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Marching for the missing
I shall be joining families of missing people and marching with them in London this morning. They are urging the government to listen to their poignant stories about inexplicably losing people they love, and to offer much needed support. Who knows how they cope, how...
YouTube advice needed
Does anyone have any idea why, when I download YouTubes from my Sanyo Xacti C5, it doesn't show the whole video, just the top left hand quarter? I'm wondering whether it is something to do with Windows Vista, I do not recall having this problem before changing my...
Britishness and the new Kit Kat
How can we persuade our manufacturers to demonstrate their Britishness? It seems ironic that while our teenagers are being bribed, sorry offered council tax and student fee rebate incentives if they volunteer to take an allegiance oath to Queen and country, our...
Should we have a Minister for Pensioners?
We have a Minister for Women and Equalities in Harriet Harman, and a Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in Ed Balls. That covers a few chunks of our society, but there seems to be no dedicated role which cares for one of our most vulnerable groups -...
Will Civil Serf blogger be fired?
A civil servant who wrote an unflinching blog where she described her working life, the incompetences and inadequacies she regularly encountered, could now be in very hot water for publishing her views. The Civil Serf blog now seems to have been removed after it was...
Government urged to listen to families of missing people
Here are some heartrending stories from courageous families who will be attending Wednesday's March for The Missing. I don't think I will be able to keep a dry eye. The march begins at 10am on March 12th at the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial, opposite 32 Great Cumberland...
Marching for missing people
Most of us will spend the weekend with our families and loved ones. For some, that's impossible because someone is missing, they have vanished into thin air, leaving behind loved ones feeling the most indescribable pain and anguish. I described in this post how Nicki...
How long will it take Ken to clear his desk?
Today was one of those days that just got better and better. I was told at an early morning meeting that my PR work with NIAB was to be put on a permanent basis, something I am thrilled about. This meeting was brought forward so I could meet up with Boris Johnson and...
Clinton v Obama and dirty tricks
I wonder, do you think that the recent publication of this pic of Barack Obama had anything to do with Hillary Clinton's recent victories in Ohio and Texas? Her campaign team is said to have distributed this photograph of Obama in Somali tribal gear, playing on fears...