Store bans staff from wearing poppy

Store bans staff from wearing poppy

I was appalled to read about the store in Wigan which has banned its staff from wearing a poppy, and even threatened disciplinary action if its wishes were ignored. This kind of insensitivity is impossible to understand, particularly following reports that five of our...

How can these families seek justice?

For the first time ever, readers of my blog have phoned me at home about a post I wrote. They were very upset and seek justice. It concerns my report about disturbing failings of the Court of Protection following a story in the Mail on Sunday. This told how many...
Books, shoes and superbugs

Books, shoes and superbugs

It was great to hear from my author friend Richard Havers this afternoon; I needed a breather from the topics I had been working on – shoe prices and EU anti-dumping measures, and “superbugs” and Epidemic Intelligence for the Infection 2009 conference I am...
Headway Cambs seeks new trustees

Headway Cambs seeks new trustees

We are very fortunate at Headway Cambridgeshire in having a young board of savvy trustees with interesting jobs. At the same time, being a trustee requires time and commitment and sometimes it has to give way for career moves. That’s the situation we find ourselves...