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Council by election night 2 22 Aug 2013 | 11:00 pm
According to the usually reliable Vote UK Forum there are four local council by-elections this evening - in Doncaster, Lincoln and Scarborough x2. And for once the Lib Dems are standing in all four -...
40 maps that help make sense of the world 19 Aug 2013 | 02:33 am
This is well worth spending some time on. Particularly No. 38.
Friday favourite 119 17 Aug 2013 | 03:02 am
In memory of Charlatans drummer Jon Brookes, who died earlier this week, here are the band with their biggest hit 'The only one I know' which wouldn't have been out of place on the Stone Roses first a...
Council by-election update 16 Aug 2013 | 02:54 pm
The results (courtesy of Vote UK Forum) from the two elections the Lib Dems fought last night and the 'good news' is that four and a half times as many people voted Lib Dem this week than last: Hunge...
Council by-election night 16 Aug 2013 | 03:33 am
Last week saw council by-elections in Merton, Redcar, Swindon and Waveney in Suffolk. And the Lib Dems polled 196 votes - not in any one of the contest, but in all four put together. Swindon saw the...
Hospital's Google Map - more support for David Boyle's 450 bus theory 15 Aug 2013 | 04:12 am
The ever excellent David Boyle has recently been ruminating on the nature of public service and the general uselessness of particularly the Labour Party in overseeing their provision. His '450 bus th...
Pay fall figures show Labour's economic stupidity 12 Aug 2013 | 05:03 am
Labour have been bragging about how UK pay has fallen over recent years compared to our European neighbours. But unsurprisingly they fail to make any reference to the numbers of people out of work al...
Local pub chemical warfare story of the day... 5 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
Featuring the wonderfully named Leg of Mutton and Cauliflower in Ashtead.
Friday favourite 118 3 Aug 2013 | 02:04 am
Today saw the funeral of Lawrie Reilly - last of the 'Famous Five'. Here's a tribute video put together by the Hibernian Historical Trust.
Waverley route reopening boosts property market 2 Aug 2013 | 05:24 pm
The Edinburgh Evening News reports a doubling of the number of new homes built along the soon to be reopened Waverley Line. This is a not unexpected consequence of the reopening - and one that I sus....
