"Who's going to campaign for him in October? Who's going to stuff leaflets, who's going to give old ladies a lift to the polling station, who's going to stand in rainy high streets saying "vote Tory"? Not a single Conservative councillor, who will either have lost their seats five months previous or have scraped through by pretending not to have anything to do with That Lot In Westminster." Fleet Street Fox argues that Sunak has no choice but to go to the country in May. David Gilbert says a Russian disinformation campaign is deploying everything from high-ranking lawmakers and government ...
First, an apology. The photograph of Jim Dale's birthplace I posted just before Christmas was nothing of the sort, as I was misled by false information on what looked like an authoritative local history site. So, better briefed, I went back to Rothwell today to try again. Jim Dale was born (as Jim Smith) in a cottage in Fox Street that has since been demolished. It was one of a row that stood across the road from the entrance to the United Reform Church, so it would have stood where the houses are in the photo above. I was sorry ...
Revealed: 1.5 million patients waited 12 hours or more in A&E in past year OfWat fines: A gimmick. Money should go back in people's pockets Revealed: 1.5 million patients waited 12 hours or more in A&E in past year One in ten (9.6%) patients waited 12 hours or more in A&E over the past year, five times higher than official target Shocking new figures show average of 4,200 patients a day waited 12 hours or more after arriving in A&E At some NHS trusts over one in four patients faced 12 hour A&E delays as Lib Dems warn long waits ...
Whilst the Commons takes the week off, their senior colleagues down the corridor continue to work their way through the legislative process... There were no Liberal Democrat Oral Questions last week, so of course Monday sees two. Dominic Addington has a question on Government plans what plans they have to ensure that all schools have the capacity to identify and implement a plan of support for the most commonly occurring special educational needs, a particularly topical question given the impact of such support on local government budgets. Tim Clement-Jones wants to know what action they are taking to reform the ...
Mark Pack, the National President of the Liberal Democrat's is a great aggregator and interpreter of polls. His latest one being a longitudinal review of the opinions of people after the Ill-fated Brexit Referendum. His latest article which I reproduce ... Continue reading →
My apologies for today's late start – a minor technical glitch locked me out of the site this morning but, now that that's remedied... A big election, far away... The world changes, even if nobody seems to want to tell us, as Indonesia goes to the polls this week. Two hundred million eligible voters will determine who will be the President of one of the world's fastest growing economies and an increasingly influential player in Asia-Pacific politics. And Indonesia isn't just a country with a large population, it stretches across thousands of miles, the equivalent of from the west of ...
The Independent reports that Brexit is leaving a hole of almost £100bn in annual UK exports, making Britain's economy worse off than if it had remained in the European Union. Quoting an analysis by the Centre for European Reform (CER), the paper says that businesses that make an array of products including sporting goods, children's toys, jewellery and medical equipment have struggled the most with border costs imposed by the UK's decision to leave the EU, leading to 30 per cent less trade between 2020 and 2023 than if Britain had stayed in the trading bloc: Since leaving the single ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 12 FEBRUARY 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. Westgrove Avenue ...
