The news that Fareham Conservative councillor Nick Gregory has quit the party prompts the local newspaper to remind people of his record on switching parties: First elected as a Liberal Democrat (2010) Switched to Conservatives Switched to independents Switched to Ukip Switched to independents Switched to Conservatives Switched to independents Phew. Sign up to get the latest news and analysis
I once blogged about a wonderful film from 1945 of the derelict Glamorganshire Canal, which used to run from Merthyr to the sea at Cardiff Docks. Most of the route has been lost to road schemes and redevelopment, but stretches do survive. Bob's Rail Relics found one of them in Forest Farm Country Park in the northern suburbs of Cardiff and posted this video. He has another video about a gloriously unexpected survival right in the centre of the city, and I shall post that here another day. You can subscribe to Bob's Rail Relics on YouTube.
The Condition of England, which was published in 1909, is probably Charles Masterman's best-known book. It is best known for its analysis of the different social classes, but also contains a chapter on literature and progress. And in it, Masterman discusses the thought of Richard Jefferies in some detail. I quote some of it here because Masterman's account of Jefferies is accurate and illuminating: There is more hope in the way of the Life Worshippers like Jefferies than of the Nature Worshippers like Wordsworth. Wordsworth assumes a Nature benignant and responsive, a spirit whose dwelling is the light of setting ...
Hundreds of sewage leaks in England's hospitals over the last year Shocking reports of patients slipping over on sewage, staff becoming ill and urine & faeces leaking into offices and wards Sewage flows in A&E departments, cancer wards and maternity centres amongst other critical hospital buildings Liberal Democrat Leader demands urgent funds to fix hospitals before more patients and staff suffer from disgusting conditions Freedom of Information Requests by the Liberal Democrats to NHS Trusts has revealed in the past twelve months there has been a staggering 456 sewage leaks in England's hospitals. 55 NHS Trusts provided responses which reveal ...
Sun, 12:56: Yes, Jimmy Carter Really Did Once Help Contain a Nuclear Meltdown https://t.co/mRkBbWI9PM Good heavens! I know I am late to this story, but, again, good heavens! Sun, 17:07: Wow. We were paid an absolute pittance in 1989-90. When I tried to increase it for my successors the sky fell in. https://t.co/NSnZVfuJPB Sun, 18:31: Lucy Wilson & the Bledoe Cadets, by Tim�Gambrell https://t.co/eSeTKHE51i Sun, 18:32: Timelash, by Phil Pascoe (and Glen�McCoy) https://t.co/GvyUuhsl1w Sun, 22:03: Sums it up. #gally1 https://t.co/C3Vbyigsgm Sun, 22:58: #gally1 https://t.co/MytIdQ1Hev Sun, 23:22: Sunday reading https://t.co/iNUdSiyV3R Mon, 00:20: Frazer Hines @WhoFrazer and Patrick Troughton's son Michael Troughton ...
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Welcome to my day: 20 February 2023 - a transport of delight and a birthday greeting...
For those of you who don't have the joy of living in the countryside, you will be aware of the existence of large boxes on wheels which pass up and down roads near you, stopping regularly to pick up and drop off complete strangers. Buses are relatively rare in my neck of the woods, however, so journeys need to be planned more thoroughly. And that's how I spent my Saturday, using the temporary £2 fare to travel from Bury St Edmunds to Lincoln, using five buses and travelling via Thetford, Kings Lynn, Spalding and Skegness. And yes, it took more ...
Word of the day comes from the Guardian, though there is no online version of the article at the time of writing, even though the paper has written on the subject before and even published an editorial back in 2010. 'Are you a sitzpinkler?' the paper asks, and with question we slip into a google rabbit hole of disturbing proportions. The 2010 editorial explains. They say: lots of German men nowadays routinely sit down to pee. From quite early on, so it is claimed, German sons are taught that being a Sitzpinkler - translate it yourself - is the done ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2023 Greenmarket - prohibition of left turn into Greenmarket from South Marketgait on Monday 20 February (9.30am to 3.30pm) for Virgin Media work. Dunmore Drive/Gardens - closed from Thursday 23 February for 5 days for carriageway resurfacing. Forthcoming Roadworks Perth Road (Roseangle to Nethergate) - rolling overnight (7:00pm to 6:00am) temporary traffic lights Monday 27 February for C-Plan cabling works. Blackness Avenue - road closure from Monday 27 February for 5 Days for installation of pedestrian crossing island. West Marketgait (Nethergate ...
