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Welcome the return of bendy cucumbers
My MEP Robert Sturdy has welcomed the return of mis-shapen fruit and veg to our stores. Rules which dictate the size and shape of fruit and veg sold in the shops have today been scrapped by the EU's management committee. It means that bendy cucumbers and nobbly...
My King’s Cross assignation and Toastmasters
I am meeting a strange woman at King's Cross Station, London today - strange in the sense that she is unknown to me - to research another hopefully gripping instalment of a book I am writing. All will be revealed in due course. I'm hoping we can find somewhere quiet...
Go John, go
The Beeb's latest upset is the huge popularity of genial journalist John Sargeant as he clumsily trots his way around the dance floor on Strictly Come Dancing. Who can blame him for his huge grin as his stunning dance partner Kristina Rihanoff snuggles against his...
Football history could be made in Cambridgeshire
While Barack Obama made sensational history last week, football fans are waiting to see if it could be made in Cambridgeshire too following the victory of a little known village team of amateur players called Histon FC who beat professionals Swindon 1-0 yesterday. In...
Pot noodles and Pauline Prescott
We are visiting David in Hull tomorrow, the first time since we dropped him off when he started university. He didn't have a half term and, after seeing him via my webcam last weekend, I didn't want to wait another two weeks for his first trip back home. We talked...
When will Al Gore join Obama’s team?
How long will it be before Al Gore is leading Barack Obama's climate change programme? The Nobel Peace Prize winner described his frustrations at being unable to persuade the Bush administration to take climate change seriously when I heard him speak in Cambridge....
My Woman’s Hour plug
A thousands thanks to Iain Dale for his spectacular plug of my blog on Woman's Hour today. He was taking part in a discussion on political blogs after Hazel Blears accused political bloggers of undermining democracy. The ill informed Communities Minister made a speech...
Good morning America
Congratulations to Barack Obama, America's first black president. It is an extraordinary and exciting achievement having persuaded the country with one word - change. Whatever your politics, his sharp and tireless campaign team must be admired for its incredible...
From food to fuel
Sainsbury's is to stop dumping thousands of tons of waste food at landfill sites and will instead use it to generate its own electricity by converting it into methane gas. This gas will be used to provide light and heat for its stores. What concerns me about this is...