• Interesting Links for 8-11-2011

    Updated: 2011-11-08 06:00:03
    Two EU Parliament committees reject EU-Morocco Fish Pact - fishelsewhere.eu "European Parliament's Development and Budget Committee both adopted an opinion calling on Parliament to reject the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement." (tags: eu westernsahara ) Evil social networks What's wrong with #Klout (tags: internet )

  • Simon Hughes on House of Lords Reform

    Updated: 2011-11-07 23:48:30
    It's a hundred years since the last serious attempt to reform Britain's anachronistc Second Chamber was made, by the then Liberal government. And some of us who believe passionately in constitutional reform sometimes wonder if it will be another hundred before a further major step forward is made. This is despite the fact that all ...

  • Another Hatch Farm Dairies update

    Updated: 2011-11-07 19:50:43
    Hatch Farm Dairies will be back at Planning Committee on 16th November. This time I expect to get a decision on whether it will be granted planning permission or not.

  • Narrativewatch: NZ National Party promises more of the same

    Updated: 2011-11-07 18:09:00
    As New Zealand's general election campaign rolls into its second week, John Pagani argues that the following comment by the National Party prime minister, John Key, sums up what the choice is all about.Mr Key says don't expect a change in style from a second-term National government, should he win a second term.''I think in a lot of ways it will have a very similar look and feel to it...."John Pagani says:It's a consistent message for a conservative party.He then makes a more telling point, through gritted teeth I am sure:The right track/wrong track polls all say most people think ...

  • The difference between local and national trade union leaders

    Updated: 2011-11-07 00:47:00
    The Gateshead Lib Dem Council group held a meeting last week with the local leaders of the GMB and Unison. It was at our invitation though we were not sure how they would react to us - and, indeed, how we would react to them. Nevertheless, we felt it was important to have a dialogue with them. I'm not at liberty to report what was said. Both sides agreed that in advance but by all counts, we

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