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Where was Hilary Benn today?
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn today failed to turn up for the launch of Britain's first bioethanol plant. He was due to perform the opening ceremony. Neither was he in the Commons to answer questions about the latest reported outbreak of foot and mouth at...
Post Office consultation lets down the public
How can government pick and choose the time it wishes to consult with the public? Its decision to suspend consultations over proposed Post Office closures in the run-up to next May's local council elections is immoral. It clearly demonstrates that it wants to control...
My PR Diploma
I heard today that I passed my third paper for my CIPR Diploma in Public Relations. I distinguished myself with a Merit on my personal project which focused on MPs who write blogs, and how it relates to two-way communication and PR theory. It is a post graduate...
My concern over loss of child benefits data
As a mother of two sons eligible for child benefits, my personal details are among the millions included on the missing discs. What concerns me more than the possibility of my banking details being fraudulently used is the fact that personal data of 15.5 children in...
Does Echinacea work?
Every October, I start dosing myself up on Echinacea to prevent colds and take it every day until February. I have never had more than one or two poorly days throughout the winter. This year I thought I would wait and see what happened if I didn't take the herbal...
Are AIDS figures up or down?
We are told today that new cases of HIV are less than predicted, in fact 6 million fewer, according to latest figures just published. This is a timely update, with World AIDS Day coming up on 1 December. It has to be good news if there are fewer cases, but what...
The give and take of marriage
I I guess the Queen and Prince Philip have had their ups and downs like any married couple, and even more as being royal, their marriage is far from ordinary and always in the public gaze. I remember as a cub reporter having to write up on golden and diamond wedding...
Crusading Jemima wins my respect
Jemima Khan has gone up tremendously in my estimation following her very public support for her former husband Imran, as well as other political activists, following their arrest in Pakistan. Jemima has become a lead spokesman in the UK fighting his cause, and other...
Robert Sturdy seeks EU funding for immigration growth
My MEP Robert Sturdy has had a string of media interviews today following his meeting with Cambridgeshire Chief Constable Julie Spence to discuss population growth and the impact of immigration which is particularly prevalent in the Eastern region. Robert initiated...