Council admits ‘mistake’ over gritting deputy leader’s private road
Whilst many of us have been cursing the failure of council gritters across the country, Cheshire West and Chester council appeared to have plenty of spare capacity. As several inches of snow fell,...
View ArticleWhere are the “it’s health and safety gone mad”/”we’re living in a nanny...
In their absence, I will step up to the mark and do my best to fill the gap in our media commentary: <start rant> What is our country coming to when just about everyone expects the state to sort...
View ArticleCampaigning in the snow
It’s snowing. It’s cold. Much of Britain is housebound. Here are some top tips to keep your constituency campaigning in the snow. Telephone canvass! Get your photos for next year’s Christmas card now!...
View ArticleBusinesses get off lightly in the snow
There’s now a consistent murmur in the media’s coverage of the snow spell about how people clear snow from outside their homes in other countries, how it might be a good thing for people to do the same...
View ArticleSunday Telegraph and Mail on Sunday accused of printing false comments from...
The Sunday Telegraph and Mail on Sunday both ran very similar stories at the weekend: The professional body that represents health-and-safety experts has warned businesses not to grit public paths....
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What do we want? Section 63 of the Metropolitan Paving Act 1817 of course
What do we want? Section 63 of the Metropolitan Paving Act 1817 to be restored. When do we want it? Before the next snow fall of course. Oh, you don’t know what it says? Well, that’s the bit of...
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Daily View 2×2: 21 January 2010
Good morning and welcome to Daily View. If you submit a tax return, there are hardly any days left to get on with it. On this day in 1908, New York City voted to ban women from smoking in public. Two...
View ArticleThis is why the Editors’ Code of Practice needs reforming
It’s a small, but telling example. The Evening Standard ran a piece from Simon Jenkins, which included a bit of myth-recycling about what the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health had said...
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OMG! It’s health and safety gone, er…, sensible
During last winter’s snow I blogged a few times about the legal scare stories about how people shouldn’t sweep away snow from outside their home (you can be sued! the world will end!), how clearing...
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Is there no end to this outbreak of health and safety sanity?
The stories about legal accuracy and common sense when it comes to snow clearing just keep on breaking out this year: CLAIMS that ‘elf and safety’ rules mean you could be sued if someone slips on the...
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Wigan Council falls for the snow myth
Ooops, not quite all good new on the snow myth-busting front. Despite good news from many parts of the country about councils laying to rest the myths around people being sued if they clear snow from...
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Liberal Democrats campaign all year round – even in the snow
When I woke up to an icy white blanket in my garden this morning, my first thought was for all those Liberal Democrat campaigners who are out and about in the freezing cold risking life and limb to...
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Lib Dem campaigners in the snow #2
Following on from our post on Thursday night, here are some more pictures of Liberal Democrats campaigning in the snow. Keep sending them in. Danny Alexander went for a walk (remember #dannyswalks) in...
View ArticleCouncil admits ‘mistake’ over gritting deputy leader’s private road
Whilst many of us have been cursing the failure of council gritters across the country, Cheshire West and Chester council appeared to have plenty of spare capacity. As several inches of snow fell,...
View ArticleWhere are the “it’s health and safety gone mad”/”we’re living in a nanny...
In their absence, I will step up to the mark and do my best to fill the gap in our media commentary: <start rant> What is our country coming to when just about everyone expects the state to sort...
View ArticleCampaigning in the snow
It’s snowing. It’s cold. Much of Britain is housebound. Here are some top tips to keep your constituency campaigning in the snow. Telephone canvass! Get your photos for next year’s Christmas card now!...
View ArticleBusinesses get off lightly in the snow
There’s now a consistent murmur in the media’s coverage of the snow spell about how people clear snow from outside their homes in other countries, how it might be a good thing for people to do the same...
View ArticleSunday Telegraph and Mail on Sunday accused of printing false comments from...
The Sunday Telegraph and Mail on Sunday both ran very similar stories at the weekend: The professional body that represents health-and-safety experts has warned businesses not to grit public paths....
View ArticleClik here to view.
What do we want? Section 63 of the Metropolitan Paving Act 1817 of course
What do we want? Section 63 of the Metropolitan Paving Act 1817 to be restored. When do we want it? Before the next snow fall of course. Oh, you don’t know what it says? Well, that’s the bit of...
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Daily View 2×2: 21 January 2010
Good morning and welcome to Daily View. If you submit a tax return, there are hardly any days left to get on with it. On this day in 1908, New York City voted to ban women from smoking in public. Two...
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