Mashup artist Cassetteboy presents his take on one of the biggest news stories of the year, shining a humorous light on Brexit. The video lampoons a host of Conservative MPs – David Cameron, Boris Johnson, George Osborne, Michael Gove, Theresa May as well as Ukip’s Nigel Farage – all of whom played a major role […]
Five Day Strike On Southern Rail Planned In August
August 5th, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Passengers on Southern Rail are in for more disruption after a five day strike in August from Monday next week. Members of the RMT Union will be on strike from 00.01 on Monday 8 August until 23.59 on Friday 12 August, meaning that a whole working week of disruption is likely. The strike is due to the […]
Elizabeth I Armada portrait saved for the nation
August 5th, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I has been saved for the nation after thousands of members of the public helped to raise £10 million to prevent it being sold abroad. The painting, once owned by Sir Francis Drake, has now been acquired for the public art collection after his descendants chose to sell it. Following […]
Revised Southern Railways service plan
July 7th, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Revised service on all Southern routes on Mondays to Fridays from Monday 11 July until further notice Full details and updates on the link below http://tired.bz/southernCuts Last updated 9am 7 July We understand the impact that the current unpredictable and often late notice cancellations and delays have on your journeys and daily plans. While this […]
Government response to Southern Railways petition
July 7th, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Remove the franchise for Southern Rail from Govia Thameslink.”. Government responded: Govia Thameslink Railway are delivering plans to reverse decades of under-investment on the rail network. Removing the franchise from GTR will not address the challenges on this part of the network. The challenges of […]
Huge Anti-Brexit Rally To Be Held
June 28th, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Huge Anti-Brexit Rally To Be Held In Trafalgar Square EDIT 28 June, 9am. Note that this rally has now been cancelled after the numbers got too large. A re-arranged anti-Brexit march will now take place on 9 July. Thousands of disgruntled Remain supporters will gather in Trafalgar Square tomorrow night for a rally. With over a […]
Thatcher: “No! No! No!”
June 27th, 2016 by Leave a Comment
A heavily edited version of Margaret Thatcher’s statement of 30 October 1990 to the House of Commons on the European Council meeting at Rome held on 27/28 October. The Council was meant to discuss the Uruguay Round on General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade which was due to end in a few months but for […]
Gay Blood ban to be reviewed in UK
June 26th, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Department of Health announced they will review the 12 month ban on gay men donating blood, on World Blood Day. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Blood Donation and the FreedomToDonate campaign announced the parliamentary inquiry into who can safely donate blood. The APPG will review the current guidelines that are in place and […]
