There has been a major land slippage along the road where it borders Marrington Dingle. Trees and the verge have disappeared. This will need significant work using gabions and concrete to make the carriageway safe. It could take a while for the Council to find the money!!! Years of traffic lights here will not be acceptable. I will be raising this next week with senior officers
Earlier this week Mayor Dave Hodgson met with the Fizzy Rascals who help run Gig Buddies in Bedford.
Alas, the Law of Jante is applied not only in Scandinavia. Its baneful influence is strong in England - diminishing, and destroying when it can, those who excel, are popular (even people we are happy to be entertained by), are prominent in some way or who are experts (remember them?). It is launched against those who try too hard, are "too clever by half" or "should know better" or "no better than s/he ought to be" or are "swots" (especially "girly" ones!) and against those who are lucky enough to have some special skill or talent. You know, people who "don't know their place". It sets out to punish achievement, to undermine any pretence of moral authority and any attempt to suggest improvement or (especially) that we should act differently. Think about Greta Thunberg. It is always trying to catch people out, to try to find a flaw, an inconsistency, a "hypocrisy". It is good to test those in the public eye, but not unfairly and not to destruction. Its assiduous, ruthless and implacable application is however
Alas, the Law of Jante is applied not only in Scandinavia. Its baneful influence is strong in England - diminishing, and destroying when it can, those who excel, are popular (even people we are happy to be entertained by), are prominent in some way or who are experts (remember them?). It is launched against those who try too hard, are "too clever by half" or "should know better" or "no better than s/he ought to be" or are "swots" (especially "girly" ones!) and against those who are lucky enough to have some special skill or talent. You know, people who "don't know their place". It sets out to punish achievement, to undermine any pretence of moral authority and any attempt to suggest improvement or (especially) that we should act differently. Think about Greta Thunberg. It is always trying to catch people out, to try to find a flaw, an inconsistency, a "hypocrisy". It is good to test those in the public eye, but not unfairly and not to destruction. Its assiduous, ruthless and implacable application is however
Plymouth Liberal Democrats have been delighted to get back out on the campaign trail for the 2020 Local Elections. The team...
Today marks the start of Real Bread Week 2020, which runs until 1st March.