A new group of volunteers is in the process of being set up in Sunniside, this time to take on the job of planting up the village. Called Planting Up Sunniside, it will be based roughly on Planting Up Whickham. The second meeting of the group was held tonight in the Travellers. I was there to give my advice and help. I also answered lots of questions about other completely different issues.
Happy birthday Michael Caine, 90 today. He was the star of one of my favourite films - "Get Carter" - based in part and filmed in Gateshead. It is a delight to watch, just to spot the buildings and scenes which are no longer there. The film made the Gateshead Multi-Storey Car Park into a cult icon. This hideous monstrosity of 1960s Brutalism was demolished in 2010. I filmed the video about in
ONS economy stats: Tomorrow is judgement day for Jeremy Hunt Braverman must apologise to women and girls for police dropping complaints Conservative MPs must back amendments to ban child detention Budget is "judgement day" for Chancellor on cost of living crisis Jane Dodds responds to Health Minister statement on Dental Reform ONS economy stats: Tomorrow is judgement day for Jeremy Hunt Responding to this morning's ONS earnings and employment figures, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said: Tomorrow is judgement day for Jeremy Hunt. He must finally end the cost of living crisis and the endless pay squeeze which is ...
The truth of the matter is that many people who deserve asylum and are entitled to asylum at present, if this bill passes, will not get it.
I recently attended an event in a civic capacity. The event, although unrelated, was just next door to an underutilised hotel in which the Home Office has recently placed a number of refugee families with children. Because of its isolated setting, I was concerned that the people housed there would have insufficient access to facilities including medical care, schooling and shops to supply small daily needs. I was also concerned that due the corporate nature of the premises it would be inappropriate for the needs of young children. Accordingly, I arrived early at the event venue and had a quick ...
Tue, 10:45: Why I Decided to Update the Language in Ursula K. Le Guin's Children's Books https://t.co/xmuMN60hyU by her son.
Last week Liberal Democrat European Group LDEG made its first study trip overseas since the pandemic to brave Berlin's wintery weather. In the past, regular visits to Brussels helped to foster a greater understanding of European politics and develop relations with our sister parties. Germany was chosen as this year's destination, because of its pivotal role in European affairs and because, post Brexit, we are going to need allies within the EU like our German sister party the FDP - who currently form part of the 'traffic light' coalition with the Social Democrats and Greens. The weather didn't disappoint - ...
It is true, important as the principle of free speech is, the real issue behind Gary Lineker's controversial tweet was the damage caused and the sheer inhumanity behind, the UK Governments illegal and racist immigration bill. The Guardian reports on the view of one former Home Office adviser and one time Conservative campaigner, Nimco Ali that Suella Braverman should consider her position for putting forward "cruel and heartless" immigration policies that discriminate against war refugees of colour. They quote Ms Ali, who in December left her job as an adviser on violence against women, as saying that the home secretary ...
Research is currently being conducted at the University of Dundee Botanic Garden by Tanya MacDonald, a PhD researcher at University of Dundee based within the Botanic Garden. The research aims to explore the community's perspectives of the University of Dundee Botanic Garden's value, role, and impact on the community. Part of this research is to invite the University of Dundee Botanic Garden network and wider community to share their experiences, views, and opinions. Further details are in the poster below. All welcome to take part and please contact Tanya at 2438369@dundee.ac.uk
(Crosspost from https://www.patreon.com/posts/79986347 ) Welcome again to "Andrew Hickey tells you about his holiday in far more detail than you're interested in". The more I think about this, the weirder it is that I'm writing these things or that anyone ... Continue reading →
