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Yes, it’s time to look at the news from today… Clegg defiant against the voters An odd day to read the news, Nick Clegg says people should not “write off” the Lib Dems, despite them slumping to sixth place in the Barnsley Central by-election. “”In truth it was a no contest for any non-Labour candidate,” [...] Kate Adie – image: Steve Brock Dear Friend, I am so pleased that, like me, you are supporting I Value the Arts. The campaign aims to provide a voice for everyone who values the arts in their community and it has now received 16,430 pledges of support. This is great news, and a [...] I listened to Liberal Democrat Lynne Featherstone on Friday gone, as she told the TUC’s LGBT conference that she fully supported them. This talk was followed by a Q&A session, cut very short because she had more important things to do. The questioning, as you might expect, was slanted towards “why have the Liberals got [...] When we elect a Mayor to our local Councils, his job is to be an impartial ambassador for the Borough you live in. When you elect someone to Mayor of London, their job is a bit more involved. Bikers have been protesting in Westminster to say no to the motorbike parking charges. The [...] Well before the General Election, I gave some examples of how politicians were trying to fundamentally meddle with the BBC’s political independence. I sat down to watch Question Time last night, and nearly spat my teeth out when Dimbleby announced that Cameron’s Government would only send a representative if Alistair Campbell was not on the [...] Conservative leader David Cameron has stood behind Philippa Stroud, amid allegations that she was part of a group which sought to ‘cure’ homosexuality using prayer and spirituality. The Observer reported the allegations, however there has been little on the broadcast news. Twitter has been alive with #PhillippaStroud tweets. There are blogs from people claiming they [...] On Easter Sunday there was a furore because Chris Grayling (MP for another 24 hours or so), said that Bed & Breakfast owners should be able to turn away gay customers. It certainly gave the Lib Dems, Labour and Peter Tatchell something to talk about whilst considering which Easter egg they’d open first. Today, the [...] Michael Gove is the shadow education secretary. He’s been having a go at Labour because it gets money from Unite, the trade union. The British Airways employees who voted to strike, are part of Unite. Would it have made any difference if they were part of a different union? Quite why, I’m not sure. It’s [...] This one made me chortle. A nice crisp winters morning at work, nursing a hangover from a Tuesday night which got far too alcoholic, far too quickly. The UK’s Conservative Party has said that the ‘units of alcohol’ should be scrapped because it’s too confusing. Andrew Lansley, the shadow health bod in the Tory Party, [...] |
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