The attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into the Second World War – but when did it officially end? This isn’t one of those mystery stories about a Japanese soldier stumbling out of the jungle in the late 1940s to discover that the war had been over for several years, nor a rehashed [...]
All posts for the month December, 2011
We walked round Washington growling at the WWII memorial saying the conflict was from 1941-45, imagine my surprise when I discovered the war ended in 1946!
Posted by johnault on December 31, 2011
http://johnault.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/we-walked-round-washington-growling-at-the-wwii-memorial-saying-the-conflict-was-from-1941-45-imagine-my-surprise-when-i-discovered-the-war-ended-in-1946/
Tales from the Phonebank 1 – Learning the AV Referendum Lessons – Using Props well
I’ve decided now that the referendum was almost last year that it was time to allow people into some of the more amusing aspects of the campaign. I should explain, that as the North West regional organiser of the Yes campaign it was my responsibility to deliver the ‘ground campaign’ in the region. Although many of [...]
Posted by johnault on December 30, 2011
http://johnault.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/tales-from-the-phonebank-1-learning-the-av-referendum-lessons-using-props-well/
Is it time Cornwall started to talk seriously about devolution?
With the prospect of Scottish devolution going at least one extra step towards Home Rule or even outright independence from the UK, Cornwall should decide, like Wales, whether it wants to see greater powers come from Westminster to decide more of its own future. The Coalition government has evangelised the concept of localism, and although [...]
Posted by johnault on December 30, 2011
http://johnault.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/is-it-time-cornwall-started-to-talk-seriously-about-devolution/
25 Years on and Cornwall’s Liberal Democrats should still remember David Penhaligon today
Truro and St Austell’s MP from 1974-1986 remembered today People often ask whether you can remember where you were when JFK died. I don’t I was too young. But, for those of us who can remember David Penhaligon the feeling, I suspect, is similar to those people felt when John Kennedy was shot. A feeling [...]
Posted by johnault on December 22, 2011
http://johnault.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/25-years-on-and-cornwalls-liberal-democrats-should-still-remember-david-penhaligon-today/
Does the prospect of Scottish Independence make electoral reform more likely?
Most electoral reformers were looking the other way when Scotland elected its first majority government in the devolved age and many haven’t taken on board the importance of this shift. We were busy trying to change the electoral system on the same day. But this change could actually be one of the main catalysts for [...]
Posted by johnault on December 21, 2011
http://johnault.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/does-the-prospect-of-scottish-independence-make-electoral-reform-more-likely/
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