#Peter duguid

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The Scottish actor Hamish Wilson passed away on March 26th 2020.

Probably most famous for replacing Frazer Hines for two episodes of Dr Who in the 60’s. Wilson was another one who started early, aged just 14 he started studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

He was born James Aitken Wilson in Glasgow, in 1942. His family moved to Cambuslang when he was very young. His father, also James, was a sales rep for a paint firm; his mother Isobel (née Willock) worked in the rag trade. After they divorced Isobel married another Wilson, Robert, and Hamish and his sister Jan grew up with step-siblings Leslie, Sheila and Robbie.

He discovered his love of drama while at West Coats Primary School. Later, at the Glasgow Academy, this love drove him to do “that stupidly romantic thing of running away from school to appear on the stage”. He was soon working professionally – he understudied Jimmy Logan for a summer season at the King’s Theatre and appeared in Peter Duguid’s 1957 Glasgow Citizen’s Theatre production of Enemy of the People.

He then attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and gained more professional experience during the summer holidays. He played the title role in 1959’s live ITV play, The Boy from the Gorbals, did a 1960 episode of Para Handy with Duncan Macrae, and met Walt Disney while he was working on his film adaptation of Greyfriars Bobby.

“I was trying to chat up a pretty blonde extra, with no success at all”, he once recalled, “and this gentleman with blond hair and a little moustache came over and started chatting to me. We nattered away for five minutes and then he wandered away. The girl was terribly impressed, but I spoilt it because I didn’t recognise him. I said, ‘Who was that?’ and she stopped being impressed. ‘That was Walt Disney!’, she said”.

He graduated from the RSAMD in 1963, winning the award for Most Promising Male Performance, and appeared on stage at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre , Perth Theatre and Dundee Repertory Theatre (1970-71), where his performance in Mark But This Flea was described as “remarkable” by The Stage, the trade weekly – not least because he had stepped in 24 hours before opening night after the original actor had broken his leg.

On television he appeared in The Wednesday Play, The Vital Spark , This Man Craig (three different roles, 1966), Softly, Softly and The Revenue Men (three different roles.

In 1968 Doctor Who regular Frazer Hines, who played Patrick Troughton’s Jacobite companion Jamie, fell ill with chickenpox while making the adventure The Mind Robber. After an ingenious, hasty rewrite Jamie underwent a temporary metamorphosis and with one day’s rehearsal Wilson took over, cramming his lines overnight and recording the first of his two episodes the next day.

Further TV roles followed, including The Borderers Boy Meets Girls (1969), Adam Smith, and The View from Daniel Pike but he found that he needed to turn his attention away from acting because “ a beautiful girl smiled at me”. Intent on marriage and starting a family, he gained more secure employment as an announcer for STV.

In 1975 he went to Radio Forth as its arts and drama producer. With limited resources but boundless ambition, he broadcast original writing, late-night horror classics, and a six-month long serial about Mary Queen of Scots, told in 130 twelve-minute episodes, broadcast daily. Drama of this kind on commercial radio was largely unheard of.

In 1979 he did an adaptation of The Slab Boys for Radio Clyde, ultimately joining the station and founding Independent Local Radio’s first drama department there.

His many productions at Clyde included The Bell in the Tree a series of dramas about the history of Glasgow by Edward H Chisnall; Donald Campbell’s Till the Seas Run Dry, with Tom Fleming as Robert Burns and Mary Riggans as Jean Armour), and Nick McCarthy’s Elephant Dances with Katy Murphy).

He also encouraged new talent, instigating initiatives which gave professional breaks to aspiring comedy writers and awarded contracts and prized Equity cards to final-year drama students.

He left Clyde in 1989 and joined the BBC, where he produced a huge number of plays and series for Radio Scotland, Radio 3 and Radio 4. He really believed in radio: “It allows you to creep inside somebody’s head”, he said, “and paint pictures that are going to stay long after the programme is finished.”

In all, he won 23 awards for his radio productions – his ‘Oscars’, as he jokingly referred to them – and served a juror in the Prix Italia (where he was also the first ILR producer to be jury chairman), Prix Futura Berlin and the Prix Europa.

When he left the BBC after ten successful years he went back to the old trade, doing voiceover work and acting in episodes of Taggart,, Monarch of the Glen and Still Game .

On March 21st 2020 Tony contracted coronavirus and sadly passed away only 6 days later on March 26th aged 77. He worked for many years for the actors union Equity, the Scottish Secretary of the union said of him:

“He led a full life and touched many people. He was one of life’s enthusiasts and succeeded at most everything he turned his hand to. Time in his company was always enjoyable and often informative. Remember that mischievous grin and raise a glass to him. RIP.”

The beautiful girl who smiled at him was Diana (née Baron), a wardrobe mistress at Dundee Rep, whom he had met in 1972. They married the following year and had three daughters, Emma, Alice and Abigail, who all survive him, as do grandchildren Colin, Finley, Amelia and Gregor.

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"We often forget that temptation can come from any quarter, even from within our own family circle. We expect the Devil to assault us like a roaring lion, as ugly and fearsome as can be. We don’t expect him to come to us dressed up like an angel of light, speaking in the honey-sweet tones of the ones we love. Yet the Bible warns us that such an approach is easy for him to adopt (2 Cor. 11:14). Thus, Satan didn’t only confront Jesus head-on in the wilderness (Matt. 4:1-11); he also tempted him more subtly through the words of one of his closest disciples, Peter (Matt. 16:23)." – Iain Duguid

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Commons Vote

On: Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading

Ayes: 215 (98.6% Con, 0.9% Ind, 0.5% DUP) Noes: 19 (94.7% SNP, 5.3% PC) Absent: ~416

Likely Referenced Bill: Finance (No. 2) Act 2010

Description: A Bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance.

Originating house: Commons Current house: Unassigned Bill Stage: Royal Assent

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (211 votes)

Aaron Bell Alan Mak Alberto Costa Alec Shelbrooke Alex Burghart Alex Chalk Alicia Kearns Alok Sharma Amanda Milling Andrew Griffith Andrew Jones Andrew Lewer Andrew Murrison Andrew Percy Andrew Selous Andy Carter Angela Richardson Anna Firth Anne Marie Morris Anne-Marie Trevelyan Anthony Browne Antony Higginbotham Ben Everitt Ben Spencer Ben Wallace Bernard Jenkin Bill Wiggin Bim Afolami Bob Blackman Bob Seely Brandon Lewis Caroline Ansell Caroline Nokes Charles Walker Cherilyn Mackrory Chris Clarkson Chris Grayling Chris Green Chris Philp Conor Burns Craig Tracey Craig Williams Damian Hinds Daniel Kawczynski Danny Kruger David Davis David Duguid David Jones David Rutley David Simmonds Dean Russell Dehenna Davison Derek Thomas Desmond Swayne Duncan Baker Edward Argar Edward Leigh Elizabeth Truss Elliot Colburn Esther McVey Felicity Buchan Fiona Bruce Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon Gareth Davies Gareth Johnson Gary Sambrook Gavin Williamson Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Gillian Keegan Graham Brady Graham Stuart Greg Hands Greg Smith Guy Opperman Harriett Baldwin Heather Wheeler Helen Whately Holly Mumby-Croft Huw Merriman Iain Duncan Smith Iain Stewart Jack Brereton Jack Lopresti Jackie Doyle-Price Jacob Rees-Mogg Jacob Young James Cartlidge James Cleverly James Davies James Duddridge James Sunderland James Wild Jane Hunt Jane Stevenson Jeremy Quin Jerome Mayhew Jo Churchill John Glen John Howell John Lamont Jonathan Djanogly Jonathan Gullis Julia Lopez Julian Lewis Julian Smith Julian Sturdy Justin Tomlinson Katherine Fletcher Kelly Tolhurst Kemi Badenoch Kevin Hollinrake Kieran Mullan Kit Malthouse Laura Farris Laura Trott Lee Rowley Leo Docherty Lia Nici Liam Fox Lisa Cameron Louie French Lucy Frazer Luke Hall Marcus Jones Mark Fletcher Mark Francois Mark Garnier Mark Logan Martin Vickers Matt Hancock Matt Warman Matthew Offord Mel Stride Michael Ellis Michael Fabricant Michael Gove Michael Tomlinson Mike Freer Mike Wood Mims Davies Neil O'Brien Nick Fletcher Nick Gibb Nicola Richards Nigel Huddleston Paul Beresford Paul Holmes Paul Howell Pauline Latham Penny Mordaunt Peter Aldous Peter Bottomley Philip Dunne Philip Hollobone Priti Patel Ranil Jayawardena Rebecca Harris Rebecca Pow Rehman Chishti Richard Bacon Richard Drax Richard Fuller Rob Butler Robbie Moore Robert Buckland Robert Courts Robert Goodwill Robert Halfon Robert Largan Robert Syms Robin Millar Robin Walker Royston Smith Sajid Javid Sally-Ann Hart Saqib Bhatti Sara Britcliffe Sarah Dines Scott Mann Selaine Saxby Shailesh Vara Sheryll Murray Simon Baynes Simon Clarke Simon Fell Simon Hart Simon Hoare Simon Jupp Stephen Metcalfe Steve Baker Steve Brine Steve Tuckwell Stuart Andrew Suzanne Webb Theo Clarke Theresa May Theresa Villiers Thérèse Coffey Tobias Ellwood Tom Hunt Tom Pursglove Tom Randall Tom Tugendhat Tracey Crouch Vicky Ford Victoria Atkins Victoria Prentis Wendy Morton Will Quince William Cash

Independent (2 votes)

Mark Menzies William Wragg

Democratic Unionist Party (1 vote)

Jim Shannon

Noes

Scottish National Party (18 votes)

Allan Dorans Amy Callaghan Angela Crawley Anne McLaughlin Brendan O'Hara Chris Law Chris Stephens David Linden Deidre Brock Joanna Cherry John Nicolson Kirsty Blackman Marion Fellows Owen Thompson Peter Grant Philippa Whitford Richard Thomson Stewart Malcolm McDonald

Plaid Cymru (1 vote)

Hywel Williams

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Favourite episodes of old telly: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 2.5 “The Absent-Minded Coterie” (Thames TV, 1973; adapted by Alexander Baron; dir. Peter Duguid.)

“You have no official standing as a detective, then?”// “Only my reputation.”

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes is a generally fun series (or at least, based on watching S2 anyway), but this is definitely my favourite, which is mainly because of Suzanne Neve getting to confound Charles Gray. 

Valmont seems to be less a rival of Sherlock Holmes and more a combination of Poirot and Adam Adamant, but not as good.  And Suzanne Neve is a very charming Lady in a whole series of epic hats who cannot possibly be evil.  Watchers of AAL! know how that one goes.  What’s not to enjoy here?  Certainly Valmont is so charmed, he’ll pay for the experience again and again...

[facesofcinema]

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1982)

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J.M. Barrie

Who: James Matthew Barrie

What: Author, Playwright, and Baronet OM

Where: Scottish, active in England

When: May 9, 1860 - June 19, 1937

Although he wrote many novels and plays be is immortalized as the author of Peter Pan (play from 1904 and novel from 1911) the rights of which he bequeathed to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. If your name is "Wendy" you have him to thank for it. He rolled with some of the most major British literary figures of the era. He was friends with the likes of Robert Louis Stevenson, George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, amongst others (playing cricket with many of them).  Other successes include Quality Street (1901), The Admirable Crichton (1902) (turned into a movie in 1918 and 1957), and The Little White Bird (1902). He fought against restrictive censorship of his era with other playwrights.

Probable orientation: Aroace

Married but the relationship was never consummated. Eventually she had an affair and they divorced.  It was definitely to appear "normal" as he offered to let her have her affair and remain marrier to avoid the talk divorce would trigger. During his lifetime his contemporaries and friends described him as what we would now call aromantic asexual: lacking interest in sex and romance.

As often happens to queer figures in history a lot of things have been said of Barrie.  He has been accused of pedophelia because he lacked attraction to women and acted as a fatherly or avuncular figure to children. He had a family he was very close to, the Llewelyn Davies. He helped raise the sons, and ultimately adopted them after their mother's death.  Had he been their genetic father no one would think his actual real life behavior was odd. All the sinister implications have been read into his behavior. Most (if not all, certainly all I have seen) of the accusations were asserted after his death by people who did not know him. The myth is created by entirely circumstantial evidence and reading his books as being intended to be used against children or a reflection of his own feelings. People who knew him defended him, including the children he supposedly molested and their children. Indeed he was named godfather to at least one of these grandchildren.

