Tony Blair is the new Harold WilsonIt is striking that David Miliband is trying hard to play down his former closeness to Tony Blair, but no one holds his brother or Ed Balls's closeness to Gordon Brown against them. This suggests two things. The first is that Blair has become the new Harold Wilson: someone who won multiple general elections for Labour but has now been written out of Labour's history. The second is that Labour clearly has little idea of what it has to do to regain an appeal to the wider electorate. (more) |
German Army Report on Peak OilThe link is to an English Translation in the german newspaper Der Spiegel. They are talking about Peak Oil being around nowish. (Although on a geological scale even a thousand years from now would be around nowish). (more) |
William Hague's special adviser Christopher Myers quitsGuido Fawkes ran a story yesterday, Exclusive: Hague Shared Night in Hotel Bedroom with SpAd on his blog just yesterday. Hours later Guido then ran this follow up story, FCO Says Hague/Myers Relationship Professional. Then first thing this morning Iain Dale posted this story on his blog, Guido Fawkes Should Cease & Desist. I wasn't going to say anything about this for fear of breathing new life into the story, but I can't stay silent any longer. However, I'll keep it brief. The campaign against William Hague on the Guido Fawkes blog is nothing short of reprehensible. The lies, smears ... (more) |
Paul Staines, William Hague and questions for bloggersAllegations have recently been posted on Paul Staines' blog Order Order (where he blogs under the pseudonym Guido Fawkes) about a relationship between William Hague and one of his special advisors, Christopher Myers. These allegations have led to Myers resigning from his post and to the Hague's releasing a full and frank statement which include revalations they would, I'm sure, have rather remained private about the problems they've had in their attempts to start a family. The allegations have been categorically denied by William Hague. We at Lib Dem Voice wish both the Hagues and Christopher Myers well. Claims are ... (more) |
Motorist sees panther in RutlandAt last, a proper news story. From the Leicester Mercury: A motorist was stopped in his tracks when he saw what he believes was a panther bounding across the road. Solar panel fitter Pete Base was driving past Greetham Valley Golf Club, in Rutland, when he spotted the animal about 100 yards in front of him. It is the first big cat sighting in Rutland for several months. The Mercury quotes a "big cat investigator" as saying: "There was another sighting at Drayton, near Medbourne, two weeks ago when one bounded across in front of a woman on a path.Drayton ... (more) |
Crime downI've just returned from a Neighbourhood Partnership meeting where the news is that crime in Gorton is down, by over 50% in terms of some crimes. The police and other agencies have put a lot of work into identifying risks and taking proactive action to prevent crime. Although Gorton is far from crime-free, that's still a great acheivement for all involved. Well done to all concerned. (more) |
Why my heart goes out to the dignified HaguesWilliam Hague is in some ways a pretty strange guy. Think teenage speeches, baseball caps and 14 pints. He's also an obviously highly talented man, with intelligence and wit. Many years ago, I met him in a work context and he was utterly charming. Had he been able to wait a few more years before ... (more) |
Two wheels - but no motor!It's been a while since I last updated my blog- but we're back to work after the sumer recess - and I have a new mode of transport for the month of September! For some time now I have been trying to get a better bus service for Caldectote where I live. For those who are fit, healthy, energetic and able to walk a mile or two to the top of the village, there is the Citi 4 service in to the City. However, if you have to walk more than a mile (and many in the heart of the ... (more) |
My company website refreshedAs part of an ongoing attempt to put my online world into some sort of order I have today refreshed the website for my company, Grit & Oyster Limited. This website hadn't been properly updated for quite a while. So it needed to be changed to reflect the current status of the business, given a more attractive look, and to be brought into line with current internet standards. I also wanted to move it to WordPress as its platform for content management. This was not only to reflect the fact that a large part of the work I am doing ... (more) |
This makes me want to leave politicsToday I tweeted this "@GuidoFawkes Disgusting you & the press have lost a man his job, caused family heartache & have committed a big error @iaindale was right" (see Guido Fawkes Should Cease & Desist). This was in response to Christopher Myers resigns from the FCO, citing "untrue and malicious allegations" with William Hague. See Guy Fawkes Blog Exclusive : Hague Shared Night in Hotel Bedroom with SpAd. This type of story where the media and/or bloggers try to out someone for being gay and therefore cheating on their wife because two men share the same room (yep I have ... (more) |