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Wills, appeals and denied inheritance
I have written a will, being of sound mind, I hope, solely to ensure the future care of my two sons if the worst should happen to me. There are not many noughts at the end of my bequests, unlike that of Branislav Kostic, who left £8.3m in his will to the Conservative...
Education, education, education – £100 million axed from higher education
A guest post by Linda Hawkins, otherwise known as Zenfrog, on the government's commitment to our future education by slashing £100 million from its funding. She describes how it turned her into an activist: I’m blogging about an issue that is very close to my heart...
Off to Bristol soon
David and I are visiting Bristol this weekend to tour the University of the West of England. He is keen to learn about their Economics/Business courses, which includes spending a year working with a company, either at home or abroad. This is also offered by Hull uni,...
How do interns survive?
Am I the only person who wonders how students survive as unpaid interns when they may also have accumulated a huge student loan debt? A quick glance at the w4mp website where these posts are advertised by MPs shows that the best many of them can expect is travelling...
Pensioner eats cardboard to survive
It's incomprehensible that patients were allowed to lie in their excrement, and gut wrenching for families to later learn that many of the 90 deaths at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, caused by the infection clostridium difficile, could have been avoided. It...
James’ audition today – as a blockbuster vampire
My youngest son James has an exciting audition today, he will make a journey that could be life changing and pave the way for fame and fortune if successful. He could be the equivalent of the next Harry Potter. James is auditioning for the lead role of Darren, a...
The missing – Ben Needham
This latest picture of Ben Needham has been released to mark his 18th birthday on 29 October. He disappearance from the Greek island of Kos 16 years ago when he was just 21 months old. He looks a fine young man. The picture was made at the request of Ben's mother...
Lord Kalms follows up my Tech Guys complaint
A week ago I wrote here about the disgraceful service I was experiencing from Tech Guys, who have had my laptop for two months and failed in that time to replace its broken screen or communicate with me what was happening. My experience with them was a nightmare....
We get David’s biopsy results today
David and I are heading off to Great Ormond Street Hospital today to get the results of his bone biopsy. We are really keen to complete his treatment before he starts university next year, but the chances are it will take much longer. David has just started two weeks...