Sailing off into the sunset ….

Sailing off into the sunset ….

Like David Cameron, I have packed a selection of light reading (though not trashy!), for my holiday which starts tomorrow. It includes the works of two new authors for me, Justin Cartwright and A. L. Kennedy, as well as The Great Lover, by Jill Dawson – a novel...
Please vote for your favourite political blog

Please vote for your favourite political blog

Which political blog is your favourite? You only have until midnight on Friday to register your votes for the 2009 Blog Poll organised by Iain Dale for the TOTAL POLITICS GUIDE TO POLITICAL BLOGGING IN THE UK. As usual, it will be published in mid September in...
Parliamentary support for Headway

Parliamentary support for Headway

Headway Cambridgeshire this week welcomed Cambridge MP David Howarth for a visit and he was very impressed after learning about plans to develop and expand our services  for brain injury survivors in the county. As chair of trustees, I explained how we...
The cost of being a political underdog

The cost of being a political underdog

I can’t help but feel sorry for Craig Murray, though I think he is being too harsh on himself by saying he is “probably the worst political candidate in history” following his experience in Norwich North. The Honest candidate who is a human rights activist,...
Congratulations Chloe

Congratulations Chloe

Congratulations to our terrific new MP Chloe Smith – the youngest in the House of Commons – who achieved an outstanding result in Norwich North beyond our wildest dreams. Chloe won 13,591 votes in the by election – more than twice as many as Labour candidate...