I watched the awful pictures of flames consuming Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, and was reminded of the – for Westonians, equally awful – day a bit more than a decade ago when our Grand Pier burnt down. Oh, I know the Pier wasn’t a globally-famous example of medieval architecture, like…
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If you’re having problems sleeping, last week’s new Joint Transport Plan sounds just the ticket to help you drop off. But hang on. Before you settle in for a nice snooze, it’s really important for all of us who suffer at malfunction junction getting onto the M5 in the morning, or crawl…
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Article originally published in The Telegraph on 24/02/2019. It was written by Edward Malnick, Sunday Political Editor. Delaying Britain’s departure from the EU is an “elephant trap” that could kill off Brexit altogether, senior ministers warned on Saturday night. Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, John Penrose, the Northern Ireland minister,…
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No-one wants a World Trade Organisation ‘no-deal’ Brexit, right? So why not rule it out now, once and for all. Wouldn’t that be safer, and let everyone calm down? Well no, not really. Taking the option off the table wouldn’t just massively weaken the Prime Minister’s negotiating position. It could…
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