The UK is Winding Down its Soft Power Assets, but the EU is Picking Up some of the Threads.
The British Council is financed by the British government and is an important element in the UK’s so-called “soft power” […]
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Working for social democracy and a greener world through the Liberal Democrats
We have no Choice but to Drastically Reduce Aviation – Current Forms of Air Travel are Hopelessly Unsustainable.
The Climate Emergency is finally making itself felt – and there will be worse and more frequent catastrophes in the […]
Read more →Population, Migration and Housing Demand – a Confused Picture based on Estimates and Out of Date Data
Do we really need so many houses in South East England? Or perhaps more? Or perhaps fewer?
Governments have at least […]
‘A Bridge Too Far’ or ‘Vandalism Vanquished’ – National Highways Forced to Abandon Historic Tunnel, Rail & Canal Bridges Infill Plans
Sometime in 2020 someone in Highways England (as it then was), the government roads authority which manages more than 3,200 […]
Read more →Fresh Hope for Hope Valley Rail Passenger Services as Modernisation nears Completion.
Passenger services in the Hope Valley have had a history of unreliability. One reason has been the conflict between the […]
Read more →A “Rotten Bill” from a Rotten Government has Become a Law to restrict Democratic Protest.
The Economist’ wrote on 20th March 2021, “The Government should bin its illiberal attempt to restrict protest.”
“The Police, Crime, Sentencing & […]
HS2 Infrastructure Maintenance Depot to be built near Calvert, Buckinghamshire, north of Aylesbury
It has been announced that an Infrastructure Maintenance Depot for HS2 is to be built between Steeple Claydon and Calvert […]
Read more →Cameron was Wrong on Public Support for Wind Farms – Tories have always had a History of Blocking Green Power.
The Tories were wrong back then – they’re still wrong now!
When David Cameron was Prime Minister he implied that people […]
Scotland’s Plan to Decarbonise its Rail Network – Moving Forward in Fife
Work is now well underway at Thornton Junction on the reinstatement of the Branch Line to Levenmouth with freight carrying […]
Read more →Down Memory Lane – In 2014 a £214m Investment in Cycling was Announced by Nick Clegg
Towards the end of the Coalition Government in 2014, the then Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg […]
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