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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>LibDemBlogs</title> <link>http://www.libdemblogs.co.uk</link> <description>Aggregated Stories from LibDem Blogs</description> <language>en-gb</language> <copyright>Copyright: (C) www.libdemblogs.co.uk</copyright> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 03:30:55 BST</lastBuildDate> <docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs> <generator>Artesea RSS Creator</generator> <image> <url>http://www.libdemblogs.co.uk/images/blog.png</url> <title>LibDemBlogs</title> <link>http://www.libdemblogs.co.uk</link> </image> <item> <title><![CDATA[Exploring four hidden Leicestershire sites with What Once Was]]></title> <link>http://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2025/06/exploring-four-hidden-leicestershire.html</link> <description><![CDATA[The first site - the Royal Observer Corps post - is at Billesdon, near the old prisoner of war camp I once explored myself. I won't reveal what the other three are, but they're all worth seeing.]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:07:00 +0100</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Wooden bombs, The Goon Show and Dad's Army]]></title> <link>http://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2025/06/wooden-bombs-goon-show-and-dads-army.html</link> <description><![CDATA[There's a story about Word War II that surfaces regularly on social media. It involves the Germans taking an age to build a dummy wooden airfield, only for the RAF to fly over when it's finished and drop a single wooden bomb on it. I thought of that story listening to a 1955 episode of The Goon Show, as one does, on the wartime career of Neddy Seagoon. In an attempt to be invalided out of the Army on medical grounds, he comes up with madder and madder ideas. His problem was that these ideas were seized upon by his ...]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:21:00 +0100</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Mathew on Monday: Glastonbury, the Catholic Church, free speech and the boundaries of Liberalism]]></title> <link>https://www.libdemvoice.org/mathew-on-monday-glastonbury-the-catholic-church-free-speech-and-the-boundaries-of-liberalism-77827.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Well, that was quite a weekend wasn't it? Firstly let me say that I'm no fan of Glastonbury. I don't own a pair of wellies, and the idea of spending hours in a muddy, potentially damp field fills me with dread. When I saw Elton John at Grace Road in Leicester almost a decade ago, I did so from the comfort of a VIP box and I watched Sting live at the very posh Atlantis Palm in Dubai. I'm far from posh (I'm a proud Working Class lad... honest) but I'll admit to preferring comfort over muddy fields and camping. ...]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:50:56 +0100</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Some thoughts on Men's Health Month]]></title> <link>https://www.libdemvoice.org/some-thoughts-on-mens-health-month-77824.html</link> <description><![CDATA[I absolutely love my Sunday routine. Waking up, as always, at 6:30am and going for a long walk. My routine started during the pandemic and luckily, it has never stopped. I really value this "me" time, which is combined with an opportunity to clear my head, slow down and simply breathe without having to think about my next move. The other aspect of my Sunday walk is that it also provides a fantastic occasion to deepen my relationship with some of my friends, who don't mind starting a day when most people are still fast asleep! June is often dedicated ...]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:30:59 +0100</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Reform councillor Mandy Clare charged with assault and criminal damage]]></title> <link>https://www.markpack.org.uk/175209/reform-councillor-mandy-clare-charged-with-assault-and-criminal-damage/</link> <description><![CDATA[The BBC reports of Reform UK councillor Mandy Clare: Reform UK councillor Amanda Clare has been charged with assault and criminal damage after an incident at a Pride event. The councillor who represents the Winsford Dene ward on Cheshire West and Chester Council, is to appear before magistrates in Crewe on Friday 8 August. Cheshire Police said they were called to reports of a disturbance at Winsford Pride at around 16:30 BST on Saturday, where they arrested Ms Clare, who is known as Mandy Clare... Cheshire Police said that they and the Crown Prosecution Service "would like to remind everyone ...]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:28:28 +0100</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Getting your family on board]]></title> <link>https://simonperks.com/2025/06/30/getting-your-family-on-board/</link> <description><![CDATA[If you've been doing what you do for long enough to set yourself up – or to think about setting yourself up – as a solo consultant, then you may also have amassed a family along the way. You might, for example, have a spouse or significant other. You might have one or more children. And you might have other people who depend on you or for whom you have caring responsibilities. When you're thinking about becoming a solo consultant, it's important that you get your family members on board. This is because: it will have a financial impact for ...]