The Heather Brooke influence

The Heather Brooke influence

I wonder what the feisty Heather Brooke would do in my shoes. I still haven’t had a response to a Freedom of Information request I submitted on 1st November last year. I’m getting fed up with this unexplained delay after being told I would hear by the 31st...
Wisbech’s migrant workers

Wisbech’s migrant workers

I come from Wisbech where agriculture plays a key role in the local economy. It is famed for its black fertile soil – and its thousands of migrant workers who have been accused of taking jobs once held by locals. I really like the idea of this programme on BBC 1...
MPs’ expenses and family life

MPs’ expenses and family life

I’ll be watching the dramatisation tonight on BBC 4, On Expenses. I’m glad this story is being told as I felt journalist Heather Brooke, who spent five years trying to get information about MPs’ expenses, lost her moment of glory when the Daily Telegraph...
Who is Gordon Brown?

Who is Gordon Brown?

Working for a bully is a terrifying experience and totally demoralising. It makes going to work each day a nerve wracking ordeal and such allegations should fully investigated. These allegations today point a finger at our Prime Minister. BBC’s Nick Robinson gives a...
The joys of Shakespeare

The joys of Shakespeare

One of my greatest pleasures in life is to see Shakespeare at The Globe Theatre where I imagine myself back in those daring theatrical days of Elizabethan England. I sit there totally enthralled by the whole experience. My son David used to be my Shakespeare buddy –...