I met two guys called Richard Bailey in blogsphere

I love the way that links can lead you to so much interesting information – and people. Yesterday I was checking out some Conservative leads and came across Richard Bailey who, like me, cares passionately about environmental issues. He is also a former...

In memory of David Breeden

I always remember him wearing his blue suede shoes on Christmas Day when we met up for drinks. He often wore a red woolly hat too, though not at the same time. David was a brilliant portrait photographer, unbelievably patient with kids who blinked and fidgeted, but he...

I met Ross Clark last night

Former Cambridge Evening News colleague John Gaskell, later a Daily Telegraph scribe, as well as an amusing wit and generous party host, had mentioned to me that Ross Clark lived a stone’s throw from my home. Whenever I visit the ancient kingdom of Reach, the...