"I remember having a wonderful afternoon with Barrie – and being surprised at myself for not minding being left alone with him. He told me stories and chased me around the dining table. And, of course, my father thought Barrie was the most marvellous person with children – hence him asking him to be my godfather, and being happy to leave me alone with him."

- Laura Duguid, Barrie's goddaughter and daughter of one of the Llewelyn Davies sons

It seems to me (from my armchair, obviously) that Barrie did not meet cishet norms. The idea that he was not romantically or sexually attracted to anyone is unthinkable so people decide he must have been hiding something sinister when in reality there was literally nothing to hide. He wrote dark stories because he wrote social commentaries and was fascinated by childhood (Peter is innocent cruelty).  He is an artist, not a pedophile. He had no children of his own, so he adopted some.

He is called a pedophile entirely because he was aroace and that, like all queer identities, is deemed unacceptable or even impossible.

"I don't believe that Uncle Jim ever experienced what one might call 'a stirring in the undergrowth' for anyone—man, woman, or child...He was an innocent—which is why he could write Peter Pan."

-Nicholas "Nico"  Llewelyn Davies

[image description: image 1: a black and white photo of J.M. Barrie. He is a white man with a largish round face and a high forehead. His hair is dark and slicked back. He has pale eyes, a thick mustache, and a cleft chin. He is wearing a suit and silk tie with a pocket watch chain visible in his chest pocket. He has his hands in his pants pockets.

Image 2: the title page from the original 1911 publication of Peter and Wendy after it was converted from a play. There is an elaborate illustration around a panel reading "Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie illustrated by F.D. Bedford". The illustration is all in green. It shows a forest or tall plants with several of the book's characters.  Tiger Lily is to the right of the panel, Captain Hook to the left, above looking down is Peter Pan, and below are the Darling children with their parents and dog. Mermaids are in little ponds on either side of them reaching out of the water. Among the roots it says the publisher "London Hodder & Stoughton"]

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✧･*ﾟscottish surnames

→ link to my scottish female name masterlist → link to my scottish male name masterlist

under the cut are 733 scottish surnames. this masterlist was created for all in one breath rp at the request of lovely el, but feel free to link on your own sites! names are listed in alphabetical order. ❝mac❞, ❝mc❞ and ❝m❞ are split into three sections because i mean... look at them. please like♡ or reblog if you found this useful.

abbot(son), abercrombie, abernethy, adam(son), agnew, aikenhead, aitken, akins, allan(nach/son), anderson, (mac)andie, (mac)andrew, angus, annand, archbold/archibald, ard, aris, (mac)arthur

B

(mac)bain/bayne, baird, baker, balfour, bannatyne, bannerman, barron, baxter, beaton, beith, bell, bethune, beveridge, birse, bisset, bishop, black(ie), blain/blane, blair, blue, blyth, borthwick, bowie, boyd, boyle, braden, bradley, braithnoch, (mac)bratney, breck, bretnoch, brewster, (mac)bridan/brydan/bryden, brodie, brolochan, broun/brown, bruce, buchanan, budge, buglass, buie, buist, burnie, butter/buttar

C

caie, (mac)caig, (mac)cail, caird, cairnie, (mac)callan(ach), calbraith, (mac)callum, calvin, cambridge, cameron, campbell, canch, (mac)candlish, carberry, carmichael, carrocher, carter, cassie, (mac)caskie, catach, catto, cattenach, causland, chambers, chandlish, charleson, charteris, chisholm, christie, (mac)chrystal, (mac)clanachan/clenachan, clark/clerk, (mac)clean, cleland, clerie, (mac)clinton, cloud, cochrane, cockburn, coles, colinson, colquhoun, comish, comiskey, comyn, conn(an), cook, corbett, corkhill, (mac)cormack, coull, coulthard, (mac)cowan, cowley, crabbie, craig, crane, cranna, crawford/crawfurd, crerar, cretney, crockett, crosby, cruikshank, (mac)crum, cubbin, cullen, cumming, cunningham, currie, cuthbertson

D

dallas, dalglish, dalziel, darach/darroch, davidson, davie, day, deason, de lundin, dewar, dickin, dickson, docherty, dockter, doig, dollar, (mac)donald(son), donelson, donn, douglas, dorward, (mac)dow(all), dowell, (macil)downie, drain, drummond, (mc)duff(ie)/duff(y), duguid, dunnet, dunbar, duncan, dunn, durward, duthie

E, F

eggo, elphinstone, erskine, faed, (mac)farquhar(son), fee, fergus(on), (mac)ferries, fettes, fiddes, findlay, finn, finlayson, fisher, fishwick, fitzgerald, flanagan, fleming, fletcher, forbes, forrest, foulis/fowlis, fraser, fullarton, fulton, furgeson

G

gall(ie), galbraith, gammie, gardyne, (mac)garvie, gatt, gault, geddes, gellion, gibb(son), gilbert, gilbride, (mac)gilchrist, gilfillan, (mac)gill(ivray/ony), gillanders, gillespie, gillies, gilliland, gilmartin, gilmichael, gilmore, gilroy, gilzean, (mac)glashan, glass, gloag, glover, godfrey, gollach, gordon, (mac)gorrie, gourlay, gow, graeme/graham, grant, grassick, grassie, gray, gregg, (mac)gregor(y), greer, greig, grierson, grieve, grimmond, (mac)gruer, gunn, guthrie

H

hall, hamill, (mac)hardie/hardy, harper, harvie, hassan, hatton, hay, henderson, hendry, henry, hepburn, herron, hood, hosier, howie, hugston, huie, hume, humphrey, hunter, (mac)hutcheon, hutcheson

I, J, K

(mac)innes, irving, iverach, ivory, jamieson, jarvie, jeffrey(s), johnson, johnston, jorie, (mac)kay, (mac)kean, keenan, keillor, keir, keith, kelly, kelso, keogh, kemp, kennedy, (mac)kerr(acher), kesson, king, kynoch

L

laing, laird, (mac)laine/lane, lamond, lamont, landsborough, landsburgh, lang/laing, larnach, laurie/lawrie, lees, lennie, lennox, leslie, lindsay, little(son), lithgow, livingston(e), lobban, logan, lorne, lothian, lovat, love, loynachan, luke, luther

MAC-

mac ruaidhrí, mac somhairle, mac suibhne, macadam, macadie, macaffer, macainsh, macalasdair, macallister, macalonie, macalpine, macanroy, macara, macarthy, macaskill, macaskin, macaughtrie, macaulay, macauslan, macbean, macbeath, macbeth(ock), macbey, macbriden, macbryde, maccabe, maccadie, maccaffer, maccaffey/maccaffie, maccalman, maccambridge, maccann, maccance, maccartney, maccavity, maccaw, macdowell, maccheyne, maccodrum, maccomb(ie), maccorkindale, maccormick, maccoll, macconie, macconnachie, macconnell, maccoshin, maccoskrie, maccorquodale, macclaren, maccleary, macclew, maccloy, macclumpha, macclung, macclure, macclurg, maccraig, maccrain, maccreadie, maccrimmon, maccrindle, maccririe, maccrone, maccrosson, maccuaig, maccuidh, maccuish, macculloch, maccurley, macdermid/macdiarmid, macdougall, macdui, macduthy, maceachainn, maceachen, macelfrish, macewan/macewen, macfadyen, macfadzean, macfall, macfarlane/macpharlane, macfater/macphater, macfeat, macfee, macfigan, macgarrie, macgarva, macgeachen/macgeechan, macgeorge, macghie, macgibbon, macgillonie, macgiven, macglip, macgriogair, macgruther, macguire, macgurk, machaffie, macheth, machugh, macichan, macinnally, macindeoir, macindoe, macinesker, macinlay, macinroy, macintosh, macintyre, macisaac, maciver/macivor, macilherran, macilroy, macjarrow, mackail, mackeegan, mackeggie, mackellar, mackelvie, mackendrick, mackenna, mackenzie, mackerlich, mackerral, mackerron, mackerrow, mackessock, mackettrick, mackichan, mackie, mackilligan, mackillop, mackim(mie), mackinven, mackirdy/mackirdie, mackrycul, maclafferty, maclagan, maclarty, maclatchie/letchie, maclaverty, maclearnan, macleay, maclehose, macleish, maclellan(d), macleman, macleod, macleòid, maclintock, macllwraith, maclucas, macluckie, maclugash, macmann(us), macmaster, macmeeken, macmichael, macmillan, macminn, macmorrow, macmurchie, macmurdo, macmurray, macnab, macnair, macnally, macnaught(on), macnee, macneish/macnish, macnicol, macninder, macnucator, macpartland, macphail, macphatrick, macphee, macphedran, macpherson, macquarrie, macqueen, macquien, macquilken, macrae/machray, macraild, macrob(bie/bert), macrory, macrostie, macshane, macsherry, macsorley, macsporran, macsween, mactavish, mactear, macturk, macusbaig, macvannan, macvarish, macvaxter, macvean, macveigh/macvey, macvicar, macvitie, macvurich, macwalter, macwattie, macwhannell, macwhillan, macwhinnie

MC-

mccabe, mccain, mcclelland, mcclintock, mcconell, mccracken, mccune, mccurdy, mcdiarmid, mcelshender, mceuen, mcewing, mcfadden, mcgeachie/mcgeachy, mcgowan, mcilroy, mcinnis, mcivor, mckechnie, mckeown, mclarty, mclennan, mcneill(age/ie), mcowen, mcphee, mcpherson, mcwhirter

M

maduthy, magruder, mahaffie, main(s), mair, major, malcolm(son), malloch, manson, marr, marno(ch), (mac)martin, marquis, massie, matheson, mathewson, maver/mavor, maxwell, may, mearns, meechan, meiklejohn, meldrum, mellis(h), menzies, mercer, micklewain, milfrederick, millar/miller, milligan, milliken, milne, milroy, milvain, milwain, moannach, moat, moffat, mollinson, moncrief, monk, montgomery, moore, moray, morgan, (mac)morran, morrison, morrow, morton, mossman, mucklehose, muir(head), mulloy, munn, munro, (mac)murchie/murchy, murchison, murdoch, murphy

N, O, P, Q

nairn, naughton, navin, neeve, neil, neish, nelson, ness, nevin, nicalasdair, niceachainn, (mac)nichol(son), nicleòid, (mac)niven, noble, ochiltree, ogg, ogilvy, o'kean, oliver, omay/omey, orchard(son), orr, osborne, park, paterson, patrick, patten, peacock, peat, peters, philp, polson, power, purcell, purser, qualtrough, quayle, quillan, quiller, quinn, quirk

R, S

(mac)ranald(son), randall, rankin, reid, reoch, revie, riach, (mac)ritchie, roberts(on), rose, ross, rothes, roy, ryrie, salmon(d), scott, selkirk, sellar, shannon, sharpe, shaw, sheen, shiach, sillars, sim(son/pson), sinclair, skene, skinner, sloan, smith, somerville, soutar/souter, stein, stenhouse, stewart/stuart, strachan, stronach, sutherland, (mac)swan(son/ston), swinton

T, U, V, W, Y

taggart, tallach, tawse, taylor, thom(son), todd, tolmie, tosh, tough, tulloch, turner, tyre, ulrick, urquhart, vass, wallace, walker, walsh, warnock, warren, ward, watt, watson, wayne, weir, welsh, whiston, whyte, wilkins(on), (mac)william(son), wilson, winning, wright, young

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The Scottish actor Hamish Wilson passed away on March 26th 2020.

Probably most famous for replacing Frazer Hines for two episodes of Dr Who in the 60’s. Wilson was another one who started early, aged just 14 he started studying at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

He was born James Aitken Wilson in Glasgow, in 1942. His family moved to Cambuslang when he was very young. His father, also James, was a sales rep for a paint firm; his mother Isobel (née Willock) worked in the rag trade. After they divorced Isobel married another Wilson, Robert, and Hamish and his sister Jan grew up with step-siblings Leslie, Sheila and Robbie.

He discovered his love of drama while at West Coats Primary School. Later, at the Glasgow Academy, this love drove him to do “that stupidly romantic thing of running away from school to appear on the stage”. He was soon working professionally – he understudied Jimmy Logan for a summer season at the King’s Theatre and appeared in Peter Duguid’s 1957 Glasgow Citizen’s Theatre production of Enemy of the People.

He then attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and gained more professional experience during the summer holidays. He played the title role in 1959’s live ITV play, The Boy from the Gorbals, did a 1960 episode of Para Handy with Duncan Macrae, and met Walt Disney while he was working on his film adaptation of Greyfriars Bobby.

