Julian’s 10 Downing Street petition

Julian’s 10 Downing Street petition

Julian Sturdy has just launched a petition on the 10 Downing Street website for the dualling of a desperately needed ring road in York, only the local paper omitted to included the link where they could sign up! How frustrating! The York Press did not understand...
Are you a water snob?

Are you a water snob?

Water is my favourite drink, I drink loads of it throughout the day. I’m quite happy to drink tap water in restaurants too, except I get the feeling it is frowned upon by waiters who cannot then charge for it. My husband hates asking for it, he feels...
David Miliband might write Foreign Office blog

David Miliband might write Foreign Office blog

There is a chance that David Miliband might write a Foreign Office blog once he has settled into his new post as Foreign Secretary. It has not been ruled out, according to Ross Ferguson, Director of the Hansard Society’s eDemocracy programme, who I met...
The missing – Eve Askew

The missing – Eve Askew

Eve Askew ran away from home aged 14 after being grounded for smoking. No  contact has been mad by Eve to her family or friends since her disappearance in Fitzgerald, Tasmania in 1991. She is now 30. Tragically, Eve is unaware that both her parents have...

My missed phone call

I was deeply engrossed listening to Austin Mitchell tell me how the whips were hot on his tail if they felt he was being indiscreet on his blog when my phone rang. I thought I had switched it off beforehand, and immediately did so, without giving it a second...