Quote of the Day: Eric Joyce MP

markwallace   |   2 Comments » Posted on February 23, 2012

Police are still investigating an alleged assault in the Strangers’ Bar last night.

Reports of violence in the House of Commons are mercifully rare, but this sheltered life does lead some MPs to be woefully ignorant of how common and terrifying  such occurrences are for their constituents.

I was pleased to see from Hansard that at least one MP has done fact-finding patrols with the police to find out how such problems arise outside Westminster:

“I go about my constituency occasionally with the cops on a Friday or Saturday night. We see a bit of violence in the streets and recognise where it comes from, what is happening and who the bad guys are—who has been caught up in things because they have drunk too much and so on.” – Eric Joyce MP, 31 March 2009

Well said…

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Drowning sorrows in Salford

markwallace   |   2 Comments » Posted on September 01, 2010

Shocking news about high alcohol consumption today. It turns out that Salford now has the second-highest level of problem drinking in the whole country. How has this happened?

Wait, what’s this about a major social change in Salford that occurred recently?

“In 2007, it was confirmed that the BBC would be moving five of its departments to a new development on Pier 9…The departments to be moved are BBC Children’s, BBC Children’s Learning, BBC Sport, BBC Radio Five Live, and parts of BBC Future Media and Technology (including a small number from BBC R&D), involving about 2,300 staff. The move, expected to be completed by 2011, marks a major decentralisation of the corporation’s operations, and will represent the BBC’s largest presence outside of London”

I think we’ve found our explanation.

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