“I was trying to chat up a pretty blonde extra, with no success at all”, he once recalled, “and this gentleman with blond hair and a little moustache came over and started chatting to me. We nattered away for five minutes and then he wandered away. The girl was terribly impressed, but I spoilt it because I didn’t recognise him. I said, ‘Who was that?’ and she stopped being impressed. ‘That was Walt Disney!’, she said”.

He graduated from the RSAMD in 1963, winning the award for Most Promising Male Performance, and appeared on stage at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre , Perth Theatre and Dundee Repertory Theatre (1970-71), where his performance in Mark But This Flea was described as “remarkable” by The Stage, the trade weekly – not least because he had stepped in 24 hours before opening night after the original actor had broken his leg.

On television he appeared in The Wednesday Play, The Vital Spark , This Man Craig (three different roles, 1966), Softly, Softly and The Revenue Men (three different roles.

In 1968 Doctor Who regular Frazer Hines, who played Patrick Troughton’s Jacobite companion Jamie, fell ill with chickenpox while making the adventure The Mind Robber. After an ingenious, hasty rewrite Jamie underwent a temporary metamorphosis and with one day’s rehearsal Wilson took over, cramming his lines overnight and recording the first of his two episodes the next day.

Further TV roles followed, including The Borderers Boy Meets Girls (1969), Adam Smith, and The View from Daniel Pike but he found that he needed to turn his attention away from acting because “ a beautiful girl smiled at me”. Intent on marriage and starting a family, he gained more secure employment as an announcer for STV.

In 1975 he went to Radio Forth as its arts and drama producer. With limited resources but boundless ambition, he broadcast original writing, late-night horror classics, and a six-month long serial about Mary Queen of Scots, told in 130 twelve-minute episodes, broadcast daily. Drama of this kind on commercial radio was largely unheard of.

In 1979 he did an adaptation of The Slab Boys for Radio Clyde, ultimately joining the station and founding Independent Local Radio’s first drama department there.

His many productions at Clyde included The Bell in the Tree a series of dramas about the history of Glasgow by Edward H Chisnall; Donald Campbell’s Till the Seas Run Dry, with Tom Fleming as Robert Burns and Mary Riggans as Jean Armour), and Nick McCarthy’s Elephant Dances with Katy Murphy).

He also encouraged new talent, instigating initiatives which gave professional breaks to aspiring comedy writers and awarded contracts and prized Equity cards to final-year drama students.

He left Clyde in 1989 and joined the BBC, where he produced a huge number of plays and series for Radio Scotland, Radio 3 and Radio 4. He really believed in radio: “It allows you to creep inside somebody’s head”, he said, “and paint pictures that are going to stay long after the programme is finished.”

In all, he won 23 awards for his radio productions – his ‘Oscars’, as he jokingly referred to them – and served a juror in the Prix Italia (where he was also the first ILR producer to be jury chairman), Prix Futura Berlin and the Prix Europa.

When he left the BBC after ten successful years he went back to the old trade, doing voiceover work and acting in episodes of Taggart,, Monarch of the Glen and Still Game .

On March 21st 2020 Tony contracted coronavirus and sadly passed away only 6 days later on March 26th aged 77. He worked for many years for the actors union Equity, the Scottish Secretary of the union said of him:

“He led a full life and touched many people. He was one of life’s enthusiasts and succeeded at most everything he turned his hand to. Time in his company was always enjoyable and often informative. Remember that mischievous grin and raise a glass to him. RIP.”

The beautiful girl who smiled at him was Diana (née Baron), a wardrobe mistress at Dundee Rep, whom he had met in 1972. They married the following year and had three daughters, Emma, Alice and Abigail, who all survive him, as do grandchildren Colin, Finley, Amelia and Gregor.

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TGIF: Roundup for January 6, 2023

We’re starting the new year off with a big giveaway from our friends at Serge — an international missions organization — and a new interview by Daniel K. Eng: Healing the Division Between Taiwan and China through the Gospel: An Interview with KC Liu.

We recently hit 400 subscribers on our YouTube channel! Our Most Popular Videos is a good place to start. Check out our Author Interviews and The Asian American Church playlists. In case you missed it, you can find all of our Advent Devotions on Substack.

This newsletter is one of the many ways you can keep in touch with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For more, check out my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group and TGIF Playlist on Spotify. You can reach me on Twitter and Instagram.

Giveaway: 4 Books from Serge.org

Enter to win! Serge is an international missions organization that sends and cares for missionaries, mentors and equips ministry leaders around the world, and develops resources for ongoing spiritual renewal. 1 winner will receive physical copies of these excellent books:

Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller

Ezra and Nehemiah: Rebuilding What’s Ruined by Iain Duguid

Isaiah: Good News for the Wayward and Wandering by Jonathan Gibson

1 Peter: Life as an Outsider by Robert H. Thune

Thanks to Serge for providing this book for our giveaway, in partnership with my newsletters for @diveindigdeep and FCBC Walnut.

Articles From Around The Web

Richard Chin: Don’t Lose Heart

“Glory is what fortifies Paul’s motivation to keep doing gospel ministry.”

Related: Hope and Encouragement for Burned Out Pastors: An Interview with Harold Kim by Jason Chao

Scott Sauls: How Guilt and Shame Can Bring Us Closer to God

“Jonah, Paul, and David were not seeking attention through melodramatic over-sharing. Rather, they saw the value of sometimes putting their worst foot forward as a way to show a watching world how long, high, wide and deep is the love of God.”

Related: Writing About Shame: An Interview with “Shame” Author Esther Liu by Aaron Lee

Collin Huber: In Christian Publishing, ‘Platform’ Is Being Weighed and Found Wanting

“Favoring big-name authors and ‘influencers’ might be good for the bottom line, but not always for the books—and readers—themselves.”

Related: Telling Her Own Story: An Interview with Ruth Chou Simons by Aaron Lee

In case you missed it, you can find all of our Advent Devotions on Substack!

Books, Podcasts, Music, And More

The Greater Story Podcast: Everything Everywhere & First Love

Heidi and Mikey Tai share how the story of “Everywhere Everywhere All At Once” and “First Love” point to the good news of the gospel. They explore the themes of nihilism, escapism, nostalgia and happily ever afters.

FCBC Walnut Women Podcast: Small Group Leading with Tiffany

Tiffany Tay has been leading her small group at FCBCW for over ten years! Leslie Ho asks her questions about her insights and experiences from serving in this capacity faithfully.

Aaron Lee: Related Works

Book Reviews: 52 Weeks in the Word by Trillia J. Newbell, If I Were a Tiger (Children’s Book) by Caroline Coleman. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.

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Featured This Week On SOLA Network

Daniel K. Eng: Healing the Division Between Taiwan and China through the Gospel: An Interview with KC Liu

Pastor KC’s experiences growing up in a Taiwanese family, and how his own family was affected by the political tensions within the country. He also discusses the current animosity between Taiwan and China. But he also ends with a call for unity, and he has great hope for the future.

Sam Wan: Learning the Calligraphy of Love

“How is love seen and shown in an Asian immigrant household?”

Daniel K. Eng: How Christ Sets an Example for Ethnic-Specific Ministries

“Leaders in ethnic-specific ministries do not need to fear that contextualization is unbiblical or divisive. As we admire the discipleship approach of Jesus and his apostles, we can appreciate and emulate the process for greater effectiveness.”

Tim St. John: The Gospel And Legalism: A Guide For A Personal Retreat

“After the passion of keeping your New Year’s resolutions has quieted down, you might start to sink into the reality that old habits die hard. One common side effect of these perceived failures is the mental punishments that you could inflict on yourself: ‘I’m such a failure, I’ll never get better. Why bother trying?’ But this self-condemnation can actually feed a much bigger problem we all struggle with: legalism.”

TGIF: Roundup for December 30, 2022

5 Myths About Porn / 10 Tips for Faithful Student Ministry in the New Year / Why I’m Staying on Social Media / TGC Bible Commentary: 1 Timothy by Paul Jeon / Dive In Dig Deep: 2022 Book Awards

General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.

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Commons Vote

On: The Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (Amendment) Rules 2024

Ayes: 135 (100.0% Con) Noes: 10 (100.0% SNP) Absent: ~505

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (133 votes)

Aaron Bell Alberto Costa Alex Burghart Alex Chalk Alicia Kearns Alok Sharma Amanda Solloway Andrew Griffith Andrew Jones Andrew Lewer Andrew Murrison Andrew Percy Andrew Selous Andy Carter Angela Richardson Anne Marie Morris Anne-Marie Trevelyan Anthony Browne Ben Everitt Ben Spencer Ben Wallace Bernard Jenkin Bob Blackman Bob Stewart Brandon Lewis Caroline Nokes Charles Walker Chloe Smith Chris Grayling Chris Philp Craig Tracey Damian Collins Damian Hinds Daniel Kawczynski David Davis David Duguid David Jones David Morris David Rutley David Simmonds Dean Russell Dehenna Davison Desmond Swayne Duncan Baker Elliot Colburn Felicity Buchan Fiona Bruce Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon George Eustice Graham Brady Graham Stuart Greg Clark Heather Wheeler Helen Whately Holly Mumby-Croft Iain Duncan Smith Iain Stewart Jacob Young James Cartlidge James Davies James Duddridge Jane Hunt Jerome Mayhew Jo Churchill John Baron John Hayes John Howell Joy Morrissey Julian Lewis Julian Smith Karen Bradley Katherine Fletcher Kit Malthouse Lee Rowley Lia Nici Louie French Lucy Allan Lucy Frazer Marcus Jones Martin Vickers Matt Hancock Matt Warman Matthew Offord Michael Ellis Michael Fabricant Michael Tomlinson Michelle Donelan Mike Wood Mims Davies Neil Hudson Nickie Aiken Nigel Huddleston Paul Holmes Peter Aldous Philip Dunne Philip Hollobone Ranil Jayawardena Rebecca Harris Rebecca Pow Richard Bacon Rob Butler Robert Courts Robert Halfon Robert Largan Robert Neill Robin Walker Royston Smith Sally-Ann Hart Saqib Bhatti Scott Mann Shailesh Vara Sheryll Murray Simon Baynes Simon Clarke Simon Fell Simon Hoare Stephen Hammond Stephen McPartland Stephen Metcalfe Steve Brine Steve Tuckwell Suzanne Webb Theo Clarke Theresa Villiers Tim Loughton Tom Hunt Tom Pursglove Tracey Crouch Victoria Atkins Victoria Prentis Will Quince William Cash

Noes

Scottish National Party (9 votes)

Allan Dorans Amy Callaghan Angela Crawley Anne McLaughlin Ian Blackford John Nicolson Marion Fellows Philippa Whitford Richard Thomson

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Radio NET Bulgaria (December 05, 2022)