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[The Joy of Six 1379]]></title> <link>http://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-joy-of-six-1379.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Blue Labour has become a destructive fantasy with little to say about the challenges of the country in which we live, says Marc Stears, who was one of the founders of the movement: "Everyone probably wants to reindustrialise, but we know that there is no future for the UK economy without a vibrant service sector. Everybody similarly wants strong defence. But there is no military alliance to be found in which the UK and Ukraine should be allied against France and Germany." Eliot Higgins is not impressed by a report from the Cato Institute that claims public concern about misinformation ...]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:43:00 +0100</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Priest denies Lib Dem MP Chris Coghlan holy communion over his support for assisted dying bill]]></title> <link>http://liberalengland.blogspot.com/2025/06/priest-denies-lib-dem-mp-chris-coghlan.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Chris Coghlan, the Liberal Democrat MP for Dorking and Horley was denounced by his Roman Catholic priest before his congregation and banned from communion after voting in favour of the assisted dying bill. The Observer reports that Chris has described his treatment as "outrageous" and complained to Richard Moth, the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton. In a short comment piece for the paper, Chris says: I was moved to receive messages of support from constituents. A couple wrote: "Our faith and our belief in our Church community is based on Jesus Christ and the truth within scripture showing love and ...]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:48:00 +0100</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Public supports Lords reform going further: new poll]]></title> <link>https://www.markpack.org.uk/175207/public-supports-lords-reform-going-further-new-poll/</link> <description><![CDATA[Ahead of the next round of votes in the House of Lords on the Bill to remove hereditary peers, a new poll shows widespread public support for reform of the second chamber to go further. The poll, commissioned from YouGov by the UCL Constitution Unit, shows: By 60%-22% the public supports the government's current plans to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords. By 79%-4% people support capping the number of new peers the Prime Minister can appoint each year at the number who leave, rather than having no limit on appointments, so the Lords does not grow (even ...]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:08:25 +0100</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[On the frontline for freedom - Budapest Pride 2025]]></title> <link>https://www.libdemvoice.org/budapest-pride-a-report-77821.html</link> <description><![CDATA[Flying out to Budapest on Friday, there was some trepidation about this trip – and my fears were confirmed at the first meeting at the Town Hall on Friday evening. As a political representative, I was given a yellow wristband, given to all VIPs on the basis that, if we were arrested, the yellow band should signify status. I'm not sure if that would have worked, but it was an indication of how worried the organisers were, and put the entire weekend into context. On the Friday night, we gathered at Budapest Town Hall and listened to the Mayor of ...]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 07:33:51 +0100</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Weekly Road Report - West End Ward #dundeewestend]]></title> <link>http://www.dundeewestend.com/2025/06/weekly-road-report-west-end-ward_01498671976.html</link> <description><![CDATA[DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - WEEKLY ROAD REPORT REPORT FOR THE WEST END WARD - WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 30 JUNE 2025 Blinshall Street (Douglas Street to 50 metres south) - closed until August 2025 for construction works. Douglas Street (Blinshall Street to Brown Street) - temporary traffic lights until August 2025 for construction works. Scottish and Southern Energy Networks Elmwood Cable Renewal Scheme - temporary traffic lights and road closure from Tuesday 4 March for 19 weeks insofar as it affects the West End Ward : Ancrum Road (at Peel Street) - temporary traffic lights for 7 weeks; andTullideph Road (City ...]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Welfare cuts could strand disabled women with abusers]]></title> <link>http://peterblack.blogspot.com/2025/06/welfare-cuts-could-strand-disabled.html</link> <description><![CDATA[The Independent has another angle on the Labour government's welfare cuts, reporting on a warning by the domestic violence charity Refuge and the Women's Budget Group (WBG), that thousands of disabled women could find themselves trapped with abusers as a result of these changes. The paper says that the charities have issued a stark warning over the reforms, saying that in the long term, the cuts to vital funding for daily living costs for disabled people - which will impact all new claimants - will make it difficult for those at risk to flee abusive relationships: Thousands of disabled women ...]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate> </item> </channel></rss>
