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Category Archives: Everything
When things were ‘quicker by quango’
We’ve had a lovely weekend. My old friend and ward colleague Sven Griesenbeck came up to visit us, the weather was pretty good for November in the north east, and Sunderland beat Chelsea 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. Sven is, to … Continue reading
Posted in Everything, Politics, The North
Tagged alnwick, books, quangos, stephen holley, Washington
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Seaton Deleval Hall
We’re hoping to move into our new house next weekend, so things are pretty manic at present. However, we did squeeze in a visit to Seaton Deleval Hall this weekend. The hall is the National Trust’s newest property and was … Continue reading
Posted in Everything, The North
Tagged days out, national trust, seaton deleval, thisiswhywemoved
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Lessons from Canada on wielding power
I joined the Lib Dems ten years ago last month, at a fresher’s fair in Leeds. Then, as now, the Lib Dem policy of free education was really important to me, and I’ve spent more of the last ten years … Continue reading
Posted in Everything, Politics
Tagged bob rae, canada, government, Lib Dems, ndp, nick clegg, ontario, tuition fees
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Madrid here we come…
Confession: I’ve never been to Spain. It’s never really appealed, perhaps because I don’t like the heat, because I’m not really a beach holiday kind of person, and also because I prefer places a bit more off the beaten track. … Continue reading
I’ve bean to the International Coffee Organisation
One of the small perks of my day job as a housing policy wonk is that I’m occasionally asked to speak at various conferences and events. Yesterday was one such day and I found myself on the 6.41am train to … Continue reading
