After the “Blackpool Riots”, I thought I had to rewrite this classic George Formby song to reflect what happened…
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How much damage did Reform UK really do to the Tories?
Using the data published by the House of Commons Library, specifically this spreadsheet, which shows all the electoral counts, we can see just how hard they hit.
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Another mini day out at Amerton, whith some more pictures, this time of their new-ish model railway.
(That isn’t it).
Norbury Wharf Dayboat Hire Maps
Bloody ages ago I offered to redo the dayboat maps for Norbury Wharf. I bet they’ve forgotten about it – I had.
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The Lancashire Coast Drive (LC95)
Lands End to John O Groats is a famous road trip, and the Scottish North Coast 500 gets a lot of press, but what of other drives, ones you can do in a day (or an afternoon if you feel like it)?
Well, how about a Lancashire Coast drive?
Grunhalle
For those who wished they were in Greenhall Whitley Land, but prefered Lager to Bitter, there was always Grunhalle:
(Skips to the Grunhalle advert, but the rest are worth a watch).
I still have a full set of the beer mats.
Whither Greenhall Whitley Land?
Since the ’80s, the plaintiff cry of the displaced Northerner has been “I wish I was in Greenhall Whitley Land!” Vis:
What day is Convoy Day?
I’ve argued with people for years about this. Is Convoy Day the 6th of June, or the 7th of June?
Theo Clark deletes her emails without reading them
As we are heading into a General Election, I thought it might be time for a quick reminder that the current Conservative Party candidate deletes her emails without reading them:
828 days there. Two years, three months, seven days.
What a work ethic!
Stafford Parliamentary Constituency Map 2024
So, after a bit of re-drawing the lines, this is what the new Stafford Constituency looks like in the run up to the 2014 General Election…
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