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The truth about Hackney, do you feel safe walking there?
If our Home Secretary Jacqui Smith doesn't feel safe walking in Hackney, what do the people who live and work there think? I asked a teacher I know at Hackney Free and Parochial Seconday School to tell me, and her response was very candid and eye-opening about the...
Protecting our kids
We know so little about what our kids are doing on the internet. My youngest son recently joined Bebo and it seems to take up much of his free time, he really enjoys it, and assures he is only conversing with school friends. And I believe him, despite his furtiveness...
Octogenarian dances his way to American chat show
There has been much publicity today about the sadness of elderly people and the loneliness they face. They are a generation of our society which I feel should be treated with more dignity and respect. I remember being told during a visit to Corsica that...
Could King’s Cross cope during a terrorist attack?
I have serious worries about how King's Cross would cope if there were to be another terrorist attack. I was at the station last night when all trains in and out of the station were cancelled due to signal failures. As you can imagine, it was chaos. If King's Cross...
No 10, Nick Robinson and the Mongolian ambassador
Who do you think was waiting for us when we arrived at No 10 yesterday with our post office petition? None other than the BBC's political editor Nick Robinson, I wonder who gave him the tip off about our visit. He was very charming and said he remembered me being on...
Govt urged to apply for bluetongue funding immediately
A few days ago a Dutch vet warned that livestock farming in East Anglia could be decimated unless a vaccine is available in time. So it is very welcome news that the European Commission will co-finance a mass bluetongue vaccination campaign across the EU. The plans,...
Heading for Downing Street today
I am joining Julian Sturdy today who is heading for 10 Downing Street today to present his protest petition against the proposed closure of a post office in Yorkshire. Julian, Conservative parliamentary candidate, has actively been meeting villagers in Fulford to...
Where is compensation for other MRSA victims?
My husband always used to fancy Leslie Ash in Men Behaving Badly before she had her trout pout. But that was nothing compared to the suffering she endured after catching MRSA, which has left her unable to work ever again. The £500,000 £5 million compensation...
Two new kids on the block
Two Cambridge sixth formers have started writing a blog, and the quality of their work is exceptional. I think they could prove to be a great tool and make them stand out from the rest when it counts. Emily's site was a Christmas present from her social media savvy...