BY JAMES CAMPBELL The Great British Countryside is already missing the Land Rover Defender. Not only is there an emotional attachment between this rugged four-wheel drive workhorse and country dwellers, there is a practical side to the Defender that other car manufacturers have failed to cash in on. Yes, there are still plenty of Land Rover Defenders on the market but production did cease, after … Continue reading Listen Up, Land Rover!
BY JAMES CAMPBELL A few months back I was driving over a small river bridge in Somerset and saw a bus coming towards me the other side of the bridge. I thought at the time how ridiculous that such a fat bus was allowed on such a thin, medieval road. I pulled over to the left as far as the wall – along and past … Continue reading Fat Buses
BY JAMES CAMPBELL You will have heard the term ‘passporting’ a great deal in the media of late. The concept is not easy to understand for those not involved in the policy work and there is much dispute about its importance to UK-based businesses. There has been some welcome clarification in a letter from Andrew Bailey (Chief Executive, Financial Conduct Authority) in a letter to … Continue reading Passporting
By ALEXIA JAMES Type the following individual search terms into Google: Nadine Dorries, @nadinedorriesmp, Dennis Rice, Dominic Wightman. You’ll notice certain websites and blogs crop up regularly. These results have 3 things in common – they are created by trolls, portray a very negative message & they have been heavily search engine optimized so negatives always trump any positive results linked to those keywords. Take the one … Continue reading SEO Terrorism
By ALEXIA JAMES A month before its premiere and The Crown is already this autumn’s must-see television drama. The ambitious £100million series charts the entire life of the Queen, from childhood to the present day. However, viewers expecting a polite look at Britain’s longest-serving monarch are likely to be shocked – passionate kisses, expletive-ridden dialogue and even a bare royal bottom are all packed into the … Continue reading Gotta Love Prince Philip
BY ALEXIA JAMES Spend any time with a certain football fanatic I know and you realise this man is the Football Google. Whereas most blokes spend the occasional evening with the Mrs, this fellow is Football itself. I have not been in the man’s bedroom but no doubt it is bedecked with Leeds United paraphernalia, his wardrobes bulging with Gremio shirts and his duvet cover … Continue reading Football Anoraks
For too long rural communities and businesses have been left on their own to try to find solutions to the problems they face. That is unacceptable, and we must make sure that they are not left behind. Continue reading The Forgotten English Countryside
