Planners have granted listed building consent for upgrades to a property on St Martin’s. But members at Tuesday’s Planning meeting complained about how late a thirty-page report on the application was received. It was added as an urgent item on the agenda and they were only given details as the meeting started. The Duchy of Cornwall, who own Bleak House, a Grade II Listed building that is currently vacant, want to refurbish it by removing and repairing the timber windows Read more [...]

New Delhi: The government was able to pass a mere 11 bills, including nine appropriation bills related to the railways, the general budget and the Jharkhand budget and two against gender crimes, against the 68 listed for the first half of the Budget Session that concluded on Friday. "The financial items and the motion of thanks to the president's address had to be passed in the first half of the session. In the remaining time, two other legislations were passed," an official told a news agency, Read more [...]

Margaret Thatcher listed her Cabinet allies and opponents. Who would Cameron list today? By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Newly-released papers from Lady Thatcher's personal archive have been widely reported today. One that caught my eye was Ken Clarke's opposition to the Falklands War. The man who was a regular thorn in Margaret Thatcher's side but was then a very small Tory beast is reported to have said that Britain should “blow up a few ships Read more [...]