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The Modern Historian (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
... on an expedition up the Zambezi and Shire rivers to assess the prospects for trade in that area. Livingstone's six and a half years spent in Africa proved expensive and less successful than expected. His team spent less than eighteen months actually exploring the interior as the project was dogged by illness and logistical nightmares. He returned home in 1864 to a much less rapturous welcome...
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Labourlist (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... clearly privately admitted what his supporters still refuse to do publicly – that under Ken Livingstone London was achieving real results in the fight against crime . Boris Johnson had to tell the opposite story in order to whip up hysteria about crime during the election but he knew perfectly well that the real story was a good one. Here is what Blair reports. "You will have...
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rsseurope.net | Published News (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
guardian.co.uk. Wales News The Lisbon Treaty explained WalesOnline TOMOS LIVINGSTONE explains what it all means GOOD to see David Cameron in Wales yesterday, promising the people a say on a major constitutional change. ... 9 Vote(s)
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Ron Hill's Alter Ego (Free subscription) | yesterday
I understand that I have responsibilities. I'm an elite athlete that is proud to win an Olympic Gold medal for my fellow Englishmen - and women, sometimes. So, I try to make sure some of my time is allocated to ordinary people to try and inspire them to reach my widths. As Val Doonican used to say "You don't get nowt for something". So, with my responsible hat on I trundled to Livingstone's...
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I Luv SA (Free subscription) | yesterday
... MEC Phumlo Masualle’s promise to urgently initiate improvements at the city’s busy Livingstone Hospital after being “shocked” at its state during a recent surprise visit, reports of the continued absence of doctors on weekend duty at state hospitals have led to calls for immediate action. The severity of the situation was acknowledged by the provincial Health Department,...
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Sir Charlie Palmer (Free subscription) | yesterday
http://www.mediafire.com/?gw2kyiunmzz Recorded for the BBC In Concert show during the 1973 Catch A Fire Tour just when the Wailers were starting to break through in Britain. With Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingstone in the band I prefer this earlier stuff which still had the rawness to it. Recorded on 24th May 1973 this comes from a rebroadcast of the gig by BBC Radio 6
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Though Cowards Flinch (Free subscription) | yesterday
As I explored in step 1 of this five point organisational action plan for the Labour left, the ‘New (Urban) Left’ of the early 1980s displayed admirable levels of commitment and organisation to gain control of a significant number of Constituency Labour Parties and of council groups. A while ago, when Ken Livingstone was beaten by Johnson in [...]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
... event would be held each month. Johnson had accused the administration of his predecessor, Ken Livingstone, of being "unaccountable and disdainful of scrutiny", and made a promise to introduce a more transparent and accountable regime during last year's election campaign. But critics say the mayor's decision to ditch the weekly press conferences his predecessor had put in place...
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icWales (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The Lisbon Treaty on the EU’s future has finally been approved, and the Conservatives have dropped their demand for a referendum. TOMOS LIVINGSTONE explains what it all means
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icWales (Free subscription) | yesterday
Miliband calls for new Wylfa reactor by Tomos Livingstone, Western Mail A NEW nuclear power station should be built in North Wales as part of a huge expansion in atomic energy, the Government said last night.Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said Wylfa on Anglesey – where an existing reactor is being decommissioned – was one of 10 sites where new plants should be built.The first is set to be operational...
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icWales (Free subscription) | yesterday
Unions oppose Mint sell-off by Tomos Livingstone, Western Mail UNIONS representing workers at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant will meet Ministers today amid fears the Treasury is preparing the institution for privatisation.Former Treasury official Gerry Grimstone, who handled privatisations in the Thatcher Government, suggested turning the Mint into a company in a report published earlier this...
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Ambush Predator (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
So, a follow-up to this post last month: A headteacher who held unruly pupils in a storeroom has been suspended . Is anyone surprised? … parents compared the punishment to 'something from the dark ages' and threatened to keep their children out of Coppins Green Primary School in Clacton- on-Sea, Essex, and picket the main gate unless he ended the policy. Mr Livingstone refused to back...
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Penyffordd and District (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Tomos Livingstone in The Western Mail
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Amateur Photographer (Free subscription) | yesterday
... chose the pigeon because the bird has been a 'source of controversy' since former London Mayor Ken Livingstone banned the feeding of them in Trafalgar Square. The giant pigeon will spend the next fortnight in Neal Street, Covent Garden. Other installations that can be spotted in selected UK cities over the next two weeks include a giant conker, traffic cone and 'crumpled coffee cup'. Panasonic's...
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Newspaper Innovation (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
... distributed between 11.30 and 14.30 in the Circle Underground line area. In 2005 London mayor Ken Livingstone wanted the exclusive distribution deal between Metro and London Tube changed, so another free (afternoon) paper could enter the market. He was supported by the Office of Fair Trading who decided (after two years) that the afternoon slot would have to opened up. Associated Newspapers...
