I've been invited to join Boris for lunch tomorrow in a London restaurant, myself and a few other bloggers. I couldn't refuse that now, could I! You only have to say the name Boris and everyone knows it means Boris Johnson, regarded as eccentric by some, but as a...

I consider myself so lucky to be surrounded by some of the best brains in the world living close to Cambridge. As well as those from the past, who left an outstanding legacy, like former Cambridge scholar Charles Darwin. I wonder if he realised as a student enjoying...

Q: What makes normally truthful parents start lying through their teeth? A: Meeting secondary schools' admissions criteria. Schools in Brighton and Hove are the first in the country to this year use a lottery system to allocate places for over subscribed schools....

I'm naturally delighted to know that Prince Harry is home safely after fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. But my thoughts are with the five innocent British men who have been held captive in Iraq for nine months in the most terrifying circumstances. While Prince...

I sometimes lie in bed and think how dull my life would be if I had never started writing my blog, meeting so many interesting people, making friends with virtual strangers (not as sad as it sounds), receiving great invitations and now looking forward to exciting new...

Should we worry about Prince Harry having some action in Afghanistan and firing at the Taliban? After all, he didn't sign up to sit behind a desk all day. My only concern is that his presence could attract a threat from terrorists and put the lives of his colleagues...

I was reading the latest story yesterday from the Campaign to  Protect Rural England and it reminded me of how I once applied for a job as their regional press officer, but didn't get it. It was a part-time job which paid peanuts. The interview involved writing a...