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Suffolk swedes and apples

Suffolk swedes and apples

by | Nov 24, 2009 | Politics

First our Norfolk folk were insultingly dubbed the “Turnip Taliban”. And now Conservatives in the neighbouring county of Suffolk who are selecting a parliamentary candidate this Friday have been mockingly lablled the “Suffolk Swede”. Hey, why does the media...
Describing life after a head injury

Describing life after a head injury

by | Nov 23, 2009 | Headway

This is one tragic example of how an acquired head injury can dramatically change your life for ever.  Felicity Aston, the polar adventurer and Antarctica scientist, has described the terrible events which followed after her younger brother Spencer, now 21, was...
How can divorce be made fairer for kids?

How can divorce be made fairer for kids?

by | Nov 22, 2009 | News, Politics

With the Conservative Party pledging much needed support for families, it is worth remembering that almost half of marriages in England and Wales end in divorce. It is surely these fractured families, with children often torn between bitter, warring parents, who...
Defra’s double waste whammy

Defra’s double waste whammy

by | Nov 21, 2009 | Environment, Politics

  I am a keen recycler, but was astonished to read in the latest PR Week that Defra is paying a PR company £94,000 to launch a recycling campaign for Christmas with the key messages reduce, reuse and recycle. The government already funds a quango called WRAP –...