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Phoning home from the sky
There was a time you could go to the cinema and enjoy a film knowing everyone's mobile phone was switched off. That is not the case any more. When my family and I this week went to see my husband's starring role in The Other Boleyn Girl, somebody's phone rang and the...
Supporting brain injury survivors
I'm wearing my trustees hat today and will be spending some time at Headway Cambridgeshire with its excellent CEO Andrew Gardner. Next week is Action for Brain Injury Week and it will focus on highlighting research which describes the discrimination and prejudice...
Why Darling shouldn’t be banned from pubs
There is an internet campaign to ban Chancellor Alistair Darling from every pub in the land following the 4p per pint tax increase in this month's budget. Musings of a Reactionary Snob is one blogger giving this his full support. But I think banning him is taking the...
Happy Easter
Happy Easter everyone. I want to have some family time this Easter, so blogging will be light. It won't be long before David flies the nest and heads off to uni and I want us to enjoy as many family trips together as possible before he leaves. It's difficult to plan...
Off to York today
I'm off to York today to spend the day with Julian Sturdy. A pity there is never time to tour the city because it is stunning and I would love to study its history and architecture. Apologies for the light blogging this week, but when duty calls, a girl has to do what...
How can we save our post offices?
Quote of the day from Post Offices Minister Pat McFadden on Post Office closures: "In most of the local closure plans so far about 99% of people will either see no change to their current post office or will still be within a mile of one by road." He...
Another whirlwind day
I am spending today interviewing a very unusual person for a book I plan to ghost write about his extraordinary life. Once it is accepted by a publisher, and my agent thinks that should not be a problem, I shall tell you more, if I am allowed to. It's all very exciting.
"It must be done by legal means.."
"It must be done by legal means." That is the line my husband speaks as an extra when he plays a lawyer in the newly released film, The Other Boleyn Girl, which we have yet to see. My husband has a very loud and deep voice and I can imagine it resounded around Ely...
Promoting food and farming, and rushing around
I'm hoping for dry weather today as I am spending the morning at the rather stunning Cambridge University Botanic Garden where Shadow Agriculture Minister James Paice, Cambridge MP David Howarth, Euro-MP Andrew Duff and Cambridge Mayor Jenny Bailey will roll up their...