'We cannot sit by as the left denigrate our history and pull down our monuments,' said Kemi Badenoch last week: she and her colleagues' wilful neglect of museums shows that such talk is absurd."John Harris is angry about the assault on local museums since the election of David Cameron in 2010. Erica Lamberg introduces to the concept of 'resenteeism', where lack of advancement opportunities, a toxic corporate culture, an excessive workload and feelings of burnout lead to people feeling trapped in jobs they do not want. Not surprisingly, this affects productivity. More evidence that nothing works properly in Britain any ...
STUC withdraw support for SNP takeover of care services Responding to the news that the STUC has withdrawn support for the Scottish Government's proposed centralisation of care services, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said: For too long an attitude of "SNP ministers know best" has blighted the management of public services. This legislation has been exposed as completely unfit for purpose. It does nothing to ease pressures on care staff and services. Instead it would wrench away control of services from communities. People want local control and influence over the social care services they rely on. They don't want ...
Ludgate Hill station? Wikipedia gives the basics and Jago's video gives you so much more:Ludgate Hill was a railway station in the City of London that was opened on 1 June 1865 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway as its City terminus. It was on Ludgate Viaduct (a railway viaduct) between Queen Victoria Street and Ludgate Hill, slightly north of St. Paul's station (now called Blackfriars station) on the site of the former Fleet Prison. North of Ludgate Hill station, Ludgate Viaduct continued to the Snow Hill tunnel to connect with the then recently opened Metropolitan Railway south of ...
These little linocut pumpkins, designed and printed by me, will add a bit of seasonal cheer to any window or Halloween themed party. There are several colourways available in my Esty shop so click on the photo to go directly there. There are also original linocut prints of Glastonbury Tor available, featuring a stile and ploughed fields with the Tor in the distance, from a limited edition of ten prints. Click on the photo to go directly to my Etsy shop. Also now in stock are a pair of hand crochet bowls featuring beautiful local wool from the Mendip Hills ...
Four principal council by-elections were held this week, with Labour defending three and SNP defending one. Most seats changed hands, with Labour losing all three seats they were defending and SNP holding the last. We stood in all four and our candidates have carried forth the momentum from past weeks to register gains in vote share on all seats. The stand-out result this week came from Dundee Council in Strathmartine ward. The first place SNP lost more than 10% of first preference votes while the Lib Dems gained 8%. Counting continued to the fifth round, where Jenny Blain finished close ...
The next stop on our maiden speeches tour is West Dorset MP Edward Morello, who made his debut on 12 September in an adjournment debate held to remember the MP David Amess who was murdered during a constituency surgery in 2021. The text is below: I am extremely honoured to be giving my maiden speech in a debate named after the late, great Sir David Amess. I am grateful for this opportunity. I thank all Members who have given their maiden speeches today. I enjoyed the lot of them. It has been wonderful to learn about the many famous former ...
The second day of the ALDE Congress started with the usual family photo before heading off to the plenary session for passage of the resolutions. Given that most of them had been previously extensively discussed and compromise texts established, then most of the resolution were passed without any substantive opposition. Proposed by the LibDems were resolutions on Israel and Gaza as well as Hezbollah which was like the one passed by our own conference in Brighton. This was amended by the Dutch VVD and the German FDP to include a call for a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel. Our resolution ...
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Ed Davey on 7th October one year on: "We must stand with the Jewish community against hate and viole...
Commenting on the one year anniversary of the 7th October terrorist attacks by Hamas in Israel, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said: As we remember the terror and pain of October 7th, we must all come together and stand in solidarity against hate and violence. One year ago, we awoke to those horrifying scenes in Israel of Hamas's brutal terrorist atrocities. When I visited Israel and Palestine a few months ago, I saw for myself the destruction and devastation at the Kfar Aza kibbutz and the festival site in Re'im. I met Itzik, a father waiting for news of his ...
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 7 OCTOBER 2024 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 until November 2025. 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 ...
