According to Parliament’s register of interests, Richard Drax was one 72 MPs who voted against the amendment who themselves are landlords and who derive an income over £10000 from a property. He was one of 312 Conservative MP's who voted against a Labour amendment.Teresa Pearce, the then shadow housing...
Other funerals have not been banned on the day of the Queen’s funeralMany have claimed that funerals, burials and cremations will be banned on Monday, but there is no formal requirement for this. Some operators may choose to close, however. The Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management said they understand...
When AI Took Over Subtitles
We often have subtitles on when film-watching (from DVD or from a streaming service). Subtitles used to be created by people known as 'closed captioners' or 'subtitlers.' These days, many subtitles are created by AI, with varying degrees of accuracy.
So, last night, we watched a...
The activists in the online group joked about “gassing chavs” and “shooting peasants” leading the Conservative Party to quickly distance themselves from the grassroots group. It was rumoured that the group were too tame for the Tory party central office who preferred to refer to the comments as aphorisms,...
It could have been any of the 2563 passenger railway stations across the country but numero uno is (drumbeat...) WEYMOUTH! At No 5 is Dorchester West and No 8 is Upwey. If you trust Network Rail to explain why then here you go.
Rejoice at the BBC actually revealing reality. Both Blair and Brown (I know) invested more in the NHS than any other Tory PM since 1979.
Disregard their lies (sorry promises) and save the NHS and the country.
https://twitter.com/carmel_prescott/status/1194575895190786048?s=20
Douglas James
Sir Humphrey Appleby would be proud of Weymouth & Portland Borough Council's latest exercise in local democracy. The story runs as follows. Most of you will be aware of a scheme known as Local Council Tax Support. This nominally exists to help those who are on such low incomes...
Weymouth Buses are entering their 6th week of strike action by drivers in UNITE the Union. In this, they have the full support of Dorchester, Weymouth & Portland TUC. This Press Release is being issued to dispel a number of myths about the dispute. It has been rumbling on...
Weymouth & Portland Borough Council has been successful in securing £1.7m in funding towards a ‘Heat Melcombe Regis’ initiative. The funding comes from National Grid’s ‘Warm Homes Fund’, and will go towards first time gas central heating installations in homes in the Melcombe Regis area. Grants could...
The pay gap between under-30s and over-30s in the South-West is now 25%, compared to 11.9% in 1998.
The pay gap between young and older workers in the South West has increased by more than half in the last 20 years, according to a new analysis published today (Monday)...