23:55 GREGG KARUKAS - Mesa Moon 23:51 JESSY J - Sugar Fish (feat. Paul Brown) 23:47 KIM WATERS - I'll Be Home for Christmas 23:42 JOE MCBRIDE, THE TEXAS RHYTHM CLUB - Morning In A Distant Land 23:38 TIM BOWMAN - Friends 23:34 ERIC DARIUS - Forever Yours 23:29 DANA FIELDS - O Holy Night 23:24 CHRIS GODBER - Starting Over 23:20 J. WHITE - A New Jazz Swagger 23:15 NELSON RANGELL - Send One Your Love 23:11 JAY ROWE - The First Noel 23:08 BLAKE AARON - Short, Sweet and Sexy 23:04 ART RUPRECHT - M & M 23:00 PETER WHITE - Crazy Love 22:58 SEVEN24, VLADIMIR LOBOV - Fable 22:54 MATT DAREY, STAN KOLEV, AELYN - Follow You (Acoustic Version) 22:51 ZARA, SNATT & VIX - No Angel (Zetandel Chill Out Mix) 22:47 MOORYC - Communication Breakdown 22:43 METAHARMONIKS - Confession 22:37 SCHILLER, KATE HAVNEVIK - Don't Go 22:32 BAGHIRA - A Thrill Of Anticipation 22:26 ATB - With You! (Original Mix) 22:24 ADRIAN & RAZ, ELLIE LAWSON - A Hundred Ways (Original Mix) 22:19 SMOMA - Secret 22:16 PUBLIC SYMPHONY - Wings 22:10 DON GORDA PROJECT - Attractive Qualities 22:05 MICHAEL E - Promise 21:59 KAIMO K, GEMMA PAVLOVIC - Leap Of Faith (Sadege Chill Out Remix) 21:55 NUERA - Breathing (Chillout Mix) 21:50 FAR EAST MOVEMENT - Like A G6 (DJ Dan Karim Relax Mix) 21:46 DASH BERLIN, SECEDE, SARAH HOWELLS - Believe In You 21:41 EMILY UNDERHILL - Fly 21:36 PROJECT BLUE SUN - Angels 21:31 ELLIE GOULDING - Heartbeats (Cosmonaut Grechko Edit) 21:28 MENZI - Zug Nach Nirgendwo 21:24 SOUND BEHAVIOUR - Arena 21:21 PAROV STELAR - Milla's Dream 21:16 THE UNDERGROUND PROJECT - Summer Jam (Ivan Tretyakov ReChill) 21:12 BLANK & JONES - Pura Vida (Radio Mix) 21:08 MAZELONOSTRA - Twilight Room (Spanish Edit) 21:05 MARCUS SCHOSSOW, ANDY DUGUID, EMMA HEWITT - Light (Acoustic Version) 21:01 LOWLAND - Children (Orchestral Version) 20:56 NITIN SAWHNEY - Breathing Light 20:52 COLLIN MCLOUGHLIN - Stereo Hearts (Dj Lime El Project Chill Remixes) 20:49 DIANA KRALL - California Dreamin' 20:45 NOMOSK - Don't Hold Back (Soty & Seven24 Chillout Remix) 20:40 BISCAINE - Sunrise At Paradise Beach (Original Mix) 20:36 LINKIN PARK - New Divide (Lukas Termena Chillout Mix) 20:33 KOSMOPOLITANS, ATHENA ROUTSI - I Belong To You 20:28 ENVIO - Touched By The Sun (Rusch & Elusive's Chillout Mix) 20:24 AURORA - Where Would You Go When It Starts To Rain (Original Mix) 20:19 VARGO - You're Not Alone 20:16 MOKITA - Monopoly (Acoustic Version) 20:11 POLISHED CHROME - Secret Of Sound (Album Version) 20:04 VIV DE LA ROSA - Agua Caliente 19:58 R.I.B - I Look At Sea Horizon 19:55 SAGI REI - Your Loving Arms 19:50 GOLD LOUNGE - She's Arriving 19:45 DOWNTEMPO GROOVERS - Smooth And Sexy Mix 19:40 LEO ROJAS - Friendship 19:34 SMOOTH DELUXE - Boulevard Rouge 19:28 LEMONGRASS - Ocean Kisses (Original Mix) 19:22 MACIEJ LABUDA - Be Free 19:18 DASH BERLIN, EMMA HEWITT - Waiting (Acoustic Version) 19:13 ROGER SHAH, SUNLOUNGER - Trademark White (Omega 3 Bossachill Remix) 19:07 EDWARD MAYA - Stereo Love (Yonta Chillout Remix) 19:03 JAMES BUTLER - Dinner For Two 19:01 FENNA DAY - Skin & Bone (Original Mix) 18:58 STIPPLE - Evening Coast (Original Mix) 18:49 EUPHONIC TRAVELLER - Crescent Bay (Original Mix) 18:46 TIESTO FEAT. JES - Everything (Acoustic) 18:42 ROMAN MESSER, ROBIN VANE - Someday (Paul Echo Chillout Remix) 18:38 CUEBRICK - Safe (C-Systems Alternative Mix) 18:34 ORJAN NILSEN - Drink To Forget (Original Chill Out Mix) 18:30 SUPERTANGOX - Last Tango In Paris 18:27 DJ PAULBASS, DJ GORODNEV & P.KOLVINKOVSKY - Call Me (Lounge Mix) 18:20 ARROJAS - Textpectations 18:17 JULIAN VINCENT, SHANNON HURLEY - Lost In Space (Lovers & Poets Remix) 18:12 HARD GREY, HOUSE REPUBLIC - Music Sounds Better With You (Eat More Cake Remix) 18:09 SCUBBA, IVETTE MORAES, RONAN - The Sweetest Taboo (Remix) 18:04 MANDALAY - It's Enough Now 17:58 DEEPER SUBLIME, AVO - Hypnotic 17:52 VECHIGEN - No Fear (Summer Vibes Chill Mix) 17:43 VINTAGE, MORELLI - Tree Of Life (Magnetik Remix) 17:39 DARK MATTERS, ANA CRIADO - The Quest Of A Dream (Original Mix) 17:35 SOLID SESSIONS - Janeiro (Chiller Twist Blue Line Remix) 17:32 JES - Stronger 17:28 RUTH ANN - Beautiful 17:25 ENIGMA, SARAH BRIGHTMAN - La Mer 17:19 SIMON LE GREC, DENISE GUTTENBACH - Touch Me (Original Mix) 17:12 AUROSONIC, KATTY HEATH - My Good Place (Mark Otten Downtempo Remix) 17:08 SHARAM, DANIEL BEDINGFIELD - The One (Downtempo Mix) 17:04 NAOKI KENJI - Maripri 17:00 LEO ROJAS - Flying Heart 16:57 WADE C. LONG - Mr. Jones 16:53 RONALD BOO HINKSON - How Can I 16:49 PAUL JACKSON JR. - B.F.A.M. (Brothers from Another Mother) 16:45 DANNY LERMAN - Saxsultan 16:42 MICHAEL LINGTON - Last Christmas (feat. Philippe Saisse) 16:37 PHILLIP DOC MARTIN - Right in There 16:33 PEET PROJECT - Bring Me To Life 16:30 DR. SAXLOVE - Silent Night 16:26 THE SAX PACK - The Pack Is Back 16:22 WILL DONATO - Show And Tell 16:18 PAUL BROWN - Tequila Moon 16:14 TOM SCOTT - Feliz Navidad 16:10 ROB TARDIK - That's a Strut 16:06 BRANDON WILLIS - Next Friday 16:00 3RD FORCE - You Gotta Be Real 15:55 STEVE OLIVER - West End 15:49 NATE WHITE - Step up to the Plate 15:45 PIECES OF A DREAM - Ear Candy 15:42 JOYCE COOLING - Snow Is Falling 15:38 RANDY SCOTT - Heaven Sent 15:34 DARREN RAHN - I Can't Go For That 15:30 HERB ALPERT - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 15:26 CAROL ALBERT - Gemini Sun 15:22 NILS - My Friends 15:18 TIM BOWMAN - City Lights 15:14 SAM LEVINE - I'll Be Home For Christmas 15:09 BIRDS OF A FEATHER - Rendezvous 15:04 JOEL THIBAULT - Daydream 15:00 DREW DAVIDSEN - Laid Back 14:56 MARCUS ANDERSON - With All My Heart 14:52 JEANETTE HARRIS - Joyful 14:47 PETER WHITE - Boulevard 14:43 DAVE VALENTIN - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 14:39 NICK COLIONNE - Here's to You 14:35 NICHOLAS COLE - Between Us (feat. Michael Stever) 14:31 COOL SPRING JAZZ QUARTET - Angels We Have Heard On High 14:26 JIM ADKINS - Soul Expression 14:20 CHRIS STANDRING - Liquid Soul 14:16 BYRON MILLER - Just a Feeling 14:14 YOLANDA RABUN - The Greatest Gift 14:09 PHILLIP DOC MARTIN - Pardon Me 14:05 BK JACKSON - Sounds Of Love 14:00 GREGG KARUKAS - Napa Road 13:57 EUGE GROOVE - Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight 13:53 PEET PROJECT - Downtown Therapy 13:49 THE SAX PACK - Sooner Or Later 13:45 WILL DONATO - Will Power 13:41 ART RUPRECHT - Silent Night 13:37 NELSON RANGELLl - The Way To You 13:33 PAUL BROWN - Right Back At Ya 13:30 ART MORRIS - White Christmas 13:25 GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH - Presence of Mind 13:21 JEFF KASHIWA - When It Feels Good 13:17 GARY METZ - Maneater 13:12 ERIC DARIUS - All I Want For Christmas Is You 13:07 DERRICK HARVIN - This Time Around 13:04 PAUL TUVMAN - In My Life 13:00 RANDY SCOTT - Potion 12:56 BRIAN CULBERTSON - Waiting For You 12:52 NORMAN BROWN - It Keeps Coming Back 12:47 KEN NAVARRO - Stoned Soul Picnic 12:43 NILS - Don't Hold Back 12:39 LEE RITENOUR - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 12:35 TIM BOWMAN - Let It Shine 12:31 JAREZ - Driving Force (feat. Willie Bradley) 12:26 DR. SAXLOVE - O Christmas Tree 12:23 SAM BASSMAN JENKINS - On My Way 12:19 NICHOLAS COLE - Snap (feat. Vincent Ingala) 12:15 ADRIAN CRUTCHFIELD - Now I See 12:12 SHAKATAK - O Little Town Of Bethlehem 12:09 PETER WHITE - Lost Without Your Love 12:04 NATE WHITE - Sweet Summer Nights 12:00 MICHAEL LINGTON - Til the Morning Light 11:55 LOUIE FITZGERALD - Peace I Leave with You 11:51 RICK HABANA - Ocean Breeze 11:46 PETER HEROLD - Seabreeze 11:43 SHARMOND SMITH - Hark The Herald Angels Sing 11:39 BYRON MILLER - Say Hello 11:32 EUGE GROOVE - Love, Passion, and Joy 11:28 RHYTHM JETS - Angels We Have Heard on High 11:24 JODY MAYFIELD - Sunshine and Rain (feat. Heidi McLaughlin) 11:20 VASSAL BENFORD - Ba De Da 11:16 PEET PROJECT - Sunday at the Spa 11:12 JAY ROWE - Do You Hear What I Hear 11:08 TERENCE YOUNG - Sweet Thing 11:04 RONALD BOO HINKSON - Simply Beautiful St. Lucia 11:00 SPONTANEOUS GROOVIN' COMBUSTION - Chicago Morning 10:55 BRIAN CULBERTSON - Later Tonight 10:50 DAVE BRADSHAW JR. - Set Me Free 10:47 GREGG KARUKAS - Elegant Nights 10:42 PATRICK YANDALL - Last Flight Home 10:40 CHRISTMAS CAROLS - Il Valzer Delle Candele 10:35 ERIC DARIUS - Never 10:31 PIECES OF A DREAM - Gettin' Through It 10:27 KEB' MO' - One More Year With You 10:23 LEBRON - Red Hook 10:20 VANN BURCHFIELD - Ain't No Body 10:16 NORMAN BROWN - L.A. Chill 10:12 DAVE KOZ - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (Feat. Jonathan Butler) 10:08 NILS - Life is What You Make It 10:04 ROB TARDIK - East Meets Wes (feat. Paul Brown) 10:00 JEFF KASHIWA - Something About You 09:55 EVERETTE HARP - All Jazzed Up (And Nowhere To Go) 09:50 MARC ANTOINE - Forever 09:45 RAINFOREST BAND - My Mellow Ways 09:42 ART FOUR SALE - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 09:37 JOY RIDE - Raise The Roof 09:33 PETER WHITE - Midnight In Manhattan 09:29 GERALD ALBRIGHT - O Little Town Of Bethlehem 09:24 KIM WATERS - Nina In Tortola 09:20 DEMETRIUS NABORS - Get on the Floor 09:16 GARY MEGGS - Having A Good Day 09:12 DR. SAXLOVE - Deck The Halls 09:08 KIM SCOTT - Emerge (Feat. Jonathan Fritzen) 09:04 ALAN, RITA BLAKE - Return of the Mack 09:00 LARRY CARLTON, PAUL BROWN - Miles And Miles To Go 08:55 GABRIEL MARK HASSELBACH - Hang On To Your Love 08:51 RAGAN WHITESIDE - Gonna Fly 08:47 SAM BASSMAN JENKINS - All That Bass 08:43 MARION MEADOWS - What Child Is This 08:39 JESSY J - Daylight (feat. Gregg Karukas) 08:34 RANDY SCOTT - Jade Mountain 08:30 JEANETTE HARRIS - Angels We Have Heard On High 08:25 STEVE OLIVER - Ba Aye 08:20 MARCUS ANDERSON - And Coffee 08:16 PAUL BROWN - R 'N' B Bump 08:12 RHYTHM JETS - Do You Hear What I Hear 08:08 GREGG KARUKAS - Fly Away (Thinking of You) 08:04 CHRIS GODBER - Meant 2 Be (feat. Hawc Griffin) 08:00 DARREN RAHN - Rock with You 07:57 BEN TANKARD - Afternoon Nap 07:52 JESSY J - Fly Away (feat. Jonathan Fritzen) 07:49 ZOLBERT - The Time Has Come 07:45 KENNY PORE - Love Crossover 07:42 VANN BURCHFIELD - Long Ago 07:39 NICHOLAS COLE - Let It Snow 07:35 BEN TANKARD - Smooth Sunday 07:31 NILS - Sway 07:27 SMOOTH SOUL HOLIDAY - Carol of the Bells 07:23 SPONTANEOUS GROOVIN' COMBUSTION - Maybe Next Time 07:19 DEON YATES - First Day of Summer 07:16 RANDY SCOTT - Sanctity 07:12 DAVE KOZ - This Christmas (Feat. Jonathan Butler) 07:08 DANIEL CHIA - Just Because (feat. Darren Rahn) 07:04 DARRIUS JAMAR - Back To Love 07:00 DEAN JAMES - It's All Good 06:55 PETER WHITE - Walk On By 06:51 INCOGNITO - Selfishly 06:46 VINCENT INGALA - This Or That 06:42 MORGAN JAMES - White Christmas 06:38 ADAM HAWLEY - Dance With Me (Feat. Gerald Albright) 06:33 KIM SCOTT - Sweet Obsession 06:29 MICHAEL LINGTON - This Christmas (feat. Vince Gill) 06:24 JEFFERY SMITH - Visions of the Future 06:19 BLAIR BRYANT - Smooth Sailing Tonight 06:16 MICHAEL ROSS - Moments in Fall 06:13 FANTASIA - This Christmas 06:09 ERIC DARIUS - Jean Maries Groove (Dedication for Prvcy Jeans) 06:05 LOUIE FITZGERALD - Thinkin' Back on When 06:00 GERRY SMOOTH - Solutions 05:56 RANDY SCOTT - Cabo 05:51 J. WHITE - Listen Up 05:46 TONY SAUNDERS - Sleepless Nights 05:41 MARCUS ANDERSON - Hark The Herald 05:37 PAUL BROWN - Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise 05:33 ANDRE CAVOR - Say Somethin' 05:30 SHAKATAK - The Christmas Song 05:25 LUKAS LEUTHOLD - Longing For The Bride 05:20 DEON YATES - Cruisin' Woodward 05:16 RICK BRAUN - Me And You 05:12 STEVE OLIVER - Silent Night 05:08 GREGORY FIELDS - In The Moment 05:04 DEE BROWN - Deep Secrets (feat. Blair Bryant) 05:00 SHAUN LABELLE - Down Low 04:57 VINCENT INGALA - Look At Me (I'm In Love) 04:51 EVERETTE HARP - In Time 04:47 AL GOMEZ - For Sure 04:44 LEBRON - Feels Like '84 04:39 SYLVIA BENNETT - A Rainbow Christmas 04:36 JACKIEM JOYNER - J Time 04:32 RICHARD ELLIOT - Elegant People 04:28 SMOOTH SOUL HOLIDAY - Jolly Old St. Nicholas 04:24 THE SAX PACK - This Time Around 04:20 DAVE KOZ - All I See Is You 04:16 PETER WHITE - One On One 04:12 MARIEA ANTOINETTE - My Favorite Things 04:08 CRAIG SHARMAT - Something About You 04:04 MIKAEL - The Weather 04:00 MARK ETHEREDGE - Peace 03:55 CHIELI MUNICCI - Night Grooves 03:49 REZA KHAN - Seven Mile Road 03:45 PIECES OF A DREAM - Just Do It! 03:42 DANA FIELDS - Feels Like Christmas 03:38 GREGG KARUKAS - Soul Secrets 03:33 AL DEGREGORIS - Autumn Chill 03:30 SHARMOND SMITH - Joy To the World 03:26 ZOLBERT - Something 03:22 CHRIS 'BIG DOG' DAVIS - You Just Smile 03:18 MARION MEADOWS - Last Ticket To Somewhere 03:13 BRIAN LENAIR - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 03:08 WARREN HILL - Daydreamer 03:04 EARL KLUGH - Crazy For You 03:00 BONEY JAMES - The Moment 02:55 VINCENT IOIA - Caribbean Nights 02:50 MARION MEADOWS - Be With You 02:46 PAOLO RUSTICHELLI - Superpassion 02:43 BEN TANKARD - Away In A Manger 02:38 CHRIS STANDRING - Through the Looking Glass 02:35 HERB PARTLOW - Funky Jazz 02:30 STEVE OLIVER - White Christmas 02:25 TONY LINDSAY - Soul Soldier 02:21 JACOB WEBB - Near the Amazon 02:16 EVERETTE HARP - I Just Can't Stop Thinking About You 02:12 DR. SAXLOVE - O Little Town Of Bethlehem 02:08 LES SABLER - In the Light (Remix) 02:04 KENNY NIGHTINGALE - My Saxophone 02:00 ED CALLE - I Say a Little Prayer 01:56 MARCUS ANDERSON - You Made My Day 01:50 OLI SILK - This Was Then, That Is Now 01:46 VINCENT INGALA - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 01:43 PEET PROJECT - Down to the Lake 01:38 PETER WHITE - Just My Imagination 01:35 J. WHITE - Another Day Another Groove 01:31 JAMES 'PJ' SPRAGGINS - Hark the Herald Angels Sing 01:26 DEE LUCAS - To Be Continued 01:22 DAVE KOZ - Together Again 01:18 KIM SCOTT - J's Groove 01:14 DRIVETIME - Christmas Time Is Here 01:10 JAREZ - If You Don't Mind 01:04 PETER WHITE - Good Day 01:00 JACKIEM JOYNER - Take Me There 00:55 GREGG KARUKAS - Blue Touch 00:50 NICK COLLIONNE - What You Do To Me 00:46 BRIAN BROMBERG - Celebrate Me Home 00:42 MARC ANTOINE - For A Smile 00:38 MARION MEADOWS - Look Inside 00:33 EUGE GROOVE - Tango in Rio 00:29 JUSTIN YOUNG - The Christmas Song 00:25 NICHOLAS COLE - In It to Win It 00:20 BE'NE MUSIC - Rock Steady 00:16 JESSY J - Mr. Prince 00:12 SHAWN RAIFORD - Santa Baby 00:09 PAOLO RUSTICHELLI - Changes 00:04 SAM BASSMAN JENKINS - Among Friends 00:00 ROBERT CHRISTA - Mother Earth

