I once had bed and breakfast in the Teme valley near Tenbury Wells, and was told that the track running behind the house used to be the Leominster Canal. Paul Whitewick goes looking for more substantial remains, and what he finds is nothing short of extraordinary. There's more about this waterway on the Friends of the Leominster Canal site. There's more from Paul and Rebecca Whitewick about their railway and canal explorations on their website.
Here's the local Liberal Democrat reaction to news of the recommendation by the Independent Expert Panel that Peter Bone MP be suspended from the Commons for six weeks: Like many others we are shocked at the content of the allegations against Mr Bone. We believe these are a clear breaking of the bonds of trust and confidence between him and the constituency, and that Mr Bone's position is untenable. We echo the call from Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP that Mr Bone must resign rather than subject his constituents to the drawn-out recall process, and that Local Conservatives ...
Welcome to the latest in my occasional series highlighting interesting findings from academic research. Today – evidence from a study of five countries on the impact of having more women candidates. To quote the conclusion: Voters strongly prefer equal representation of men and women when making their vote choice. In all subgroups (men, women, left and right leaning), as well as all countries in this study, voters prefer an equal share of men and women among MPs of a hypothetical party to parties that have predominantly male or female MPs. Additionally, female lead candidates increase the likelihood to vote for ...
The Liberal Democrats have selected Paul Follows as their candidate for the new Godalming & Ash Parliamentary constituency.
For those of us who remember the racist campaign run by a number of leave-orientated organisations back in 2016, the claim that we need to leave the EU to curb immigration was the most ridiculous. After all, the free movement of individuals within the EU served to only benefit the UK economy, while the people these campaigns were really targetting, those with a different skin colour to them, were entering the UK from outside the economic free trade area, and in many cases had legitimate reasons to do so. Nevertheless, the implicit claim behind Nigel Farage's Breaking Point poster was ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 16 OCTOBER 2023 Brown Street (south of Douglas Street) - closed for 13 months until May 2024 for construction works. Seafield Road, Dundee - closed from its westmost end (in cul-de-sac) extending for a distance of no more than 20 metres in an easterly direction to facilitate a site access for a new housing development. Commencing Tuesday 22 August 2023 for 15 months. Riverside Drive (at Tesco roundabout) - lane closures on Monday 16 October for C-Plan work. Riverside Drive (Tesco service roundabout ...
