I'm fond of quoting the Irish hooker Ken Kennedy on English rugby in the amateur era: "England have the players. What they've got to do is find the selectors who will pick them." Some evidence he was right comes in the shape of this victory against the All Blacks in New Zealand. Such wins are rare today: they were almost unthinkable in 1973. England chopped and changed their team throughout the Seventies, yet three of the pack playing here - Fran Cotton, Roger Uttley, Tony Neary - were in the Bill Beaumont's grand slam XV almost seven years later. What ...
Ask the question yesterday in @UKHouseofLords about my worry that British children's television programmes could disappear from our screens if something is not done to support the children's production industry @PactUK @LibDems https://t.co/fclU2mISZC — Floella Benjamin (@FloellaBenjamin) February 3, 2023 "Legendary" Lib Dem peer Floella Benjamin has always championed children's issues and this one is dear to her heart. People still ask her what is through the round window (sorry – I know that reference will go over the head of millennials, but it brings back very happy memories for many people older than that). She is worried that children's ...
News from Ipswich constituency: Ipswich Liberal Democrats have chosen Suffolk lawyer James Sandbach as their candidate for the seat in the next general election. Mr Sandbach is already well-known in the county's political circles – he was the party's candidate in Suffolk Coastal in 2015 and 2017 and fought Central Suffolk and North Ipswich in 2019. He was Liberal Democrat candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner in the 2021 election for that position... Mr Sandbach said: "It's great to be selected to run to represent Ipswich which is such an important hub, not just for Suffolk but for East Anglia ...
Thu, 18:25: Diary of a Witchcraft Shop 2, by Trevor Jones and Liz�Williams https://t.co/UiYodbDjvg Thu, 20:48: The Long Twilight of the Islamic Republic https://t.co/ugtFSjqElo Long and fascinating by @AliVaez. "The Iranian people have changed over the past 44 years. But the Islamic Republic has not kept up." </ul
Three principal authority council by-elections this week, and all three had Liberal Democrat candidates, which is one up on the last time these seats were up. Hotwells and Harbourside (Bristol) council by-election result: GRN: 43.0% (+11.0) LDEM: 40.9% (+7.6) LAB: 12.2% (-13.1) CON: 2.7% (-6.6) IND: 1.1% (+1.1) Votes cast: 1,249 Green GAIN from Liberal Democrat.https://t.co/qczN0Q9wkK — Britain Elects (@BritainElects) February 3, 2023
The Mirror reports that the government's spending watchdog is looking into whether billing taxpayers £220,000 defending Boris Johnson over the Partygate scandal is money well spent. They say that the National Audit Office has confirmed it was 'seeking further information' over the revelation that public money was being spent to fund Boris Johnson's defence against allegations he misled Parliament about Partygate: It follows a request by campaign group Unlock Democracy to look at whether the spending is a "sensible and legitimate use of public money". The Mirror previously revealed the estimated cost in defending the shamed former Prime Minister had ...
Cosy Rooms at The Gate, 158 Perth Road continue on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays - 10am to 4pm. An open drop-in with tea, coffee and soup for anyone who'd like to warm up while enjoying some good company. We are grateful to Gate Church for this excellent initiative!
From John Rogers's blurb on YouTube: The River Quaggy rises at Locksbottom in the London Borough of Bromley and is known as the Kyd Brook in its lower reaches. It flows through Chislehurst, where it becomes the Quaggy and eventually makes its confluence with the River Ravensbourne at Lewisham. This South London walk starts Lewisham DLR station and follows the Quaggy through Lewisham Town Centre to Manor Park, formerly a pig farm, then to Manor Gardens Park with its fantastic library situated in the 18th Century Manor House. We then return to a stretch of Lee Road to Lee Green ...
Savoy Street is a new route opened up to allow buses to leave the centre of Leicester more quickly and to make it easier for pedestrians to get from one city bus station to the other. One day there will be only one. This mural in Savoy street commemorates three Leicester theatres that once stood nearby: the Savoy Theatre (which I knew as the ABC Cinema), the Floral Hall and the Palace Theatre. The mural is the work of the Leicester-based group Graffwerk - and very good it looks too.
