Category : Dave Rowntree

The Arts, Disability and Change

I actually enjoyed chairing a panel this morning at Breaking Down the Barriers at The Garage in Norwich. My co panellists have been a very impressive bunch, virtually fizzing with power and enthusiasm. They included Actor, director and campaigner Ja...

Five Easy Ways to Campaign From Home

Native Elections are on Might 4th intently adopted by a Basic Election on June 8th. You’re registered to vote, but you’re snowed underneath! Perhaps juggling work and household commitments, but satisfied you need to do something to assist...

Rags to Rags

A pal mentioned something the opposite day I hadn’t heard shortly – the thought of ‘Rags to Rags in Three Generations’. The story happens more often than you might think. The ‘first era’ of a family starts with nothing, however by way of arduous work...

No need for Labour MPs to struggle with TV interview questions about shadow cabinet appointments

No want for Labour MPs to wrestle on TV with questions on shadow cupboard appointments – the solutions are extremely simple: Q. Was it right for Jeremy Corbyn to nominate xxx to the shadow cupboard? A. It’s one in every of Jeremy’s fundamental...

Star Boot Sale – Raising Money for Refugees

I’ve helped organise an eBay auction of movie star memorabilia and bric-a-brac. In an try and be funny, I’ve referred to as it a Star Boot Sale, however don’t let that put you off… Tim Burgess, Alex Turner, Paul McCartney, Da...

I think I may have had a brilliant idea!

My favourite Pizza Categorical pizza is a basic base Margherita with additional Scorching Green Peppers. It costs £10.10 – £8.45 for the pizza and £1.65 for the additional topping. However it’s additionally potential to buy it one other means....

A career in film!!! (all I have to do is make a video in my underpants…)

This can be a genuine e-mail I acquired this morning: — from: pq <pjq71@sbcglobal.internet> reply-to: pq <pjq71@sbcglobal.internet> date: Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at three:15 AM topic: Hello, David. This is Paul from...

Make sure you can vote on May 7th

It’s crucial election in many years – however are you positive you’re going to be able to participate? To be able to vote, it is advisable be on the Electoral Register. Are you? In the previous days, one individual from each family...

Justice for the rich, McJustice for the poor.

This is the speech I made to the #Just4Justice Legal Assist protest on 7 March 2014. As you in all probability know, we’re going to be hearing so much over the subsequent yr concerning the Magna Carta, as a result of in 2015 it is going to be 800 yea...

Human Rights, Human Wrongs

It's 20 years ago at this time that the primary Human Rights Day celebrated the adoption of the Common Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. A huge quantity has been achieved since then in lots of nations all over the world, however not all the things...