From student to soldier in South Ossetia

From student to soldier in South Ossetia

On Facebook, I read a message from a Ukranian friend Katerina saying how she was fed up reading "so much contradictions and lies" on British and Russian websites about the situation in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia She has been following the conflict on a blog...
Taking a summer break

Taking a summer break

I have a hectic month ahead of me, so I shall be taking a summer break from blogging. We are spending some time in London over the next few days and have booked into a boutique hotel in Covent Garden for a few nights. I am so looking forward to the buzz of city life...
Is a Doha agreement achievable?

Is a Doha agreement achievable?

My MEP Robert Sturdy is co-chair of the WTO inter-parliamentary group and was in Geneva last week for the latest Doha trade talks which collapsed. Heated talks among the six core “Doha round” negotiators – India, Brazil, the US, EU, Japan and...
Southwold protesters welcome Brown

Southwold protesters welcome Brown

I doubt Gordon Brown was walking along the Southwold promenade today when hundreds of angry protesters demonstrated over government policy of abandoning its crumbling coastline. The Environment Agency plans to withdraw funding for vital flood defences on the...
Goodbye Carol, hello Gary

Goodbye Carol, hello Gary

I breastfed my eldest son David to Countdown and thought I had reared a child genius when he could recite many upper case letters of the alphabet before the age of two, before he could even speak properly. However, he never did master the conundrum or numbers game...