Putin's regime does not tolerate dissent. It has responded by increasingly repressive measures to prevent criticism (or even reporting the truth about the war) in the media or on the streets. Unable to use draconian Russian laws to muzzle critics abroad they have a different approach. Kremlin spin doctors resurrected the word 'russophobia' to create a myth that anyone criticising Putin's actions must be prejudiced against Russia and Russians. It is used to denigrate anyone who points out violations of international agreements, criticises violations of human rights and freedoms or, condemns the brutal assault on Ukraine. When the Kremlin has ...
Good news from the Leicester Mercury: Leicestershire's Bradgate Park, which inspired a young Sir David Attenborough and his love of all things nature, has been named a new National Nature Reserve. The beloved beauty spot, near Newtown Linford, was granted the coveted status as part of ongoing celebrations to mark King Charles III's coronation. The site, which spans 439 hectares, is home to rare fossils of early marine life forms from the Precambrian Period more than half a billion years ago. The fossils, known as the Ediacaran biota, can only be found in Bradgate Park. Their discovery helped revolutionise people's ...
Most dramatic of the Lib Dem successes was winning more seats than the Conservatives for the first time in nearly 30 years.
The text is below, It is such a pleasure to be with you today here in Hamilton. I caught the sleeper train up here - never the best night's sleep, but I imagine I had a better one than anyone in the SNP has recently! There's been so much chaos and upheaval that I did find myself wondering who the First Minister would be by the time we pulled in to Glasgow. I talk a lot about the Conservatives these days... A succession of disappointing leaders, mired in scandal. Playing pathetic political games instead of getting things done. Desperately clinging ...
Scottish Liberal Democrat Conference in Hamilton was upbeat this weekend. The party sees progress in its sights at the next Westminster, Holyrood and local authority elections. From the moment the event was opened by West Lothian's Cllr Sally Pattle, there were serious debates, keynote speeches, anniversaries celebrated and a lot of fun and laughter. The most emotional moments of Conference came during the debate on Christine Jardine MP's motion on supporting bereaved children and young people. The motion called on the Scottish Government to create a protocol for the "collation and dissemination of information to bereaved children about relevant support ...
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The real reason for the Tories assault on universities? Educated people are less likely to vote for ...
They dress it up in concerns about immigration and academic quality, but I suspect there's a more fundamental reason for the Conservatives' current war on the universities. You can find it in a research paper published by the Social Market Foundation: The education divide has played a decisive role in recent votes in the UK. Education is one of the strongest predictors of Brexit preferences, with school leavers and graduates overwhelmingly backing Leave and Remain respectively. The Conservatives' increased vote share in 2017 and 2019 was also driven by a near doubling of support among school leavers between 2015 and ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 20 MAY 2024 Blinshall Street (Douglas Street to 50 metres south) - closed until December 2024 for construction works. Douglas Street (Blinshall Street to Brown Street) - temporary traffic lights until December 2024 for construction works. Brown Street (south of Douglas Street) - closed until December 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 ...
The Independent reports that MPs have been warned that the Brexiteer promise of stronger sovereignty has failed and is instead leading to a loss of control of British territories. They say the claim has come about because the governments of Gibraltar and the UK are close to agreeing a treaty that some fear will see EU Frontier border guards decide who can enter the British overseas territory - and will give them the power to turn away British citizens: Gibraltar has been a British territory since it was handed to the UK in the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, part ...
