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A sober new year
I have volunteered to drive my husband Stephen and our friends this evening, and don't mind one jot that it means having a sober new year. I just wish there were more interesting non-alcoholic drinks available in bars. I'm not one for yucky Britvic fruit juices, they...
Making a difference in 2008
What a great way to start the new year, by really making a difference to the lives of others, knowing your actions will help them live better lives. I'm particularly referring to Prof Wayne Powell, (pic) CEO of the National Institute of Agricultural Botany in...
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas wishes to you all. For the first time ever, my husband's family and mine will all be together on Christmas Day. I always wonder if it will be the last Christmas we share with our ailing grandparents, I love hearing their stories of old when so little...
How do families of missing children survive Christmas?
How do families with missing children survive the festive season? How will the McCanns cope during their first Christmas without Madeleine. Their two-year-old gorgeous twins will no doubt be excited, and have even asked if Santa will bring for their sister back....
Tackling demand for prostitution
A charity I am promoting which aims to abolish sex trafficking has praised Harriet Harman for her bravery in considering a ban on prostitution. I agree. It is an issue which has been badly fudged in the past. Dr Carrie Pemberton, founder and CEO of CHASTE (Churches...
What’s on your Christmas book list?
I am not making a Christmas book list this year as I still haven't got round to reading so many books that I bought over the last few months. And apologies for not updating the books listed on my blog, particularly as I know readers have checked them out and bought...
Who’s Who in Cambridge
If you don't receive a New Year's Honour this year, how about trying to get included in the next bumper volume of Who's Who? It could be the next best thing. There are 38 new entries from Cambridge in the latest edition, mainly academics from the University. The...
Have you read the Climate Change Minister’s blog?
Do you know who our Minister for Climate Change is? He is Phil Woolas. Phil who, you might be asking? This is a man with one of the hottest jobs in government right now. His responsibilities also include flooding, as well as GMOs, chemicals, pesticides and...
Capello and his first English challenge
I'm sure Welshcakes would be delighted to help England's newly crowned Italian football manager Fabio Capello learn English. She is teaching it to young Italians in Sicily - but believes Capello's linguistic dream is impossible to achieve: "All I can say is that I'd...