GDP figures: Economy stuck in the slow lane Defence: Only the Lib Dems are committed to reversing troop cuts Energy Minister stands down: Drumbeat of Conservative resignations is becoming deafening More than half of councils see rise in sewage dumps Jardine Secures Commons Debate on Consular Assistance GDP figures: Economy stuck in the slow lane Responding to the latest GDP figures, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said: This sluggish growth shows the UK economy is stuck in the slow lane under the Conservatives. This government has no plan to fix the damage they've done to people's living standards. ...
It's not surprising that polls suggest that many young people in the UK now despair about democratic politics. The partisan Westminster debate has become more and more negative. Prime Minister's Questions have been getting worse week by week, throwing insults across the floor. The Conservative Party has run out of positive themes to appeal to the public, and is falling back on attempts to discredit all of its opponents. The right-wing media are in full hysterical mode, while conspiracy theories, culture wars and ideas about 'Christian nationalism' flow from across the Atlantic along with American finance to support Tory factions ...
More biting satire: I find it hard to see Ed Davey holding on to the leadership after this. It's a good thing this entry marks the end of this visit to Bonkers Hall. How strange it is that Lord Bonkers should have discovered my student haunts in York! When I went back some years ago, I found that Jimmy's Fish Bar had become Jenny's Fish & Chips. I don't know if the business is in the same family, but in my day Jimmy was a small Italian and Mrs Jimmy was a large Yorkshirewoman. We speculated that she had captured ...
Two principal authority council by-elections this week, both Lib Dem defences and both tricky in their own way. The contest in Harrogate, caused by the previous councillor having to be suspended by the party, saw a comfortable Liberal Democrat hold: Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone (North Yorkshire) Council By-Election Result: [IMG: 🔶] LDM: 43.8% (-7.8) [IMG: 🌳] CON: 30.8% (-4.0) [IMG: 🌍] GRN: 15.1% (New) [IMG: ➡] RFM: 5.7% (New) [IMG: 🌹] LAB: 4.6% (-2.6) No IND (-6.4) as previous. Liberal Democrat HOLD. Changes w/ 2022. — Election Maps UK (@ElectionMapsUK) April 11, 2024
By some distance, the Guardian wins our Headline of the Day Award. Well done everybody in showbiz North London.
Residents recently pointed out to us that tenants with mobility difficulties who use the Corso Street sheltered lounge and access it using the path down from the lock-ups above have no handrail to hold onto walking up and down the slope. We asked the City Council to consider installing a handrail and the Team Leader (Tenancy and Estates) has responded helpfully as follows : "Thanks for getting in touch and bringing this to our attention. It seems like a reasonable request to me. I cannot think of any particular reason why we would not get this work done." He has ...
