Vince Cable on the threat to free debate in universities

View image | gettyimages.com Times Higher Education reports a talk by Vince Cable to the University of London’s Institute of Advanced Lega...

Toxic algae advisories in effect at 5 Thurston County lakes

These advisories are no longer in effect. Toxic blue-green algae advisories are in effect at Deep Lake, Black Lake, Long Lake, Scott Lake, a...

Australia 1 dollar 2015 - National Rugby League

New commemorative: " NRL - National Rugby League " (news and image by Peter Kaminsky and Pabitra Saha ) SPECIFICATIONS Compositio...

Australia 1 dollar 2015 - Australian Football League

New commemorative: " AFL - Australian Football League " (news and image by Peter Kaminsky and Pabitra Saha ) SPECIFICATIONS Compo...

Australia 20 cents 2015 - Coo-ee March

New commemorative: "Australia remembers: Coo-ee March on 10th October 1915 " SPECIFICATIONS Composition: CuNi Weight: 11.30 g Diam...

A Summer Shift

There are those books read in one sitting; not because they are necessarily short but because the story is completely compelling.  These boo...

Alec Clifton-Taylor goes to Stamford

This was an episode of his 1978 series Six English Towns. More praise of Stamford here.

Six of the Best 548

Nick Barlow is right to wince at calls to "take the politics out of" things. "It’s 'mystifying' that Britain is pers...

National party sacks the leadership of Leicester Conservatives

From the Leicester Mercury : The national Tory party has sacked the leadership of the City of Leicester Conservative Association in the wake...