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Resignations Roll Call July 06-07/07/22 >>>

Rishi Sunak - Chancellor of the Exchequer

Sajid Javid - Health Secretary

Simon Hart - Welsh Secretary

Brandon Lewis - Northern Ireland Secretary

Michelle Donelan - Education Secretary

Will Quince - children and families minister

Alex Chalk - Solicitor GeneralRobin Walker - schools minister

John Glenn - Treasury minister

Victoria Atkins - minister of state at the Ministry of Justice

Jo Churchill - environment minister

Stuart Andrew - housing minister

Kemi Badenoch - equalities minister

Neil O'Brien - levelling up minister

Alex Burghart - skills minister

Lee Rowley - business minister

Julia Lopez - minister for media, data and digital infrastructure

Mims Davies - employment minister

Rachel Maclean - Home Office minister

Mike Freer - equalities minister

Edward Argar - health minister

Helen Whately - treasury minister

Damian Hinds - security minister

George Freeman - science minister

Guy Opperman - pensions minister

Chris Philp - technology minister

James Cartlidge - courts minister

Saqib Bhatti - parliamentary private secretary to the Health Secretary

Jonathan Gullis - parliamentary private secretary to the Northern Ireland secretary

Nicola Richards - parliamentary private secretary to the Department for Transport

Virginia Crosbie - parliamentary private secretary at the Welsh Office

Laura Trott - parliamentary private secretary in the Department of Transport

Felicity Buchan - parliamentary private secretary in the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Selaine Saxby - parliamentary private secretary in the treasury

Claire Coutinho - parliamentary private secretary in the treasury

David Johnston - parliamentary private secretary to the Education Office

Duncan Baker - parliamentary private secretary in the Department for Levelling Up

Craig Williams - parliamentary private secretary to the Treasury

Mark Logan - parliamentary private secretary to the Northern Ireland Office

Sara Britcliffe - parliamentary private secretary in the Department for Education

Ruth Edwards -parliamentary private secretary to the Scottish Office

Peter Gibson - parliamentary private secretary in the Department for International Trade

James Sunderland - parliamentary private secretary in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Jacob Young - parliamentary private secretary in the Department for Levelling Up

Mark Fletcher - parliamentary private secretary in the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

James Daly - parliamentary private secretary in the Department for Work and Pensions

Danny Kruger - parliamentary private secretary in the Department for Levelling Up

Gareth Davies- parliamentary private secretary in the Department of Health and Social Care

Bim Afolami - Tory vice chair

Andrew Murrison - trade envoy to Morocco 

Theo Clarke - trade envoy to Kenya

David Duguid - trade envoy to Angola and Zambia

David Mundell - trade envoy for New Zealand

Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities was sacked by Boris Johnson on July 6, after he urged the PM to resign.

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The Chase Files Daily Newscap 6/6/2019

Good MORNING  #realdreamchasers! Here is The Chase Files Daily News Cap for Thursday 6th June 2019. Remember you can read full articles for FREE via Barbados Today (BT), Barbados Government Information Services (BGIS) or by purchasing a Daily Nation Newspaper (DN).

SQUATTERS TAKING OVER MORE GOVT LAND – Squatting is on the increase in Barbados. In his 2018 report, Auditor General Leigh Trotman said a follow up audit to a 2013 report showed that illegal occupation of Crown lands remained extensive across the island. Following the 2013 report it was expected that the Ministry of Housing would have enforced strategies to ensure that there was a reduction in squatting on Crown lands, but based on a follow up audit covering the period April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2018, Trotman said: “The results of the site visits in February 2018 indicate that there has been an increase of 79 per cent in the areas known for squatting”. Special focus was placed on My Lord’s Hill, Licorish Village, the Belle, Howell’s and Ivy and Belmont in St Michael; Six Men’s Tenantry, St Peter, Emmerton Lane, The City and Bath Tenantry, St John, which were identified in the previous audit. The illegal use of Crown lands for vending and advertising was also examined. Research showed that the number of illegal structures in the concentrated St Michael areas moved from 77 in 2013 to reach 130 in 2018. However, the largest increase in squatting during the period was recorded for the Bath Tenantry, Welch Town, St John location, which saw the number jumping from 25 to 65, a 160 per cent increase, over an average of 443.5 acres of land space. The number of illegal sites in Six Men’s, St Peter went from 170 in 2013 to reach 197 last year, over an average of 29.46 acres of Crown land. The report said the illegal structures in Licorish Village/Belle, Belmont, Blenheim and Howells and Ivy, St Michael were located within a zone one ground water protection area. “Included in these structures were a restaurant/caterer and two shops. Fifty-three additional houses were also found in this area,” said Trotman. In St John, he said the foundations and walls for new structures being erected were not included in the percentage. “There was no evidence presented to indicate that ministry personnel were aware of this activity since no site visits took place at this location during the period 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2018. As it relates to Six Men’s St Peter, Trotman said about ten of the structures seen were at various stages of construction, two of which were retail shops and one was a barber shop. While no water connection was evident on most of the illegal structures, it was noted that most of them were outfitted with electricity, telephone and in the Belle Gully area, natural gas. “Personnel from the Ministry of Housing indicated that the Ministry of Transport and Works constructed asphalt roads within the Licorish Village/Belle area, which provide easy access to the land for the squatters,” said Trotman. He pointed to an increase in vending and advertising on Crown property, stating that “Personnel from the Ministry of Housing indicated that it is difficult to contain these operations as there is a level of sympathy and empathy from the public and politicians for persons operating these businesses.” He said several reasons were identified for the increase in squatting including a need for affordable housing for individuals who were destitute or homeless, non-enforcement of eviction action by the Ministry, low priority being placed on land control matters and diverted resources within the Ministry, an absence of regular inspection of targeted areas and the lack of personnel to conduct inspections in a timely manner. To address the issue of squatting, Trotman recommended more site visits by the property management unit and the issuing of encroachment, enforcement and government notices. He said failure to act “allowed persons to construct houses without fear of any consequences”. He said the long-term occupation of Crown land would impact on the social and economic landscape, explaining that the economic costs would ultimately become the burden of Government to adequately resolve the issue. He also pointed out that squatting in zone one ground water protection areas could put the country’s ground water at risk, adding that squatting could also put the offending individuals at risk since some of them build homes within five feet of the main natural gas line. “Critical decisions are required in handling the matters pertaining to the current squatting community, and these matters should be treated with some degree of urgency by the relevant authorities,” said Trotman, adding that the problem would not go away on its own. “The evidence suggests that it is likely to grow, resulting in further unplanned development through the illegal seizure of additional state lands. This prevents the orderly development of infrastructure such as road works, proper drainage, wastewater disposal, access by emergency vehicles and the provision of potable water and other basic amenities. Squatting also results in the State being denied revenues from the sale or rental of land,” he added. Trotman recommended that attention to be given to provision of greater access to land and housing at affordable rate, while ensuring it meets development goal #11, which speaks to the provision of adequate, safe and affordable housing for citizens. (BT)

