Paul Whitewick takes us from Ivinghoe Beacon in the Chilterns to Wiltshire. There we see Liddington Castle, which was sacred to Richard Jefferies, and then some of our sexiest prehistoric monuments, if Avebury and Silbury Hill will forgive me for calling them that. How old is the Ridgeway? Is it really one path at all? Long walks are good for pondering such questions.
This is the former Harborough Autos Test Centre waiting for the end. It is about to be demolished and its site on the corner of Abbey Street and Fairfield Road occupied by a 'two and a half storey' block of flats. The demolition company's warning signs, with their 'Thank You for your Cooperation" made me wondered if I was expected to join in.
Whether Donald Trump wins a second term as President or not, Europe must strengthen its defences and learn not to rely on the US, argues Wolfgang Münchau. Chris Dillow says the Post Office scandal raises questions about the structure of our society: "The Post Office board and government ministers did not select honest or competent bosses. The police did not choose to investigate serious crimes. And the courts failed to correctly distinguish between the guilty and the innocent." "Churches are being re-used, new houses constructed, Welsh chapels turned into holiday homes. Tall buildings increasingly disfigure the skyline of regional cities ...
Welcome to the latest in my occasional series highlighting interesting findings from academic research. Today – how the views of political party members vary between constituencies. As Chris Hanretty, Tim Bale and Paul Webb report: Party members in left-leaning areas have more left-wing views, and vice versa. This association varies across dimensions of political competition: the association with local views is stronger on the authority-liberty dimension. Or to explain their research in more detail: Since candidate selection by local party members is the most common form of candidate selection in the United Kingdom, it is important to understand local party ...
The Conservatives have been getting a lot of flack over the dumping of sewage in our rivers and on our beaches.
Welcome to another preview of the upcoming week in the more genteel end of the Palace of Westminster, although don't be misled into thinking that it's passionless. For this week, the Rwanda Bill gets its first proper airing, and the Lords has views... There are expected to be more than seventy speakers on Monday, when the Rwanda Bill receives its Second Reading. Now normally, the Second Reading is where the general principles of a Bill are discussed, with the detail and amendments left to the Committee and Report Stages, but not today. Mike German will be moving a Motion to ...
As the Rwanda bill heads to the Lords for the first time this week, it is worth reflecting on the basic lie that sits at its heart, that Rwanda is a safe country to send refugees to. Of course, the high court has already ruled that it is not safe to ship asylum seekers out to Africa, but the government disagrees and are seeking to legislate to make it safe, that is pass a law to argue that night is day, and vice versa. Unfortunately, for the conservative ministers who are making this case, their own administration is undermining their ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 29 JANUARY 2024 Blinshall Street (Douglas Street to 50 metres south) - closed from 27 November 2023 for 6 months for road safety concerns. Brown Street (south of Douglas Street) - closed 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. Ryehill Lane ...
