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Reburial of children’s remains discovered in Luton archaeological dig
No comments on Reburial of children’s remains discovered in Luton archaeological digIn February 2011 I attend a public lecture at the University of Bedfordshire about archaeology. The first of the two presentations that evening was from Wesley Keir of Albion Archaeology who described the discoveries made during the building of the University’s new Campus Centre. Archaeological investigations had been carried out on the western edge of the site of the medieval castle next to St Mary’s Church. It was fascinating to hear about what had been…
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John Bercow lecture on Parliamentary reform at the University of Bedfordshire
This year the University of Bedfordshire has begun a series of public policy lectures with prominent invited speakers. I presume that driving this is the influence of the newish vice chancellor former Labour MP and government minister Bill Rammell. Last month the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, spoke about parliamentary reform. He talked about how the House of Commons had seen a revival in recent years and highlighted the importance of the…
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Random Thoughts for 30th June
This is the latest in my series of Random Thoughts posts with links, things found on the web and other stuf that has occured to me between 25th June and 30th June: Bill Rammell has a new job at university – no politics involved An interview with the new Vice Chancellor at the University of Bedfordshire. David Boyle to head Cabinet Office review of choice in public services This is some of the best news…
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Does Prof Ebdon read Thomas Hardy? And if not, does it matter?
The whiff of snobbery that I was detecting in the row over Vince cable’s choice of Prof Les Ebdon as the new director of the Office of Fair Access seems to becoming a stench. Witness this extraordinary article from Charles Moore in the Telegraph. Apparently the retiring University of Bedfordshire Vice Chancellor, Prof Ebdon, is unsuitable to be the head of this body designed to ensure the as wide a range of people as possible…
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Supporting Professor Ebdon in getting some access
I had previously made a passing reference to the “retirement” of Prof Les Ebdon from his post as Vice Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire. If we were wondering what Les would do next it wasn’t long before we found out. Business secretary Vince cable has chosen to appoint him as the new director of the Office for Fair Access, a watchdog designed to ensure that people from all backgrounds are able to benefit from…
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Why the University of Bedfordshire should be thanking Vince Cable
Another thing that I wanted to write about that was in the news at the end of last month was something that demonstrated the impact that the Liberal Democrats are having in the coalition and something with direct consequences for Luton. Immigration is one of the hottest political issues. Polls consistently show it as being one of the top concerns of the British public. So it was no surprise that a major part of the…
