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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...
Memories of Sue
I met my friend Sue's husband for lunch today, my friend who died last year. They didn't have any children and have no close family in the area and he is pretty much alone. He works abroad half the year as a tax exile, he is a captain of a merchant navy ship. I'm...
Shannon Matthews found alive and well
I imagine the whole nation is feeling overwhelming relief following the brilliant news that nine-year-old schoolgirl Shannon Matthews has been found alive and well, three weeks after going missing. She had been found concealed in the base of a divan bed in a house in...
My latest interest
I keep meaning to practise my clarinet more often, get stuck into the garden, read all those books I bought last year, spend more time with my mum, visit the gym more frequently and enjoy longer country walks and bird watching trips. I'm never short of things to do -...
Do you wash your feet before going to bed?
My husband doesn't wash his feet before going to bed, so he can count his blessings for not marrying this Chinese woman called Luo, who burned her husband to death for failing to do so. Can you imagine what his fate would have been if he had not replaced the top back...
"Draconian" PCT denies treatment to more than 1,000 patients
Bravo to the York Press for launching a Let Your Doctor Decide campaign in protest against a PCT vetting panel which decides if patients are to be given further treatment as part of a cost-cutting exercise. Last year the panel denied treatment to more than 1,000 cases...
Early Day Motion supports families of missing people
I met some wonderful people today, families and friends of missing people, all marching through London to raise awareness about the lack of support they receive. All trying to do their best for the loved ones they have lost. Their personal stories are not just tragic...