The Night of the Hunter, Charles's Laughton's only film as a director, is a masterpiece. But it's wonderful Southern Gothic atmosphere is all there in the novel by Davis Grubb on which it is based. A post at Thoughts on Papyrus examines the novel's appeal: To instil a sense of horror, Davis Grubb relies on atmosphere, general eeriness and the persistent sense of danger, rather than on explicit scenes. When reading the novel, there is a feeling that danger is ever present all around, lurking somewhere very close and waiting to strike. # The horror is almost subtle, and it ...
I went to Nottingham yesterday - you'll be amazed what I get up to these days - and was reminded of this film. So I'm sharing it with you. Click on the image above to view Nottingham Symphony on the Media Archive for Central England site. It's a wonderful scrapbook of they city, and the MACE site tells you what you are seeing scene by scene, but the date of 1969 it gives the film must be wrong, at least for some of the footage. At 4:10 we see a cricket game at Trent Bridge. Rather wonderfully, the two Nottinghamshire ...
Following up the news of more and greener homes in Somerset comes news of greener homes from Lib Dem Watford and Three Rivers: Watford Borough Council, in partnership with Watford Community Housing, Three Rivers District Council and Thrive Homes, have successfully delivered a programme that upgraded some of the worst-performing homes in their areas by installing external wall insulation... As a result of the insulation installed, 139 homes combined were improved to an EPC C rating, which has reduced the carbon emissions from these properties by approximately 173.4 tonnes per year... Cllr Ian Stotesbury, Portfolio Holder of Sustainability and Transport, ...
The Lib Dems continued our fantastic end to the year with 3 more principal council by-election wins this week. A total of 5 principal by-elections were contested. All 3 wins came in the East of England. We start on Hertfordshire County Council and a stunning result in Harpenden Rural ward which newly elected Lib Dem councillor Allison Wren gained from the Conservatives with a 33% increase in share of the vote (and over 58% of the vote overall). This gain puts the Lib Dems on 24 net gains in council by-elections this year. Triple that of the Green Party in ...
Appearing up on the Labour Party website is a new list of 211 English Parliamentary constituencies which the party has classified as "non battleground seats", i.e. non-target seats. Fill your boots with tactical voting quotes: This adds to the list of non-target seats published earlier in the year. Sign up to get the latest news and analysis "*" indicates required fields Email* Enter Email Confirm Email Name* First Last What would you like to receive?* Liberal Democrat Newswire: monthly newsletter The Week in Polls (once a week political polling round-up) Mark Pack blog posts and council by-election results (max 1 ...
What do you do when more than 6,000 Santas invade Liverpool? Wave furiously at them for the 20 minutes it takes them to go past the starting line!! I had a great day last Sunday standing in for the Lord ... Continue reading →
The premature death of Benjamin Zephaniah has reminded me of the fantastic Poets on the Hill initiative he was involved in back in 2014 which led to the publication of the fabulous 'No Apologie Anfologie *Contains working class intellect*'. I think it is worth reminding people of that endeavour. My only involvement with this project was to turn up to the packed book launch, which was facilitated by University of Wales Trinity Saint David, who provided support and advice to the poets, all of whom lived in Townhill and Mayhill. The book contains such diverse offerings as 'Peeing on a ...
Yesterday we reported on the debate in the House of Lords on mental health services for children and young people secured by Earl Russell. We thought you might like to read the other Lib Dem contributions to the debate. First up, Richard Allan who talked, among other things, about the effect of bullying on mental health: My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Russell for securing this debate. Like many others, I am impressed by how quickly he has brought value to the work of this House and by the combination of passion and reasoned argument that ...
It is a sure sign of an incumbent government in desperate straits that they turn towards anti-migration policies come election time – and so we see the deeply damaging tactic once again from the Conservatives with their recently announced migration policies. I have faith that the British public will not fall for it. In this article I will focus on the changes to the visa rules recently announced by Cleverley. In future articles I hope to discuss developments with the asylum and Rwanda policy. The increased family visa income requirement In April 2023, the median full-time UK income was £34,963 ...
Five principal authority council by-elections this week, of which four had Lib Dem candidates, the same number as the last time these seats were up. First off, a Lib Dem hold in St Albans, with an increased majority over the Conservatives: Sandridge & Wheathampstead (St Albans) Council By-Election Result: [IMG: 🔶] LDM: 55.9% (+7.1) [IMG: 🌳] CON: 33.8% (-4.8) [IMG: 🌍] GRN: 5.5% (-1.2) [IMG: 🌹] LAB: 4.8% (-1.2) Liberal Democrat HOLD. Changes w/ 2023. — Election Maps UK (@ElectionMapsUK) December 8, 2023
Here is Ed Davey's message for Hanukkah, wishing Jewish people a happy and peaceful time and referring to the exceptionally tough last couple of months. The Liberal Democrats, he said, are your friends. On the party website, he wrote: Today, on behalf of the Liberal Democrats, I want to wish our Jewish friends in the UK and around the world a Happy Hanukkah. As you head into eight days of festivities, gathering with family and friends, I am sure there will be joy, light and laughter. It is of course impossible to ignore the fact that this year, Hanukkah follows ...
Tomorrow - Saturday 9th December - sees The Wighton Singers' Christmas Concert take place. It takes place in the Wighton Heritage Centre in the Central Library between 11am and 12 noon. Admission is £5 and all are welcome!
