Thu, 10:45: RT @HNTurtledove: WOKE: The radical notion that people who don't look like you, don't share your religion, aren't of your gender (especiall... Thu, 12:56: RT @spectator: Rishi Sunak's Protocol could tear the DUP apart, writes Andrew McQuillan 👇 https://t.co/sYbsCYtu8y Thu, 18:34: The Perfect Assassin, by K.A.�Doore https://t.co/I0wOBHwBqe Thu, 20:48: RT @AGMcCormick: I don't doubt the authority of John Larkin KC's legal opinion on the Windsor Framework. But the issues are historical, po... </ul
John Rogers takes a scenic walk from Crystal Palace to Streatham Common. This walk, he says, has some of London's best views and the glorious weather he enjoys is one of the reason I wrote yesterday's post on the February summer. His YouTube blurb for this video says: Starting from Crystal Palace, we'll make our way through some of London's most picturesque neighbourhoods, taking in stunning views of the city skyline and beautiful open spaces. The walk from Crystal Palace to Streatham Common is an easy-to-moderate 4.5-mile hike that is perfect for anyone looking for a break from the city's ...
Ed Davey opens first Lib Dem office in Esher and Walton in bid to oust Dominic Raab Surrey oil court case: A victory for local people against the Government and oil barons The Government laughed at us while everyone else followed the rules Ed Davey opens first Lib Dem office in Esher and Walton in bid to oust Dominic Raab Today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey opened the party's first ever office in Dominic Raab's ultra-marginal Surrey constituency. The Liberal Democrats are under 3,000 votes away from ousting the Conservative Deputy Prime Minister at the next election. Since the last ...
(Crossposted from https://www.patreon.com/posts/79473962 ) For those who don't know, I'm currently on holiday, and specifically tomorrow I'm going to be going on the Beach Boys Cruise, a five-day cruise from Miami to Belize and Mexico, on which the Beach Boys. ... Continue reading →
Ruth Bright looks at Blackpool's vital role in World War II and her own father's wartime training in the town. When we think of the cities that 'won the War', inevitably it's the places that soaked up the Blitz and the bombing that come to mind: London and Coventry of course, but also Cardiff, Hull, Southampton and Liverpool. There is another place that won the hearts and gratitude of the wartime generation, but whose role is largely forgotten today: Blackpool. According to John Ellis in his fascinating book Blackpool at War, the town's remoteness and remarkable number of hotel rooms ...
Yesterday at Prime Minister's Questions, Christine Jardine asked Rishi Sunak to cut the energy bills. She cited a survey she had carried out in her constituency that showed that 80% of respondents were forced to cut their energy use. By refusing to cut energy bills to last April's levels, the Prime Minister will make things worse for millions of families. pic.twitter.com/uQoUDriWvm — Christine Jardine [IMG: 🔶] (@cajardineMP) March 1, 2023 The Prime Minister would not give that commitment: The Liberal Democrats' shadow Energy Secretary said that there was no role for nuclear power in our future energy industry, which is ...
Today is World Book Day, a chance to celebrate our favourite books and authors and talk about what we love to read. So, please use the comments to talk about your favourite political books and those you read for pleasure. One of the things which upsets me most about Long Covid is that I have been able to read so little for pleasure. Normally I'd read one book a week. Last year, in total, I read one whole book and two half books. However, in January alone, I'd already surpassed that. February has not been so good as I've been ...
Liberal Democrat members in Hertsmere have selected Emma Matanle as their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate: I'm delighted to announce that I've been selected by Hertsmere Liberal Democrats to be their parliamentary candidate at the next general election. pic.twitter.com/kp0YXD4L00 — Emma Matanle (@EmmaMatanle) March 1, 2023
The leaking of more than 100,000 official WhatsApp messages by the journalist, Isabel Oakeshott has really put the cat amongst the pigeons with regards to the official Covid inquiry. It's just as well that there are cats left to set on these pesky birds, given the most astonishing revelation from the leak, that the UK government considered whether it might have to ask people to exterminate all pet cats during the early days of the Covid pandemic. Quite apart from the fact that such mass felicide sounds eerily like the plot from Planet of the Apes, it is likely that ...
This post was originally published in Italian on 17th February in the daily La Ragione (page 6). We offer you a translation. The formation of the UK Lib Dems is very interesting. The party is actually very young. It was formed in 1988 from the merger of the traditional Liberal Party with the Social Democrats, a group born in the early 1980s from the split between the reformist and moderate wings of Labour. Thus, from this union that took place during the Thatcher period, a completely new political entity arose in the cultural setting, but also in the political structure. ...
Like many others, we are hugely impressed with the work of Ben Wilson and his miniature paintings on discarded pieces of chewing gum in the Perth Road - and many other locations. Ben's 'gum pics' have amazed and delighted pedestrians since he began creating them in 2004. With thanks to Jillian at the Little Green Larder for the photo montage, you can read more about Ben's fabulous work at https://benwilsonchewinggumman.com
