Friern RoadAt last I've had some fly-tipping removed. You can see the before and after photos: It always feels good to get a long term bit of eco crime fixed. This 'little' problem only took 12+ months and 4 attempts to get it fixed. Mobile phone photos can be a god send. Hopefully this now makes the recently opened bus drivers toilet more attractive. (This bus drivers toilet solving the worst eco problems for this patch of Friern Road). (more) |
Huhne and Pryce - at heart, a very human storyIf you wish, you can see Paul Staines and Harry Cole enjoying champagne while bragging about various betting organisations who are no doubt indebted to them. I can't remember such a dramatic moment when a cabinet minister's future hangs in the balance, as this morning and the DPP's announcement. At the bottom of it all is a human story which has an element of Greek tragedy to it. I don't want to say anything that would prejudice a fair trial. But one does wonder whether Vicky Pryce may now be regretting talking (presumably freely) to her friend at the Sunday ... (more) |
Chris Huhne statement by Crown Prosecution Service in fullThe following is the complete statement by the Director of the CPS Kier Starmer on the Chris Huhne affair. This statement is made by the Crown Prosecution Service in the interests of transparency and accountability to explain the decisions reached in the cases of Mr Christopher Huhne and Ms Vasiliki Pryce and to explain the time ... (more) |
Huhne and ex-wife to face chargesSo the Crown Prosecution Service have announced that charges of perverting the course of justice are to be brought against the Environment Secretary Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce. So with his cabinet position untenable who will take over this Lib Dem position. Not because he has been found guilty of anything, but because his resources or time and energy will have to be directed to defending himself. Therefore the ability to carry out his Government responsibilities would be limited as he is facing a criminal charge. Who will be replacing him? There was talk of David Laws making ... (more) |
Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce to be charged with perverting the course of justiceThe Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, has just announced that Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne and his former wife VIcky Pryce will be charged with perverting the course of justice. They will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday 16th February. It is expected that Chris Huhne will now step down from the Cabinet. Keir Starmer emphasised that Huhne and Pryce have the right to a fair trial and that nothing should be said or reported that could influence that. He said: All the available evidence, including the new material, has now been carefully considered by the ... (more) |
Chris Huhne to be charged over driving offencesBBC news has just announced that Chris Huhne and his ex wife Vicky Pryce are to be charged with perverting the course of justice. The first hearing will take place on the 16th February. I said some time ago that Chris Huhne had probably had it here and got a lot of flack for it fom ... (more) |
The Blood is The Life 03-02-2012The Sonic Lipstick Sarah-Jane Smith fandom newsletter hangs up it's collective keyboard :( (tags: doctorwho ) Mark Thompson: Is Lib Dem MP gender balance problem exacerbated by FPTP? Mark is very good at taking a point that is already well known and finding and collating the evidence to back it up. He's a Lib Dem Fact Check if you like. Here, he gives us the maths and shows his working to prove that actually, Lib Dem gender balance is better than both the other two main parties, and unlike them, we've never stooped to quotas. Now, if only we could ... (more) |
Clegg asserts Lib Dem position on tax cuts againThis morning's Telegraph reports that Nick Clegg has continued his campaign to secure help for the lower paid with the insistence that Conservative plans to give married couples a tax break must take second place behind a Liberal Democrat tax cut for low-earners. The paper says that as ministers debate next month's Budget, pressure is mounting for a targeted tax cut to ease pressure on household finances and stimulate the shrinking economy: Mr Clegg last week called for an acceleration in Coalition plans to raise the starting point for basic rate tax, a policy designed to increase the take-home pay ... (more) |
Book Launch: Moving Forward Together: Homosexuality and the Church of IrelandChanging Attitude Ireland is launching a new book, "Moving Forward Together: Homosexuality and the Church of Ireland", in Belfast on Tuesday 7th February and in Dublin on Thursday 9th February. The book, co-edited by Ginnie Kennerley and Richard O'Leary, includes short articles in straightforward language written by leading theologians and well known Church figures, as well ... (more) |
@stephentall's weekly Twitter updates for 2012-02-03@travelling_wolf All fair points (in my post) – more impressed by efficiency of top-qual state ed for £5k pa. in reply to travelling_wolf # From me last night > 'The day the Coalition broke. Literally.' http://t.co/LfQYgYRS # @omaromalleykhan Hmm, article assumes poorest don't want to (or can't) work. True for some. But high marg tax major disincentive for many... in reply to omaromalleykhan # @omaromalleykhan Benefits most efficient form of handout, least effective method of empowerment. So depends if u want s-t or l-term impact. in reply to omaromalleykhan # @mjturner1975 Thx for the figs. So as expected:high FSM % ... (more) |