on I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! to charity. The former health secretary received £320,000 ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - SATURDAY 28 AND SUNDAY 29 JANUARY 2023 Riverside Drive (Tesco roundabout to Barnetts Garage) - closed overnight (10.00pm to 6.00am) on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 January for Network Rail bridge safety inspection. REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 30 JANUARY 2023 West Marketgait (Northbound) at Greenmarket (new BT development) - off‑peak (9.30am - 3.30pm) lane closure for 5 no water service connections until Friday 3 February. Session Street - closed from Monday 30 January for 2 weeks for Scottish Water work. ...
