Is a Doha agreement achievable?

Is a Doha agreement achievable?

My MEP Robert Sturdy is co-chair of the WTO inter-parliamentary group and was in Geneva last week for the latest Doha trade talks which collapsed. Heated talks among the six core “Doha round” negotiators – India, Brazil, the US, EU, Japan and...
Southwold protesters welcome Brown

Southwold protesters welcome Brown

I doubt Gordon Brown was walking along the Southwold promenade today when hundreds of angry protesters demonstrated over government policy of abandoning its crumbling coastline. The Environment Agency plans to withdraw funding for vital flood defences on the...
Goodbye Carol, hello Gary

Goodbye Carol, hello Gary

I breastfed my eldest son David to Countdown and thought I had reared a child genius when he could recite many upper case letters of the alphabet before the age of two, before he could even speak properly. However, he never did master the conundrum or numbers game...

Voting time again

Blogfather Iain Dale is asking people to vote for their favourite political bloggers for the 2008-9 Guide to Political Blogging in the UK. Last year I was thrilled to be listed in the top ten. Since then, the topics of my posts have broadened considerably as I have...
Off to the Cotswolds

Off to the Cotswolds

I’m taking my mother to the Cotswolds for a few days. She has  seen very little of England’s glorious countryside outside East Anglia and I’m hoping she will enjoy its unspoilt, picturesque villages. It’s her birthday treat from my sister...