MaybeCold comfort, my dear; lacy frill and fleeting kiss; we who might have been... (more) |
The Joy of Six 1450"Millions of teenagers would lose the freedom to enjoy games and social interaction in the name of 'safety'. Even complaining on family WhatsApp would be impossible, as they would be banned from that too. Such a restriction would severely impact not just young people's ability to play games or socialise, but also access support services, or engage in or discuss political content or ideas."James Baker argues that Liberal Democrats should not support Baroness Benjamin's amendments to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. Sophia Alexandra Hall explains why care leavers need better access to childhood records: "Among the papers was a ... (more) |
Nottinghamshire councillor Tom Hollis told his criminality is "not normal" after sheep eviction trialThe Nottingham Post wins our Headline of the Day Award. Cllr Hollis, the deputy leader of Ashfield District Council, is a Zadroznyite - a member of the Ashfield Independents, whose leader Jason Zadrozny almost won the Ashfield constituency for the Liberal Democrats at the 2010 general election. (more) |
Who commits crime in the Liverpool area?Every month the Liverpool Echo produces a photo gallery of those who have been jailed in Liverpool Crown Court. To see what I could learn about the racial profile of those that committed crimes I looked at one of these monthly albums of pictures and chose at random June this year. In this month 38 pictures were shown of 38 offenders. Of these three came from none white backgrounds. This represents 7.9% of those jailed. If it was to be representative of the racial profile of our City that number should be closer to 15%. In other words, people or ... (more) |
Market Harborough, 1927: A Christmas Day treat for trampsHere's a seasonal story from 1927 - from the Christmas Eve edition of the Leicester Mercury to be precise. Treat for Tramps Police Chief as Host at Market Harborough The quaint and picturesque old Grammar School at Market Harborough, which is partially built on wooden piers, and stands near the parish church, will be the banqueting Hall of road tramps on Christmas Day. Feveral years now a woman in the town has interested herself in bringing some comfort and joy each Christmas to the men who tramp the roads. Supt. Robertson, with this financial help, will entertain the tramps to ... (more) |
Liberty does not end where caring beginsThe Liberal Democrats exist to build and safeguard a fair, free and open society, in which we seek to balance the fundamental values of liberty, equality and community, and in which no one shall be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity. I'm sure everyone knows this preamble by now, emblazoned on the back of our membership cards. I want to focus on the concept of liberty and how it doesn't apply to carers. Liberty and carers My perspective on liberty encompasses the relationship between individuals and the state. Society cannot function without individualism and the state working hand in hand. ... (more) |
Getting things done - Riverside Avenue #dundeewestendEarlier this year, we asked for the worn entrance signs at Riverside Nature Park/civic amenity site could be refreshed. We specifically wanted to see a way to display when the civic amenity site is unexpectantly closed following complaints from residents that a lack of such signage meant that they drove right up Wright Avenue only to find the site closed and then have to do a three point turn on the narrow road. This has been built into the new signs - the 'before' and 'after' signs are shown below : (more) |
Another slippery slope?The Independent reports that Keir Starmer has called for a police crackdown on antisemitic chanting at demonstrations, including pro-Palestine marches, saying the government "won't tolerate" it. His stance comes following the appalling attack by two gunmen on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Australia on Sunday, killing 15 people and injuring a further twenty-seven: The prime minister's official spokesperson said that while "free speech is an important right in this country, that can't extend to inciting hatred or harassing others", saying the police will use their powers "more robustly" to tackle the proliferation of antisemitism. Starmer and the Chief ... (more) |
NuremburgWe had a half day off from farming and politics today. Instead we headed to Newcastle to see the Nuremburg film before it is no longer shown. There were three of us in the cinema - me, David and a bloke who sat at the far end of the theatre away from us. The film itself was quite absorbing and interesting. It clearly demonstrates the dangers posed to society by individuals within it who wish to (more) |
Council by-election analysis - Labour's meltdown gets worseI thought Labour's position through the autumn could not get worse. Well, I was wrong. Typically Labour had been losing half their share of the vote. Now they are losing three quarters in some contests. Pity the Labour candidates who have been given the poison chalice of standing in a council by-election knowing they are heading for an absolute drubbing. Meanwhile, the Greens continue to show no (more) |