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A fabulous day in North Norfolk
It's John Prescott's loss. And hooray for all Norfolk lovers. I am referring to his well publicised disdain of Norfolk. I spent a fabulous day there today with my mother Loula. I find those flint stoned coastal villages totally irristible. In fact, rarely has it been...
I’m a worried mum
I've just waved my eldest son David off at the railway station. He is on his to Hull where he will meet his university friends who he is joining on a coach trip to Spain. From what I can gather, it's a group of sports clubs, including his football team. As well as the...
Now my freebie newspaper comes to an end
The Ely Standard, is one of my local rags and like many other regional weeklies, used to be a great read. Then it became a freebie with a vastly reduced news content. Today I have been informed that I have received my last free copy of the paper. A note pushed through...
Can robots help save the world?
If a robot can miraculously make genetic discoveries which have been unsolvable to scientists for decades, how many diseases will these incredible devices go on to cure? A robot called Adam was devised by scientists at Aberystwyth University and Cambridge has...
Political engagement of BMEs
With trust in politicians at an all-time low after the furore over MPs' expenses, the publication of an audit of political engagement could not have been better timed. The latest Hansard Society's Audit of Political Engagement 6 focuses on Britain's BME communities -...
"Our young will die early"
Is there such a thing as a wonder drug? I was interested to read about Polypill, a cheap five-in-one pill which it is claimed can protect against heart attacks and stroke. It seems to be targeted at the over 55s. But how many of our young people today will reach that...
The Obama social media dream, and how it happened
There is still an overwhelming fascination about Barack Obama's unprecedented use of the social media which took him straight to The White House. He used it to raise a staggering $668 million and on the day of the election, there were 1.2 billion blog posts written...
The embarrassment of Jacqui Smith
I imagine it's the spare room tonight for the shamed husband of Home Secretary Jacqui Smith who was forced into making a humiliating apology for heaping huge embarrassment on his wife over a bungled expenses claim which included two porno films he watched while she...
Robert Sturdy urges G20 leaders to promote free trade
My MEP Robert Sturdy is a key international trade spokesman and in this video he explains why we need to increase free trade across borders globally and do away with protectionism to help recover from the recession. Is that what G20 world leaders will have in mind...