ConservativeHome v LabourHome

Ros Taylor has enjoyed some “naval gazing”, comparing the innards of ConservativeHome versus the new Labour version; she is the Grauniad feature writer who called me yesterday. She concludes: “The first two waves of British political blogging –...

G2 and women political bloggers

“Just for the boys?” – what a great headline. And here is the G2 report in today’s Guardian about the dearth of women political bloggers. I’m amazed that no female Tory politicans have embraced this, that I seem to be their authoritive...
Ellee is Iain’s Blog of the Week

Ellee is Iain’s Blog of the Week

Alan Rusbridger and I were both on strike together They say good things happen the threes, and at 5.30pm, I’ve only just caught up with the amazing events of the day. Iain hadn’t updated his blog by the time I went out today. Around lunchtime I had a phone...
Enterprising Women launch in Cambridge

Enterprising Women launch in Cambridge

Inspirational Nina East Anglia could soon be bursting at the seams with female entrepeneurs and successful businesswomen, at least that is the aim of a new organisation called Enterprising Women . I went to their Cambridge launch and it seems really interesting; it...
Don’t move to Cambridge if you have an illness

Don’t move to Cambridge if you have an illness

Dr Mary Archer chairs Addenbrooke’s Hospital Best not to move to the Cambridge area if you have an illness, and goodness knows how incumbent residents will cope as GPs in the area have been told to send fewer people to hospital and use cheaper drugs. It follows...