Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto, K299 / Flute Concerto No. 1, K313 / Andante in C, K315 / Bassoon Concerto, K191 - Lisa Beznosiuk / Frances Kelly / Danny Bond / The Academy of Ancient Music / Christopher Hogwood
BBC NEWS | The Devenport Diaries (Free subscription) | yesterday
When I reported back in February 2008, that MLAs could be in line for a 16% pay rise, I was criticised by some politicians for being premature and inaccurate. In the succeeding weeks it became clear that the body which recommends MLA wage rates, the SSRB, had dropped its grading of our Assembly members from being worth 82% of an MP down to just 75% of an MP. However I notice in the Belfast Telegraph's...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Police have released their full report on the investigation into the death of former Blagojevich aide Christopher Kelly. Kelly died in September from complications stemming from a suicide attempt. Several additional details were released, including Kelly telling his girlfriend, "It's my life...Tell them they won, tell them they won." There's no indication of who "they" refers to,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Lord Justice Scott Baker is to join the board of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority The judge who sat as coroner in the inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, is to join the new independent body overseeing MPs' expenses. Lord Justice Scott Baker and three other candidates for the board of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority were named by the Speaker, John...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
'Tell them they won,' Christopher Kelly told girlfriend before he died, according to report. As Christopher Kelly was being treated for a fatal overdose, the political fundraiser who was being pressured to testify against ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich confided to his girlfriend to "tell them they won."
with both hands (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Shall we not BS one another? At least during the Holidays. Let's not pretend that Oprah gives to Leo High School -even though this Catholic school has been all black since the 1990's. Let's not pretend that Marque Kirque and his twin Marque Kirque Dillard are on the level. Let's not pretend that the suicides of Michael Scott or Christopher Kelly are not hand-cuffd to politics or their political patrons....
A View from Rural Wales (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
You really have to laugh at the sheer cheek of it - the sheer brass neck. We have read in the Telegraph that many MPs dislike the plans to cut back on their expenses, but the Montgomeryshire Liberal Democrats and their MP, Lembit Opik have really taken the top prize for not 'getting it' - and for telling Sir Christopher Kelly where to go with his proposals. One of the main conclusions of the Kelly...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The expenses scandal claimed its latest victim last night when the Tory MP in charge of the Commons standards and privileges committee stood down pending an inquiry into his second home allowance claims. David Curry quit as chair of the watchdog, after a month in the post, after the Daily Telegraph challenged him on why he had claimed nearly £30,000 on a house he barely used in more than three...
CIPD annual conference (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Closing keynote A new leadership paradigm Vicky Wright opens the closing session An inspiring event – socialising, networking… we needed a session for the end of the is to continue this theme. What sort of leaders do we need for the sustainable futures of our orgs? An engaging and powerful introduction. The session will be presided over by John Humphries Gave a humorous intro, providing...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The Queen's speech might have been just seven minutes long, but we devote a whole 21 minutes of this week's show to it. And not just what was in it but also what wasn't in it. David Cameron criticised Gordon Brown for not incorporating Christopher Kelly's reforms on MPs' expenses. Michael White thinks is was at least politically naïve of Brown. Polly Toynbee gives her reaction to the speech....
Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Liberal Democrat spokesman, Norman Baker said that he thinks the government has forgotten to include expenses reform in the Queen’s speech. “I would have thought given the furore this year the government would have at least mentioned it. “You get the impression the government forgot about expenses and had be reminded in a hurry by Sir Christopher Kelly.” When asked, [...]
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The Conservative Party admitted today that a senior MP had approached Sir Christopher Kelly before he issued a damning statement last night criticising the Queen’s Speech.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Confusion over whether or not Sir Christopher Kelly's recommendations on allowances need to be enacted through new legislation David Cameron today claimed that the Queen's speech was "unravelling" after Downing Street appeared to change its stance on passing further laws to clean up MPs' expenses. The Conservative leader told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the government's position had...
Action 4 Equality Scotland (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The elephant in the room during yesterday's Queens' Speech - one of Westminster's great parliamentary occasions - was the failure of Her Majesty's government to mention the MPs' expenses scandal. To the astonishment of many observers - the biggest scandal of modern times just vanished into thin air - which speaks volumes about the government's future programme. Less than six months ago - when the expenses...
New Statesman (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Sir Christopher Kelly says he was "disappointed" the Queen's Speech excluded expenses legislation
Raedwald (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Had Gordon Brown called an election after sneaking into the Labour leadership, and had his first Queen's speech been that delivered yesterday, we would now be facing a further eight years of Labour government. As it is, the British public has become so inured to Brown the coward and Brown the liar that those bold promises will bounce off the sceptical carapace of public opinion. It was all too late....
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