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Sir David Attenborough at 100 – and when he sent a Prime Minister to bed to get some rest
It’s one of the most astonishing scenes in the UK’s early post-war political and military history. And as TV producer in his late 20s, David Attenborough found himself summoned to Downing Street for a live broadcast to the nation. So off he went. When he arrived, this was the scene that he saw. We’ve had…
Greens now the second largest party in Cambridge, as Labour lose political control
In an historic night for a host of reasons, Cambridge Labour’s hold on political power at the Guildhall evaporates in the face of: Above – delete/amend as appropriate The balance of power at Cambridge Guildhall My vaguely-confident predictions from yesterday (more vague than confident – the only thing strengthening on my side is this persistent…
Cambridge City Council expected to move to No Overall Control
…according to various people quoting various polling and modelling organisations This despite the best efforts of Cambridge Labour’s elected councillors (City and county) to hold the walls from the combined Lib-Dem and Green Party political onslaughts. (See Cameron Holloway, the current leader here.) There wasn’t much coming from the local candidates whose politics are to…