Wishing Janice the very best of luck

Wishing Janice the very best of luck

I’m giving Janice Small a plug in her bid to win the Calder Valley selection. I know it means the world to her. We met when we both worked as regional press officers during the 2005 general election and her driving passion and commitment to the Conservative...
Jeremy, out in Africa

Jeremy, out in Africa

Guest blogger today is Jeremy Jacobs writing about his cathartic trek in the Maasai foothills to boost funds for the breast cancer campaign following the tragic young death of his sister Jackie. How have you marked the death of someone close? My family...
Zero tolerance for Ipswich prostitutes

Zero tolerance for Ipswich prostitutes

Three months on from the terrible murders of the five Ipswich prostitutes, police and council chiefs are planning the biggest ever crackdown aimed at ridding the town of its red-light district. Plans being drawn up include stricter use of Asbos against...
Dear Sally, if only we could turn the clock back

Dear Sally, if only we could turn the clock back

A letter to Sally Clark, whose death at her home has just been announced. Dear Sally, I can’t imagine there is one mother in the country who didn’t share your sense of anguish, your feeling of abandonment and utter bewilderment, as well as the deep grief...
Robert Sturdy’s View from Strasbourg

Robert Sturdy’s View from Strasbourg

Each month, I issue a report for MEP Robert Sturdy following the extortionate and costly monthly sitting of the European Parliament in  Strasbourg  which is sent to the local press, I thought you might like to see the latest one.  View...