Shhh! Don’t tell the Tories, but politics has changed!
Settle back and relax with a nice warm beverage as I'm going to tell you a story. Back in the mid-1980s when I was an eager young man with a passion for politics, the Liberal Party of Canada sent me to an intensive training conference for campaign management. The keynote speaker and designer of the workshop material was a large man who spoke with a folksy drawl named Matt Reese. Reese had been an organiser for both John and Robert...
Michael Palin awarded honorary doctorate from St Andrews
Monty Python legend Michael Palin has been awarded an honorary doctorate from one of Scotland's most prestigious universities. The accomplished actor, writer and television presenter was made an honorary Doctor of Science by the University of St Andrews, Fife, this morning. He joins fellow Monty Python members Terry Jones, who was previously awarded an honorary degree, and John Cleese, a former rector, in having links with the university. His doctorate was awarded in recognition of his contribution to the understanding...
Jeremy Corbyn set for rapturous reception at Glastonbury as chant goes viral
Jeremy Corbyn is set for a rapturous reception when he steps on to the Pyramid stage tomorrow with 81-year-old festival founder Michael Eavis. People queuing at the event yesterday broke out in the viral "Oh Jeremy Corbyn" chant which was started when the Labour leader appeared at a Libertines concert in Tranmere. Sang to the tune of the Seven Nation Army song by the White Stripes it has become a UK-wide hit, and with revellers at Glasto throwing their support behind Jeremy he...
Britain’s Brexiversary woes in 10 “I told you so’s”
Today Britain celebrates its first Brexiversary. A year on from the vote to leave the European Union we are already a poorer, weaker and less happy nation than we once were and we haven't even properly started the process yet. With our only political moves being ones to sure-up existing EU freedoms, it is safe to say that 48 per cent of the nation are currently uttering "I told you so". Flagrant mockery it may be, but in this case I believe...
Positive Steps to Good Writing Using Textbooks
Custom College Essay Writing services are widely accessible over the Internet now days. Each time you read through the web, you will run over many textbooks for sale which is offering and elevating articles to unwary college students all around the world. In actuality, these organizations are unsavoury, ill-conceived and doing their buyers a noteworthy injury and harming them over the long run. Wondering why purchasing an essay online is an awful thought? Keep reading for the solution to your...
New Scheme Will See Drag Queens Visiting British Schools To Read Stories To Kids In New LGBT Awareness Drive
A controversial scheme from America is set to be launched in British primary schools – stories read to children by DRAG QUEENS. The project will see men dressed as women visiting kids in class for ‘fun and inclusive’ reading sessions to raise LGBT awareness. The ‘Drag Queen Story Hour” scheme started in America where it was praised by some but criticised by parents and education experts. A new UK version is the brainchild of Tom Canham from Bristol who describes...
Aseana Properties announces land sale at International Healthcare Park
Sale of Land at International Healthcare Park Aseana Properties has announced that its 72.35% owned subsidiary, Hoa Lam-Shangri-la Healthcare (HLSL), has completed the sale of a plot of 1.23 hectares of land at International Healthcare Park (IHP), in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The sale, to Tien Phat Consultancy, has been achieved through the sale of HLSL 5 for a total consideration of US$5.47 million. Conditional sale agreement for an additional 1.19 hectares Aseana Properties says that, in addition to the sale...
A new Commission on Dementia and Music can help change the way we care
Alexia Quin, the Director of Music as Therapy International, explains how an upcoming commission into dementia and music can help change the way we care for people living with the disease. Many people think of dementia as only a problem for the elderly, and that it is not something that should be worried about. But with around 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK today (and that number set to rise to over one million by 2025, according to...
Cupa Pizarras Celebrates 125 Years
It has been 125 years since the founders of CUPA PIZARRAS extracted the first slate from the Solana de Forcadas quarry in Northern Spain. This significant milestone is unrivalled by competitors in the slate industry and reinforces the company’s position in the market. Still producing the CUPA 3 tile today, the quarry is the oldest in operation worldwide and has set the way for an evolving and continually successful slate trade. With such a long history behind the brand, the...