Dear Members of Cumbria County Council Cabinet

Letter of representation about Captain Shaw's

 I shall make this letter brief, because I am under the strong impression that my longer and more perfectly crafted epistles to you simply do not get read in their entirety.

Captain Shaw’s Primary School has a future, as does the village of Bootle, and both are integrally... [more] (4 comments)

County needs three schools

But apparently anywhere rather than in our neck of the woods

 Read all about it, ladies and gentlemen. Page 25 of the North West Evening Mail. “County in need of three schools”.

It really does take the biscuit, and I am about as angry as I have been in a long time. The politicos are throwing mud pies at each... [more] (4 comments)

Lies, damn lies and consultations

Doublespeak. Redefining the English language.

 Does anybody know the collective noun for “consultation”? There really ought to be one, the number there are around at present. A “Bafflement” of consultations, perhaps. A “Confusion”. Or maybe an “Enragement”. Whatever it is,... [more]

Wow! See what they’ve gone and done now!

Scaling the heights in true style

 The forecast wasn’t good. There were rumours of rain and even snow. But the sun was shining optimistically as the intrepid band gathered at Wasdale Head. They were accompanied by a fair group of supporters who had come to see them off, and walk part way, and bother innocent hikers to sign... [more] (4 comments)

Climb every mountain

Because you never know when you might find an entire campaign at the top

 You just will not believe what they’re going to do next. Talk about indomitable, talk about never-give-up.

We’ve taken the argument to them, we’ve invited them to come to us, we’ve closed off the A595 while we marched down the... [more] (5 comments)