So, Ipswich set aside, how did we get on across the county last week? I guess that we probably ought to go clockwise around the county town so... There's no doubt that Tom Bartleet, our first time candidate in South Suffolk, clearly enjoyed himself, running something of a guerilla campaign, and I know that a lot of effort went into it. There may have been a bit of tractor driving too. But a seat that, according to some of the MRP data out there, was predicted to go Labour or Reform, was always going to be a tough nut to ...
I'd rather let this feature slip during the General Election – the flood of press releases, and the fact that they generally got rather better coverage than usual made it seem slightly less necessary to cover them here. But, perhaps now that the news cycle has settled a bit, and given that we have a vastly larger Parliamentary Party in the Commons, this feature may offer some insight into what our new MPs are up to. That said, there's only one today... SEPA need to show plan for cleaning up Portobello Responding to comments from SEPA, the Scottish Environment Protection ...
Jago Hazzard eschews (hem hem) his usual subject of railways and shows us instead a secret road in the West End. To explain Lower Robert Street's existence and obscurity, he reveals the interesting history of the Adelphi district. Londonist has an article on The Adelphi Story and the district's Wikipedia entry lists the famous people who lived there. You can support Jago's videos via his Patreon page.
The general election is over and there are 72 (count 'em) Liberal Democrat MPs. What should Lib Dem strategy be in this brave new world? Is there a policy you would like to see us adopt? Any heretical thoughts you want to confess? You're welcome to share your ideas in a guest post for Liberal England. I'm happy to entertain a wide variety of views, but I'd hate you to spend your time writing something I wouldn't want to publish. So do get in touch first. And, as you may have noticed, I'm happy to cover topics far beyond the ...
Concerns about knife crime amongst young people, unacceptable delays in the court system, prisons bursting at the seams and yet most reported crime goes unresolved. The UK has areas of deprivation the likes of which have not been seen since the second world war. There are children and young people with little to do and very little hope or aspiration. How can we punish children for behaviour which is a direct result of the society into which they have been born? There are now 3.9 million children being brought up in poverty - 2/3rds of whom have a parent in ...
The BBC has been profiling some of our new MPs, with great photos. (You will have to click through to see some of them). Mike Martin: Tunbridge Wells My first day at Westminster https://t.co/vFew462Wk7 — Mike Martin MP (@ThreshedThought) July 8, 2024 Twelve years ago David was in a serious car crash and was put in an induced coma. On top of that he developed a rare neurological condition called Guillain-Barré Syndrome – I have huge sympathy for David as my husband has had it as well. He said: The experience made me realise how important a functioning health care ...
Many thanks to the residents who recently highlighted the badly deteriorated road surface in Ashbank Road near the junction with Blackness Road. We raised this with the Roads Maintenance Partnership and have been advised that Category 3 repairs will be undertaken to tackle this.
