How can the EU improve its image?

How can the EU improve its image?

I  feel sorry for Margot Wallstrom, she has an impossible task -  to make the EU popular with citizens in all its 27 member states. As the EU’s Communications Commissioner, she has just published an updated communications strategy to make the EU more...
£1 million inheritance tax threshold

£1 million inheritance tax threshold

I’ve been to a couple of parties recently where the subject of inheritance tax has cropped up. Ageing parents are anguished at the thought of the Chancellor’s coffers reaping the rewards of their lifetime’s hard work and prudence because of the...
The price paid by political bloggers

The price paid by political bloggers

I would like to pay tribute to the brave bloggers of Burma who risked their liberty to keep us updated on anti-government demonstrations, being forced underground to avoid detection. They have now been silenced by a brutal regime which switched off the internet. These...

Julian Sturdy – York Outer video

This is a video I recorded of Julian Sturdy in the constituency of York Outer, where he is a Conservative parliamentary candidate. You can see him at home and in the community, working with local people on local issues. This video focuses on Julian’s campaign to...
I slept in the spare room last night

I slept in the spare room last night

I was removing the last crusty flakes of mascara when I saw IT through the mirror – and froze. A spider the size of a dinner plate attached to the side of my bed. I could feel the ends of my hairs tightening in shock. Equipped for such an emergency, I silently...