Winter Fuel Allowance: Over half of pensioners say they will heat their homes less this winter Over half (55%) of UK pensioners polled say they will likely heat their homes less this winter due to the withdrawal of the Winter Fuel Payment, while four in ten (39%) say they will cut back on essentials. Two-thirds (65%) say they will take cost-cutting measures due to the government's announcement to withdraw the Winter Fuel Payment support. One in five (19%) say they will eat less this winter. Liberal Democrats call on the Labour government to urgently rethink cuts that will affect around ...
St Kilda was evacuated in 1930. We see the remote archipelago, which lies 40 miles west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, in this Thames Television documentary from 1972. It includes interviews with former inhabitants of St Kilsa to give us an understanding of what life was like there. Expect seabirds and that wonderful psalm singing.
This photo has been floating about social media for years, and I tweeted it myself the other day because Jimmy Tarbuck was trending. This led to some debate about who is in it. I have always understood that the three boys from the left are the future journalist and newsreader Peter Sissons, John Lennon and Jimmy Tarbuck. I've also seen it suggested that the tall boy at the back is the future Everton and England centre back Brian Labone. But it's not Labone. As he explains in the video below, it's Michael Hill. He was to remain a friend of ...
Hebrides News reports: Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today welcomed Malcolm Macdonald as a new Liberal Democrat councillor for the Western Isles, as he emphasised that the party is continuing its revival in every corner of Scotland. Mr Macdonald had previously served as an independent on the Western Isles council... Mr Macdonald said: "I am absolutely delighted to be representing the Western Isles as a Liberal Democrat councillor. As a party that champions communities and puts their needs first, they are a very natural fit for my own values. "Whether it's ferries, connectivity, health or population decline, ...
The scene in Liverpool Parish Church today as we met to thank all our emergency response and safety services Today it was my pleasure to host the annual 999 services event but due to the recent public disorder the decision was made to make it bigger and more of a celebration of our Emergency Services, their partners and our community - which is so very well deserved! 999 Day is a government backed initiative which gives us the chance to thank and promote the work of our Emergency Services and to remember those personnel who we have sadly lost as ...
Following the news that there will now be three Liberal Democrat select committee chairs, the nominations are now in. With one Lib Dem nomination for each post we know who is going to get each posting. So congratulations and good luck to Layla Moran, Alistair Carmichael and Jamie Stone. Congratulations to @AMCarmichaelMP, @LaylaMoran and @Jamie4North on their new roles chairing select committees in Parliament. Alistair, Layla and Jamie will be playing a crucial role in holding the Government to account on issues that really matter to people. — Ed Davey (@EdwardJDavey) September 9, 2024
After forty years of political party membership, and having held almost every post possible in the party, from being a humble newsletter deliverer, constituency party office bearer, newsletter editor, fundraiser, party executive member at Scottish and Federal level, conference delegate for decades, Edinburgh City councillor, election agent at local council and Westminster level, Member of Parliament at Westminster for Edinburgh West (retiring undefeated) and more, I decided to continue campaigning outside the political bubble and leave party political activity behind. Instead, I have moved on, and back, to community campaigning, where I started when I first joined the Liberal Party ...
I recently attended the British Society for Research on Aging annual scientific conference which was held this year in Birmingham. There were a number of interesting talks and about 45 posters were presented. This included one from me. The details in that poster can be seen on this link. One benefit of conferences which are in person is that conversations can continue after the
As a proud leader of a London borough, vice chair of London Councils, and a member of the London Assembly, I am dutybound to declare London the greatest city in the world. However, the capital faces major challenges. London is home to individuals with incredible wealth alongside some of the poorest in the UK. Around a third of children in London live in poverty - an appalling statistic. We are also in the midst of a homelessness emergency, with one in 50 Londoners currently homeless and living in temporary accommodation arranged by their local borough. And on top of all ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 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 allegations being expressed that vote fixing took place in the first round of the current Tory leadership competition. The paper says that suspicions surround former work and pensions secretary Mel Stride who, while seen as a decent chap, is not seen as a serious candidate to replace Rishi Sunak, somehow managed to get enough Tory MPs to put him on the original ballot and then got 16 votes, one more than Priti Patel in the first round - meaning the former home secretary was the one who was eliminated. This was achieved even though Mr Stride ...
