Thin-skinned politicians can t hack scutiny
Fri, 28 May 2021
Current MHKs can’t hack tough questions from the media, according to a senior member of the Celtic League. Bernard Moffatt has hit out at ‘thin-skinned’ politicians for being unable to stand up to public scrutiny. He claims a defensive approach is often adopted by those fronting the media. Mr Moffatt feels that’s a far cry from previous governments which he says could handle a strong line of questioning. “It worries me now that people are not willing to handle scrutiny and criticism.” He continued: “I notice these days, particularly when journalists are trying to interview politicians, [the politicians] are very defensive and they can be very, almost offended, if the sort of questions that the public want you to ask are put to these folk.
Ben&Ben have teamed up with Seoul-based singer-songwriter and rapper
Young K for the new version of their 2017 hit single “Leaves.”
Set for an international release, the re-recorded material comes with fuller, more intricate arrangements and subtle, background harmonies. Aesthetically, there’s something inherently grand about the new version of “Leaves” which transports listeners to the late 2000s when acclaimed musicians like Fleet Foxes and Sufjan Stevens made intricate, chamber pop music with indie folk sensibilities. “The new version of Leaves is based heavily on how the full band adapted the song for live performance through the years,” lead singer and guitarist Miguel Benjamin said in a statement. “As compared to the original piano and guitar only arrangement, the new one features the rest of the band’s full instrumentation and additional choir-esque harmony arrangement by Toni, Andrew, and Poch on the intro and first verse.”
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HS2 ordered to stop felling trees at Jones Hill Wood, near Wendover, after campaigners launch legal action against Natural England
Main image by Miles Walker
HS2 has been ordered to stop tree-felling at ancient woodland in the Chilterns after campaigners launched a landmark legal case against Natural England. Mark Keir brought the legal action on behalf of the Jones’ Hill Wood Earth Protectors after HS2 was allowed to fell 0.7 hectares of land at Jones Hill Wood, near Wendover, as part of its construction works. Natural England issued a licence to allow HS2 to carry out the tree-felling at the wood, which is home to the rare barbastelle bat, as well as a number of other protected species, such as noctule, brown long-eared, Natterers, common and soprano pipistrelle bat roosts, and ancient ecosystems.
Jones Hill Wood: Legal action launched against Natural England after HS2 allowed to dig up land in ancient woods
Picture by Miles Walker Campaigners are launching legal action against Natural England for issuing a licence to HS2 allowing it to destroy land at an ancient woodland in the Chilterns AONB. Mark Keir on behalf of the Jones’ Hill Wood Earth Protectors has said the campaign group is set to launch a “landmark” legal case after HS2 was allowed to fell 0.7 hectares of land at Jones Hill Wood, near Wendover, as part of its construction works. The area is home to the barbastelle bat, which is at risk of extinction, as well as a number of other protected species, such as noctule, brown long-eared, Natterers, common and soprano pipistrelle bat roosts, as well as ancient ecosystems