Jack Layton, leader of the New Democratic Party, Canada's Social Democratic / Democratic Socialist party, died of cancer this morning.  He was 61.

I wrote here about the feelings of hopelessness and despair I have about British politics at the moment.  Paul Gilroy, speaking about the recent riots, put it better than I:

"The question is supposed to ( Read more... )

I'm doing the Great North Run to raise money for the British Red Cross.  Please sponsor me:

http://www.justgiving.com/gwynethlonergan

Thanks!!

Please sign the petition, http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Iraqi-Employees/ asking the government to grant the Iraqis who worked as interpreters for the UK army asylum in the UK.

Because having endangered someone's life by your actions, it is simply good manners to provide them with a measure of safety.