by Ellee Seymour | Mar 19, 2010 | 2010 general election, Politics
Should people today be expected to live with chronic pain if it can be eased by an injection? Ask those who have been stopped from having them, and the answer is a resounding ‘no’. NHS North Yorkshire and York has decided against routinely funding spinal...
by Ellee Seymour | Mar 19, 2010 | 2010 general election, Politics
I’ve been enjoying my friend Richard Havers’ latest timely book, Political Boll**ks which takes a sideways look at some of the amusing/sublime/ridiculous things our politicians say. I like this quote from John Prescott: “I’m told some Tory MPs believe ethics...
by Ellee Seymour | Mar 16, 2010 | updates
I feel sorry for Carla Bruni if she feels so insecure about her once radiant looks that she had to resort to Botox. I hadn’t noticed her features becoming deep set with wrinkles. Does she hope that a taut expression will make her appear fresh faced, younger and more...
by Ellee Seymour | Mar 16, 2010 | 2010 general election, Politics
It’s a great coup for a parliamentary candidate to get a shadow minister to visit them if they are not in a target seat, so very well done to Nick Hillman for persuading Caroline Spelman to support him while she was in Cambridge. Caroline is Shadow Secretary for...
by Ellee Seymour | Mar 13, 2010 | 2010 general election, Politics
I met Anna Arrowsmith last Monday at the House of Lords. It was International Women’s Day and we both attended an event entitled “Achieving Equality in Parliament.†During question time, Anna’s hand shot up. “I’m the first ever parliamentary candidate from...
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