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Will Obama be America’s first black president?
I believe I was the first political blogger in the UK to write about Barack Obama back in January 2007. Who could have guessed then that he would sensationally snatch the Democrat presidential nomination from Hillary Clinton, and is now only days from possibly being...
Have your blogs attracted media interest?
I was out walking across the flat Fenland countryside yesterday with Geoff and Sally when Geoff had an exciting call from the Discovery Channel seeking his permission to show a YouTube video he published about the demotion of Victoria Station in Nottingham. The...
Brand and Ross’s cheap laughs cost them dear
BBC bosses could not ignore the one story which has this week hijacked all major global news stories in the British media - the revolting Brand-Ross prank call. It displaced the credit crunch, the Peter Mandelson/George Osborne Corfu scandal and , as well...
Have you sought a second opinion?
Have you ever sought a second medical opinion? This story in The Mail describes how seeking a second opinion saved the lives of patients who were incorrectly diagnosed, including a woman whose mouth cancer was dismissed as post-natal depression, while a patient with a...
Will government pardon heroic Norfolk man hanged for treason?
The world is full of past injustices, but can they be put right centuries later by our present politicians? Norwich North MP Ian Gibson is today leading a debate in the House of Commons hoping to overturn the conviction of Norfolk hero Robert Kett, who was executed...
My 2am football call
I thought the worst when the phone rang at 2am yesterday. I knew it wasn't my mother as she was staying with me for the weekend. Could it be my elderly in-laws, I wondered? Or a friend in desperate need? No, it was none of those. It was my son David ringing from Hull...
Could you stay silent all day?
Unbelievably, James has offered to do a sponsored silence at school today to boost funds for his school prom. Four of his teachers are coughing up cash if James can keep his lips zipped all day. This will indeed be a first, not that I believe "children should be seen...
Mixed blessings for Question Time tonight
I bet Question Time is kicking itself for not taking up the offer of having Tony McNulty on its illustrious panel tonight. He was suggested as a last ditch replacement for the new immigration minister Phil Woolas, who was barred by Home Secretary Jacki Smith for...
Fish and chip suppers given a boost
Fish and chip suppers have been given a boost following an announcement by the European Parliament to reform the failing 2004 cod recovery plan. The plan was intended to help boost depleted stocks of white fish, but has been ineffective and had a ruinous effect on the...