Fretting about farmers again

Farmers should be paying less for potash It is encouraging to hear the new Environment Secretary David Milliband pledging to resolve the fiasco of belated payments to our farmers as a priority. Only time will tell. There is another important issue which my MEP Robert...
Sir Terry’s telling porky pies

Sir Terry’s telling porky pies

Dublin’s fair and clean city If I ever went on Mastermind, my specialist subject would be the successful introduction of the plastic bag levy in the Republic of Ireland.That’s why my ears pricked up a few nights ago when I heard Sir Terry Leahy , head of...
My friend Chris and the other A list

My friend Chris and the other A list

Would you like to join Sir Alan’s A list? I met up with a couple of PR buddies last night, including Chris Dodson, whose business has the brilliant name Mightier Than The Sword. It seems he also tried to get on the other A list which everyone is talking about,...
Striking a pose at Byron’s Pool

Striking a pose at Byron’s Pool

I couldn’t resist striking a pose at Byron’s Pool Lunch in Grantchester What better way is there to spend your lunch hour than popping into The Orchard in Grantchester and lounging on a deckchair under the apple blossom, especially after a hectic morning....

The A list – local candidates must come first

Julian Sturdy I called Julian Sturdy this morning to check if he was on the A list, he is still waiting to hear, the letter has not yet arrived informing him. Last year he stood in a non-winnable seat in Scunthorpe against Elliot Morley, an Environment Minister, which...