STICKING WITH TAP – TAP is moving full steam ahead! That is the word from chairman of the Transport Authority Ian Estwick, who indicated that the recent alternative put forward by the Association of Public Transport Operators (APTO) was not a feasible option. That alternative was to pull Transport Board buses from routes adequately serviced by privately-owned units, which would allow those buses instead to ply routes which now have reduced or non-existent service. APTO was of the opinion that the alternative would reduce the duplication of services caused by the Transport Augmentation Programme (TAP). However, in an interview with Barbados TODAY, Estwick said Government had seen enough interest in the TAP to move forward. When asked if the Transport Authority was considering APTO’s suggestion, he said it was paying more attention to the rolling out of TAP. “We are moving full flight ahead into the TAP programme. Only today we had a meeting with 32 former Transport Board drivers who are interested in signing up to the programme, so everything is going well. “We are going ahead with the original programme. That is all I can say at this moment,” the chairman maintained. TAP was initially conceptualized to supplement the Transport Board’s diminishing fleet. Back in April, Prime Minister Mia Mottley explained that the programme would see public service vehicles (PSVs) integrating with the Transport Board in an effort to help move commuters. But spokeswoman for APTO Ingrid King told Barbados TODAY she was disappointed by the stance taken by the Transport Authority. She explained that the proposal was geared at avoiding duplication and congestion. King said APTO had forwarded the proposal to Mottley; Minister of Transport Dr William Duguid, Minister in the Ministry of Transport Peter Phillips, as well as Estwick for review. She said to date they had received no follow up to that correspondence. King argued that the opinions of transport operators, some of whom have worked in the sector for decades, should have been acknowledged. “It is unfortunate if the Transport Authority has decided not to at least consider the option put forward. PSV operators are uniquely placed to know what is going on and to also have feedback from the commuters. Serious consideration should be given as to how those operators feel,” King said. “No harm could have been done if the Transport Authority had at least had discussions with APTO about the suggestions put forward. I think it would be a big blunder not to consider the input of those transport professionals.” However, King said that even at this late stage, APTO was still willing to have a sit down with the relevant authorities for discussions on the matter. “APTO is not opposed to sitting down at the table so we can come up with the best option for our commuters,” she said. APTO member Ian Walcott said that the suggestion had received favourable responses from PSV operators and owners. He maintained that Government needed to “listen to the men in the industry” so that everyone would be on the same page. (BT)

COLD MEALS – After five years of paying out millions of taxpayers dollars more than it bargained for, and granting numerous extensions for its completion, the Government has been left with an unfinished School Meals Centre at Six Roads, St Philip, the Auditor General has revealed. The contract was awarded to a firm which bid at nearly $20 million after then Minister of Education Ronald Jones overruled the tenders committee’s decision in favour of a bid that was almost two million dollars lower, at over $17 million. The project overran its costs by a further three million dollars. Total spent: $23 million. Now, the contractor is demanding the Ministry of Education  “clarify its position” on the project so it could decide if to “start arbitration proceedings”. Auditor General Leigh Trotman has said this request should be “dealt with post-haste”. “If negotiations prove unsuccessful, then the Ministry should seek legal advice on the matter,” the Government’s accounting overseer has recommended in his annual report. The Auditor General’s Report for the financial year April 1, 2017 to March 2018, said that the building of new school meals centre, which was to be completed on January 2014, after construction commenced in August 2012, was still incomplete even after numerous extensions to the deadline. Construction was due to begin on August 31, 2012, at a cost of $19.9 million. Part of that figure, $6.66 million, was allocated for the procurement and installation of kitchen equipment. But as of December 31, 2018, the Government had already spent $23.12 million, inclusive of $7.38 million for the kitchen equipment. The new centre was to be built to provide meals for schools in St Philip, Christ Church, St John and parts of St George, as well as cater to an emergency response event of a national disaster. It was to replace two centres: Summervale, St Philip, which was closed to facilitate the construction of the new prison at Dodds, and St Christopher, Christ Church, which was operating in extremely cramped conditions while providing meals to 20 schools instead of the two for which it was originally built. The Six Roads project involved the building two-storey building; the procurement, installation and commissioning of kitchen and related equipment; and the training of personnel to use that equipment. The project was publicly tendered during the months of January and February 2011. The Tenders Committee recommended the contract be awarded to “Firm 1” in the amount of $17.68 million, but Jones countermanded the board, leading to the contract being awarded to “Firm 2” in the amount of $19.90 million. The Auditor General said: “The rationale for varying the recommendation was based on the view that the award of the contract to ‘Firm 1’ would not lend to the most effective utilisation of domestic labour, and maximum circulation of the financial resources to be invested in the project.” The firms were not named in the report. But after granting three extensions of the completion date at a cost of $1 million, due to various factors including the discovery of the cavity in the foundation, revised drawings for the water tank, the foundation, plumbing and electrical items as well as the procurement and installation of certain finishes and items, the project was only about 68 per cent complete by the November 2014 deadline. The value of work and materials on site was $13.62 million. As of January this year, the Auditor General estimated that the building was approximately 90 per cent complete. But the kitchen equipment, the heart of the school meals centre, is yet to be installed. Auditor General Trotman said: “A key issue here was the dispute between the Contractor and Contract Administrator about the correct drain pipes to be installed in a section of the kitchen.”  Government incurred more than $56,000 in interest cost for late payments, while the contractor complained that the late payments were hindering the progress of the project. The Auditor General’s report revealed that consultants for that project were being paid some $22,600 a month: mechanical engineers ($4,500), civil and structural engineers ($3,400), quantity surveyors ($3,400) and the architect including a “kitchen equipment consultant” ($11,300). An agreement with the kitchen equipment supplier was signed on October 16, 2015 at a contract price of $7.02 million, $0.43 million more than what was approved by Cabinet, and no timeframe for completion of the work was given. The quantity surveyor indicated in a financial review dated August 31, 2018, that the anticipated final project cost would be $25.36 million. Additional parking area was also approved in January 2016 at a cost of $1.20 million. About $275,000 was paid to the contractor to start the additional car park, but nothing could be done since a boat and occupant was on the property. “At December 31, 2018, the boat has not been removed from the property,” said the Auditor General, who recommended that the Ministry of Education should ensure no future encumbrances on the land. “Furthermore, funds should not have been disbursed for the car park when the boat was still on the property. This has resulted in monies being disbursed unnecessarily which could have been utilised in another area,” he said. The Auditor General has recommended that the project manager be required to give an account as to why the project escalated to its current position. The Ministry of Education did not provide a comment on the report’s findings up to news-time. But acting Minister of Education Senator Lucille Moe told Barbados TODAY that while she had read the report, she preferred not to comment until ministry officials met to fully discuss the issue. She would only say that the Mottley administration would address the issues raised in the report. Moe said: “I would like the opportunity to have discussions on the report with the substantive minister of education [Santia Bradshaw], who will be on-island shortly… and with the entire ministry with regard to that report.” (BT)

REGION TOO SLOW ON DEVELOPMENT GOALS – President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Warren Smith, highlighted at today’s opening ceremony of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Bank’s Board of Governors that the Caribbean was running out of time to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. “We are moving too slowly in doing those things, which will ensure that, by the year 2030, our Region will have delivered on our promise to eliminate poverty and to reduce inequality,” said Smith. In his statement, the President noted that a combination of factors, such as the volatility of petroleum markets and depressed commodity prices, increased frequency and intensity of natural disasters, business environment reforms that lag behind other regions, and inadequate fiscal and debt management contributed to growth slowing to less than 1% in the past decade. At the same time, there was a rapid build-up of debt, with 10 Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) exceeding the international benchmark of 60% of gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of 2018. Concurrently, the attractiveness of Caribbean countries for investment has declined noticeably, according to data published by the World Bank. Despite the fact that the Caribbean Region is off track in delivering on the promise of prosperity and social justice for the people, Smith still believed the 2030 Agenda was still achievable. Many BMCs, such as Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad and Tobago, have already begun to implement some difficult reforms in response to the fiscal and debt challenges and to improve the business environment. In line with the Annual Meeting’s theme of “Transformation!”, Smith said: “One exciting opportunity for our BMCs to leapfrog to the 2030 Agenda is to harness the power of digital technologies that are now part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.” Technological advances are already enabling the modernisation of the agricultural sector, the exploitation of indigenous renewable energy, and advancements in financial services. Many of these advances are good for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which are the backbone of the Region’s private sector and account for more than half of both enterprises and GDP. The president also called for the democratisation of education by using new technologies in poor, underserved, and remote communities and giving everyone access to the same level and quality of teaching, irrespective of ability to pay, location or other limiting factors.  He said the CDB was undergoing its own internal transformation to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. The Bank will use digital and other emerging technologies, where appropriate, to become a more customer-centric Bank. CDB is also determined to play a bigger role in MSMEs development by galvanising new financing, which will be used to provide loans, equity, and technical assistance to MSMEs. (DN)

SAGICOR AND BCC SIGN MOU - Sagicor Financial Corporation has entered into a major partnership with the Barbados Community College (BCC) as it prepares for the opening of its multi-million dollar senior citizens retirement village in St George. The two institutions signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday, cementing a partnership that will see, among other things, the development of a curriculum focusing on the care of the elderly that will be taught at the college’s Division of Health Sciences in collaboration with the Canadian-based Origin Active Lifestyle. All categories of workers to be employed at the Estates at the St George retirement community will also receive special training. Work on the $170 million project started in March, and when completed in the next three years, will consist of some 328 units in Boarded Hall, St George, catering to more than 170 retirees 55 years and older in both independent living and assisted care. (BT)

PATH TO DRUGS, GUNS, STARTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL, SAYS RESEARCH – Drug abuse and drug trafficking are responsible for rising levels of violence and gun-related crimes, including an unprecedented hike in murders this year, according to Government research. But this path to violence is being paved in primary school as children are introduced to drugs and crime, the research suggests. The head of the Criminal Justice & Research Planning Unit Cheryl Willoughby said today the research points to a strong correlation between the drug trade and the illicit firearm trade which not only affects individuals and families but also society in general given the island’s dependence on tourism and foreign investment. Willoughby’s remarks came this afternoon at a prize-giving for the Wilkie Cumberbatch Primary School’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E) programme, held at Prince Cave Hall, at the Police District ‘A’ Complex. The Government’s chief criminologist called on Barbadians both on the island and across the diaspora to assist with charting more productive paths and opportunities for young people. She said: “Drug abuse generates complex social problems which must be addressed using a holistic model. “This model should include a treatment component aimed at giving non-violent offenders the best possible opportunity to rehabilitate and become productive citizens. “The Drug Treatment Court provides this opportunity and continues to do an excellent job at giving young drug offenders a second chance.” The crime research unit’s director commended the DARE programme for performing a vital role in educating young people about drugs and diverting them from the criminal justice system. She said the contents of the DARE programme, including aspects of decision making; risk and consequences; peer pressure, communication skills and bullying, were areas that address a number of risk factors to violent crime identified in her unit’s research. She said it was important that programmes targeting vulnerable populations be guided by research evidence to ensure that the most critical areas for intervention received the required resources. Willoughby told the graduands that the DARE programme provided them with all the necessary information and skills that would allow them to make wise decisions about their health and the importance of being a productive citizen. She cautioned the students that there was no real magic to success, which only comes with hard work on the part of parents, teachers and students. “It takes sacrifice, dedications and most importantly the ability to stand alone for what is right and wholesome. Sometimes we are tempted to give up and give in to peer pressure when things become tough,” she said. Willoughby also turned her attention to parents whom she said were best placed to keep their children safe from drugs and help them develop skills they will need to make positive choices. “This can only be achieved if parents are empowered to assume their responsibility and lead the cause by being positive role models for their children. “Research has shown that children of offenders often follow in their parents’ footsteps and become part of the criminal justice system. “In other words, the fruit does not fall too far from the tree,” she said.  DARE’s facilitator Police Inspector Roland Cobbler commented that he daily encounters young people who openly admit to drug use. He highlighted the Criminal Justice Research & Planning Unit’s research finding that initiation into drug use for children in Barbados was occurring as early as primary school. The Royal Barbados Police Force is concerned with the development since the prevalence of drug use by children has the potential to threaten the stability of society, he said. Acting Inspector Cobbler declared: “It is, therefore, my belief that this Drug Abuse Resistance Education programme affectionately known as DARE, provides the requisite knowledge and skills to assist our children in making the right choices.” Certificates of participation were handed out to 72 Wilkie Cumberbatch students during the graduation ceremony. Skyla Weithers received the top awards for being the Most Outstanding 2019 DAREstudent at the national level and at the school.  (BT)

JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN A ‘RUT’, SAYS ATTORNEY  - The state of the island’s judicial system has gone under the microscope yet again with one top attorney declaring it was operating in a rut. Angella Mitchell-Gittens’ comments came as she addressed Justice Randall Worrell this morning in a matter involving 50-year-old Winston Adolphus Agard of 3rd Avenue, Licorish Village, St Michael who fell through the “cracks” of the system. Agard appeared in the No. 2 Supreme Court this morning for the first time in over seven years after spending over ten years on remand. He pleaded guilty to stealing a bag and contents including $1,000 cash belonging to Connie Young on March 27, 2009 with a total value of BDS$9, 230. He told Mitchell-Gittens who took his case pro bono that he last appeared in court in 2012. “We are operating in such a rut that you can’t even plead guilty. Something is seriously wrong with that when we cannot expedite a guilty plea. People are begging to plead guilty and not even that we can accommodate sir,” Mitchell-Gittens told Justice Worrell. Adamant that there was need for urgent intervention the veteran attorney said she was of the view that if prisoners who were desirous of pleading guilty were able to do so in a timely manner then “I think we would cut that backlog in half.” Making reference to fellow legal counsel Arthur Holder who was present in court, and who is also the Speaker of the House of Parliament, she said: “I am glad that a Member of Parliament is sitting to my right and I hope he will take this information to the necessary place because this is madness that a man is sitting in prison more than the maximum sentence”. Holder subsequently admitted, “It is a sad state of affairs, it really is.” “You have sometime when the inmate is so frustrated having spent so much time that they don’t bother to fight the case [saying] ‘I already spent eight years let me just throw in the towel’, he added. Justice Worrell revealed, “We have sent down more letters to wherever they should be to ask and to indicate that these persons want to plead guilty and do they have indictments, but we are still in the dark.” He suggested that what maybe needed was to speak with the other sitting criminal court in order to formulate a plan to get those cases done. The judicial officer made it clear that he did not want to start a new legal year with this situation. “ We cannot go forward in September, we cannot start the new legal year with these persons hanging on,” the judge stated. Principal Crown Counsel Alliston Seale also admitted that there was a break down. “There is no doubt about it . . . . We in the criminal justice system, Bench, Bar, prison everybody must do his or her part to ensure that we get this thing on the road,” he said. (BT)

FORGOTTEN PRISONER – Barbados’ judicial system forgot Winston Adolphus Agard in prison for almost a decade. But after languishing on remand at Her Majesty’s Prison, Dodds, without trial, he was allowed to go home today after pleading guilty to the charge first brought against him in March 2009. “I feel good! I feel good! I feel good!” was the declaration from the 50-year-old man who gave his last address as 3rd Avenue, Licorish Village, St Michael. Agard got his day in the No. 2 Supreme Court this morning due to the actions of Prison Officer Floyd Downes who informed court officials and Justice Randall Worrell that the now convicted man “fell through the cracks” and had not been before a judicial officer since 2012. Today Agard pleaded guilty to stealing a bag and contents including $1,000 cash belonging to Connie Young on March 27, 2009. The total value was BDS$9,230. He had been arrested months later and remanded in January 2010. “This is madness! That a man is sitting in prison for more than the maximum sentence and but for Mr Downes he would not get here today. Something is seriously wrong with the system, seriously wrong . . . it is ridiculous,” said attorney-at-law Angella Mitchell-Gittens, who took on Agard’s case pro bono as a friend of the court. “This is an example of how people without [legal] counsel get lost in the system . . . . The judicial system owes a debt of gratitude to Mr Downes because had it not been for astute persons like Mr Downes, Mr Agard might very well have been there [Dodds] for 31 years,” the attorney stated. In an impassioned plea, she further argued that Agard be allowed to walk out of the Whitepark Road Supreme Court, a complex which he visited for the first time today, as he had spent more time in prison than the maximum penalty for his crime. She went on to say that when the facts and circumstances of Agard’s crime were examined and the guilty plea taken into consideration it was highly unlikely that he would have spent ten years in prison. “He has already served his time. In fact, the State owes him time . . . .Something needs to be done because he told me this morning ‘I am not the only one in my position. There are several others up there like me’. And without an attorney, there is no vehicle for you [the prisoner] to get before a judge and without somebody like Mr Downes who would come and say there is this person up there . . . people are going to be lost in prison forever. “Something needs to be done, we are operating in a very dangerous system, where we are losing people in prison,” the lawyer said adding that, “the scary part of it is that this is not the exception, he is not the exception”. Justice Worrell also lauded the prison warden, who has been in the service for 27 years, for his work in alerting the court of Agard’s predicament. The judge revealed that Downes had been indicating from time to time [that others wanted to plead guilty] and “in fact up to this morning had a list of inmates who want to plead guilty”. Principal Crown Counsel Alliston Seale also gave Downes his kudos. “I maintain that he is one of the best prison officers in Barbados and although it was not his function, it is the lost of Mr Downes for a few years [from working the court] that, certainly things started to fall down because Downes was the link between the Magistrates’ Court, the prison, the High Court . . . everything,” Seale stated even as he described Agard’s predicament as an “injustice”. The facts revealed by Seale showed that Young went to The Woods located at Golf Club Road, Christ Church on March 27, 2009 where she made a short stop, leaving her bag in her vehicle on the seat and the windows down. When she returned it had disappeared and the matter was reported to police. She got a call from a man sometime later informing her that he had found the bag in the bush with her contact information. Police had an occasion to speak to Agard on January 7, 2010, and he admitted to the crime. He said he purchased clothes and food with the money and threw the bag away. He also saw Young at the station and told her: “Sorry for your loss. I was down at the time, I was in a bad position.” Today from the docks Agard, who has 11 convictions including for theft of newspapers and money, again apologised. “I am sorry to put myself through this trouble. I will do my best not to put myself through this again,” he said. Asked by Justice Worrell whether he had a drug problem which was the catalyst for these petty crimes, Agard answered: “No Sir. That is just lawlessness.” The judge ordered a probation report into his life before releasing him on his own recognisance and after signing the necessary documents Agard walked out of the court with a smile although hiding his face at times. He is to return to court in July for a formal sentencing. (BT)

PILE’S PLIGHT – Attorney-at-law Vonda Pile might have lost her freedom, but there still remains a slim possibility she may not lose her licence to practice law. The 56-year-old Pile was yesterday found guilty in the Supreme Court of stealing US$96,008.22 (BDS$191,416.39) from former client Anstey King. It resulted in the lawyer, who has been practicing for the last 27 years, being remanded to HMP Dodds until July 16 pending sentencing. Any lawyer who is convicted of a criminal offence faces the likelihood of being disbarred. However, president of the Barbados Bar Association Liesel Weekes told Barbados TODAY it was not an automatic decision. She revealed that Pile still had the right to appeal the decision. “The Legal Profession Act makes no provision for automatic removal from the roll. There is a provision though for an application to be made with the leave of the Disciplinary Committee by anybody who is aggrieved by the act of misconduct which gives rise to a criminal conviction and on the basis of the criminal offence brings the profession into disrepute, then the Committee can then make a recommendation to the Court of Appeals,” Weekes said. She also pointed out that the court could sentence Pile to be removed from the roll. Interestingly, Pile is not a member of the Barbados Bar Association. Back in 2015, then president of the Association Tariq Khan had asked the court to prevent Pile from practising law because her certificate was invalid since she had not paid her annual Bar subscription as required by law. Pile had argued that she was not mandated to be a member of the association to practice law in Barbados. In a landmark decision handed down last year, Justice Pamela Beckles ruled in favour of Pile, stating that compulsory membership of the Barbados Bar Association is unconstitutional. However, Weekes revealed that the authority of the Disciplinary Committee extended beyond membership of the Bar. She said the Committee had the right to discipline any lawyer who had been admitted to the roll. Weekes said if Pile was not removed from the roll as part of her sentence, it was possible a recommendation could be made to have her suspended. “The Disciplinary Committee does not have the authority to remove anybody from the roll or to impose any sanctions, the Court of Appeal does that. “You might not be struck off [the roll] but you might be suspended for a number of years, but in the case of a criminal conviction it is likely that any recommendation coming from the Disciplinary Committee may be the most severe of the penalties,” the president said. In February of this year Joyce Griffith was struck from the roll. The decision was handed down by the Court of Appeal after she was found guilty of misappropriating the proceeds from the sale of property for a client. (BT)

DEADLY RUN – Deceased 11-year-old Ian Elroy Gibson was one of three schoolboys running along Sunbury Road, St Philip moments before he was involved in an accident on September 18, 2009. He died two days later – September 20, 2009 – at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Gian Holder, the driver of the motorcar involved in the incident on that Friday ten years ago, gave evidence in the No. 2 Supreme Court today. Holder took the stand this afternoon as the manslaughter trial against Shaquille Shamal Khalleel Bradshaw and Doniko Javier Alleyne both of Balls Land, Christ Church and Maria Antoinette Goddard of Parish Land C, Balls Land, Christ Church got underway. All three accused who ranged in age from 12 to 14 were students of the Princess Margaret Secondary School at the time of the incident. Holder told the jury through questioning by Principal Crown Counsel Alliston Seale that he was returning from a Six Roads establishment where he had purchased something to eat and was driving on Sunbury Road in the direction of Church village. “I saw three boys running, they were in a line, one up front and two behind. When I got by the boys, I felt the impact on the left side of the vehicle. I got out and saw the little boy was on the ground,” Holder told the court presided by Justice Randall Worrell. He disclosed that a gentleman he knew came and told him to “step back” but he “was scared not knowing what was going on”. The police he said came shortly after and so did the ambulance. “The little boy who impacted the vehicle was the same one who was running,” said Holder who stated that he was not exceeding the speed limit nor was he driving recklessly on that day. Under cross-examination by attorney-at-law Arthur Holder who is representing accused Bradshaw along with attorney Danielle Mottley, the driver also stated that all three boys were dressed in khaki short pants. The deceased’s father also took the stand today and said his son was like any 11-year-old boy. Victor Cadogan said he had never received any complainants from educational officials about problems with his son’s behavior. “He go long to school very decent . . . [but] left home to go school [that day] and never returned,” he said. Cadogan revealed that he was at home sleeping that Friday but “jump up from sleep”. He said it was normally the time that Gibson came home but instead he got a call from one of his son’s former teachers telling him about the accident. “I hear he get lick down by a car.  [When I got there] I saw a lot of people on the road and he on the side of the road, in a pool of blood, in his school clothes,” the dad said adding that he son never spoke to him that afternoon or anytime after that. “He just look up at me and that is all . . . he did not speak with me. He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and I went in the ambulance with him.” The father remained at the QEH by his son’s bedside until Sunday and when he decided to finally go home, he received the news. “As I get home, a little while after the doctor call and tell he had pass away. I went back . . .and he was lying on the ward just so . . . and I had to identify him. “He was cool and calm when he left home that Friday morning,” Cadogan disclosed. Dr Stephen Jones who conducted the postmortem on the body of the then first form Princess Margaret student also gave evidence. He said Gibson had several injuries including, “comminuted fractures” in his left leg and lower jaw, a fracture in the floor of his skull, abrasions and contusions on his knee, a crushed injury to one of his right fingers, lacerations to the right side of the face, clotting in the ear, blood in the chest cavity, collapsed spleen and his brain was swollen. “ I am of the opinion that cause of death was due to severe trauma to the head, chest, abdomen . . . they are consistent with the injuries you can get with being struck by a motor vehicle . . . [the force] was moderate to severe,” the pathologist revealed. Attorney-at-law Angella Mitchell-Gittens is representing Goddard and Alleyne. The case continues tomorrow. (BT)

