Don’t sound like a politician if you want to win

Senator John Edwards US Senator John Edwards has this advice about winning a future election in an age of informality – don’t sound like a politician, at least in the USA. Neville Hobson believes that many politicians over here might share the same view,...

Disaster waiting to happen – the HIPs

Moving house is already one of the most stressful experiences anyone can have, but be warned, this time next year it will be considerably worse! A new law is due to be implemented from June 2007, the new Home Information Packs, which experts have warned will hit jobs,...
What gravitas does a UK blogger have?

What gravitas does a UK blogger have?

As a journalist, I can pick up the phone and speak to virtually anyone I want, or at the very least get a comment from their spokesperson for a story. It gives you instant access. I wanted to test if I had the same gravitas as a blogger – and found out, yes,...

My son’s Prom

David, Laura and Jodie The environmentally friendly way of arriving Shortly after we married, my husband was told by his consultant that he may have a medical problem which would make it impossible for us to conceive. But hey presto, our son David came along and was...