AUSSIES’ BULLSEYE ON GAYLE – Australia captain Aaron Finch said today his side would be planning to target West Indies talisman Chris Gayle early on, when the two teams clashed in their respective second outings of the ICC World Cup tomorrow. The left-handed Gayle is the Caribbean side’s most experienced batsman with 10 201 runs from 290 One-Day Internationals with 25 hundreds, and is one of the most feared batsmen in international cricket. “I think when you come up against someone as dangerous as Chris, you have to be prepared, like I said before, that he’s going to hit boundaries,” Finch told a media conference. “So it’s about trying to attack his weaknesses early and making sure that we’re putting the ball in the areas that we want to be bowling. I think if … you second-guess yourself, if you’re a bit tentative, if you’re a bit nervous with the ball in hand, he’ll get all over you, and once he’s going, he’s so hard to stop. “So I think it’s important that you come prepared to take the contest to him because he definitely does that the other way.” Gayle has been in superb form of recent, plundering 424 runs in his last ODI series against England earlier this year. He also sparkled in the opening World Cup opener against Pakistan with exactly 50 off 34 balls as West Indies won handsomely. For all his career success, however, Gayle has never scored an ODI hundred against Australia and averages only 26 from 31 matches against the reigning World champions. Though aware of these statistics, Finch said Australia would not be lured into a false sense of security. “I think the West Indies aren’t a side that we tend to play year in, year out. Those stats would be over a really long period of time,” Finch explained. “So it’s hard to put a definite reason why [Gayle averages so low] because you might play two games here, and with some injuries that Chris has had the last time that they played in Australia was a few years ago. He played the first two and then didn’t play the rest of the series. He had a back issue. “So it’s tough to put something right on it, to say this is the reason why [he has not done as well against Australia]. It’s just it comes down to some good planning, no doubt, but also one or two games here and there over a long period of time. It probably doesn’t give you a full picture, either.” (BT)

BURKE, JONES IN NCAA FINALS – Barbadian Mario Burke blazed to his first legal sub-10 clocking as he hunts a sprint double at the NCCA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas, and Jonathan Jones also qualified for the 400 metres final. Burke, a senior at the University of Houston, clocked 9.98 seconds to win heat two with a legal wind of 1.3 metres per second. The two men ahead of him, Texas Tech’s Divine Oduduru and Florida’s Hakim Sani Browne, were split by the photo finish after both clocked a wind-aided 9.96 seconds (2.4). Heat one, which came back in 10.01 seconds, was also wind-aided. This is Burke’s second sub-10. He also did a wind-aided 9.95 (3.2) at conference finals, and broke into a big smile when the time flashed on the screen. In the 200 metres, Burke did a personal best 20.08 seconds (0.7), second only to defending champion Oduduru (19.97) and with the same time as Joseph Amoah of Coppin State, just at the legal limit of 2 metres per second. Meanwhile, Jones holds the distinction of being the only freshman in the finals of the 400 metres. Fresh off breaking Elvis Forde’s 34-year-old record with a personal best 45.02, the University of Texas student had plenty left in the tank with 45.53 seconds, sixth overall. If he can duplicate his record-breaking run, or improve on it, he could also be in line for a podium spot. Burke’s schoolmate Kahmari Montgomery leads all comers with 44.80 in the event. The other Barbadians at the NCAAs did not reach the finals. Michael Nicholls of Georgia did a personal best 13.61 seconds in the men’s 110 metres hurdles to finish tenth overall and University of Kentucky’s Tai Browne was 13th overall with 13.71. Both Burke and Jones are scheduled to run the finals on Friday. (DN)

WHO’S IN, WHO’S OUT OF PIC O DE CROP – A record 96 entertainers have put forward their names for a chance to take the Pic O De Crop title, the most ever. Noticeably missing from the list released by the National Cultural Foundation this evening are former monarch Aziza and two-time winner iWeb and Smokey Burke who was hospitalised last year weeks before the finals. By comparison, in 2017 the total number of entrants was 85 and last year, 73. Cave Shepherd All Stars leads with 23. New tent, Shining Stars has 11.  Rounding out the list are House of Soca with 22, Super Gladiators with 15, De Big Show with 12, and Stray Cats with ten. In a new style competition, instead of a semi-finals, there will be preliminary judging of artistes, each doing one song instead of two. The final number will be slashed to 18 to go to the finals instead of nine, plus the reigning king. The competition prize has moved from $10 500 and a vehicle to $100 000 cash or a BT Mazda truck. (DN)

‘TRUE ROSE’ PASSES ON – She was a rose among thorns. That’s the way one man who knew Bishop Anne Rose described the late gnostic priest and psychologist of Roumaika House, who died last Wednesday at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). Her friend, who only gave his name as Uncle Charlie, said the elderly woman was misunderstood by some, but those who truly know her would only have good things to say. “She was a genuinely helpful person. She was a person who touched thousands . . . . When people talk, they do not know what they are saying; she is a person who would give to anyone she came across,” he said at his Dayrells Road, Christ Church home. He lived in the same apartment complex. (DN)

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How did your MP vote on the deal?

TORY AYES (286) 

Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty),

Bim Afolami (Hitchin and Harpenden)

Peter Aldous (Waveney), 

Lucy Allan (Telford), 

David Amess (Southend West), 

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey), 

Edward Argar (Charnwood), 

Victoria Atkins (Louth and Horncastle), 

Richard Bacon (South Norfolk), 

Kemi Badenoch (Saffron Walden), 

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire), 

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire), 

Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk), 

Richard Benyon (Newbury), 

Paul Beresford (Mole Valley), 

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen), 

Bob Blackman (Harrow East), 

Crispin Blunt (Reigate), 

Nick Boles (Grantham and Stamford), 

Peter Bottomley (Worthing West), 

Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine), 

Ben Bradley (Mansfield), 

Karen Bradley (Staffordshire Moorlands), 

Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West), 

Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South), 

Steve Brine (Winchester), 

James Brokenshire (Old Bexley and Sidcup), 

Fiona Bruce (Congleton), 

Robert Buckland (South Swindon), 

Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar), 

Conor Burns (Bournemouth West), 

Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire), 

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan), 

James Cartlidge (South Suffolk), 

Maria Caulfield (Lewes), 

Alex Chalk (Cheltenham), 

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham), 

Jo Churchill (Bury St Edmunds), 

Colin Clark (Gordon),

Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells), 

Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe), 

Simon Clarke (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland), 

James Cleverly (Braintree), 

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds), 

Therese Coffey (Suffolk Coastal), 

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe), 

Alberto Costa (South Leicestershire), 

Robert Courts (Witney), 

Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and West Devon),

Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire), 

Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford), 

Chris Davies (Brecon and Radnorshire), 

David T. C. Davies (Monmouth), 

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire), 

Mims Davies (Eastleigh), 

Philip Davies (Shipley)

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden),

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport), 

Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon), 

Leo Docherty (Aldershot), 

Michelle Donelan (Chippenham), 

Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire), 

Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay), 

Oliver Dowden (Hertsmere), 

Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock), 

Richard Drax (South Dorset), 

David Duguid (Banff and Buchan),

Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green), 

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton), 

Philip Dunne (Ludlow), 

Michael Ellis (Northampton North), 

Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East), 

Charlie Elphicke (Dover), 

George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth), 

Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley), 

David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford), 

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield), 

Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks), 

Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster), 

Vicky Ford (Chelmsford), 

Kevin Foster (Torbay), 

Liam Fox (North Somerset), 

Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire), 

George Freeman (Mid Norfolk), 

Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green), 

Roger Gale (North Thanet), 

Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest), 

David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire), 

Nusrat Ghani (Wealden), 

Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton), 

Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham),

John Glen (Salisbury), 

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park), 

Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby), 

Michael Gove (Surrey Heath), 

Luke Graham (Ochil and South Perthshire), 

Richard Graham (Gloucester), 

Bill Grant (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock), 

Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald), 

James Gray (North Wiltshire), 

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell), 

Chris Green (Bolton West), 

Damian Green (Ashford), 

Andrew Griffiths (Burton), 

Kirstene Hair (Angus), 

Robert Halfon (Harlow), 

Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate), 

Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge), 

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon), 

Matt Hancock (West Suffolk), 

Greg Hands (Chelsea and Fulham), 

Mark Harper (Forest of Dean), 

Richard Harrington (Watford), 

Rebecca Harris (Castle Point), 

Trudy Harrison (Copeland), 

Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire), 

John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings),

Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire), 

James Heappey (Wells), 

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry), 

Peter Heaton-Jones (North Devon), 

Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey), 

Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs), 

Damian Hinds (East Hampshire), 

Simon Hoare (North Dorset), 

George Hollingbery (Meon Valley), 

Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton), 

John Howell (Henley), 

Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire), 

Eddie Hughes (Walsall North),

Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey), 

Nick Hurd (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner), 

Alister Jack (Dumfries and Galloway), 

Margot James (Stourbridge), 

Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove), 

Robert Jenrick (Newark), 

Boris Johnson (Uxbridge and South Ruislip), 

Caroline Johnson (Sleaford and North Hykeham), 

Gareth Johnson (Dartford), 

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough),

Marcus Jones (Nuneaton), 

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham), 

Gillian Keegan (Chichester), 

Seema Kennedy (South Ribble), 

Stephen Kerr (Stirling), 

Julian Knight (Solihull), 

Greg Knight (East Yorkshire), 

Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne), 

John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk), 

Mark Lancaster (Milton Keynes North), 

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire), 

Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire), 

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford), 

Edward Leigh (Gainsborough), 

Oliver Letwin (West Dorset), 

Andrew Lewer (Northampton South), 

Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth),

Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset), 

David Lidington (Aylesbury), 

Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke),

Jonathan Lord (Woking), 

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham),

Rachel Maclean (Redditch), 

Anne Main (St Albans), 

Alan Mak (Havant), Kit Malthouse (North West Hampshire), 

Scott Mann (North Cornwall), 

Paul Masterton (East Renfrewshire), 

Theresa May (Maidenhead), 

Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys), 

Patrick McLoughlin (Derbyshire Dales), 

Stephen McPartland (Stevenage), 

Esther McVey (Tatton), 

Mark Menzies (Fylde), 

Johnny Mercer (Plymouth, Moor View), 

Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle), 

Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock), 

Maria Miller (Basingstoke), 

Amanda Milling (Cannock Chase), 

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley), 

Anne Milton (Guildford), 

Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield), 

Damien Moore (Southport), 

Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North), 

Nicky Morgan (Loughborough), 

David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale), 

James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis), 

Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills), 

David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale), 

Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall), 

Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire), 

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst), 

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth), 

Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North), 

Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire), 

Neil O’Brien (Harborough), 

Matthew Offord (Hendon), 

Guy Opperman (Hexham), 

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton), 

Mark Pawsey (Rugby), 

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead), 

John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare), 

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole),

Claire Perry (Devizes), 

Chris Philp (Croydon South), 

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth), 

Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich), 

Rebecca Pow (Taunton Deane), 

Victoria Prentis (Banbury), 

Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford), 

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin), 

Tom Pursglove (Corby), 

Jeremy Quin (Horsham), 

Will Quince (Colchester), 

Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton), 

Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset), 

Mary Robinson (Cheadle), 

Douglas Ross (Moray), 

Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye),

David Rutley (Macclesfield), 

Antoinette Sandbach (Eddisbury), 

Paul Scully (Sutton and Cheam), 

Bob Seely (Isle of Wight), 

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire), 

Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield), 

Alok Sharma (Reading West), 

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell),

Keith Simpson (Broadland), 

Chris Skidmore (Kingswood), 

Chloe Smith (Norwich North), 

Henry Smith (Crawley), 

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon), 

Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen), 

Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex), 

Caroline Spelman (Meriden), 

Mark Spencer (Sherwood), 

John Stevenson (Carlisle), 

Bob Stewart (Beckenham), 

Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South), 

Rory Stewart (Penrith and The Border),

Gary Streeter (South West Devon),

Mel Stride (Central Devon), 

Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness), 

Julian Sturdy (York Outer), 

Rishi Sunak (Richmond (Yorks)),

Desmond Swayne (New Forest West), 

Hugo Swire (East Devon), 

Robert Syms (Poole),

Derek Thomas (St Ives), 

Ross Thomson (Aberdeen South), 

Maggie Throup (Erewash), 

Kelly Tolhurst (Rochester and Strood), 

Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon), 

Michael Tomlinson (Mid Dorset and North Poole), 

Craig Tracey (North Warwickshire),

David Tredinnick (Bosworth), 

Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Berwick-upon-Tweed), 

Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk), 

Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge and Malling), 

Edward Vaizey (Wantage), 

Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire), 

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes), 

Charles Walker (Broxbourne), 

Robin Walker (Worcester), 

Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North), 

David Warburton (Somerton and Frome), 

Matt Warman (Boston and Skegness), 

Giles Watling (Clacton), Helen Whately (Faversham and Mid Kent), 

Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire), 

John Whittingdale (Maldon), 

Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire), 

Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire), 

Mike Wood (Dudley South), 

William Wragg (Hazel Grove), 

Jeremy Wright (Kenilworth and Southam),

Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon). 

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