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Should Al Gore win Nobel Peace Prize?
Despite what the sceptics think about climate change, Al Gore has considerably raised its profile throughout the world, he is passionately devoted to initiating international action on this. The latest controversy is whether he should win the Nobel Peace Prize because...
Learning about inspired leadership
"Responsible Leadership" is the title of an event I am attending in London this afternoon, billed as The Echo Summit. We all know that strong leadership is inspiring while weak leadership is de-motivating and unproductive; we saw the contrasting effects of...
Do you give something back to society?
I strongly believe that individuals should give something back to society, that those of us fortunate enough to have good health and possess valuable skills should use them in a voluntary capacity to help others. This is why I am a trustee of Headway Cambridgeshire,...
Do Italian men make good husbands?
I'm all for close family ties. But there comes a time when a boy has to cut himself free from his mother's apron strings. In Italy, that time seems to have been considerably prolonged as more than a third of Italian men over the age of 30 live at home with their...
Camona Orgille – the missing
It's almost the first anniversary since Camona Orgille vanished in Jamaica. The 13-year-old went missing while walking home from school in October, 2006. She was in the vicinity of the Mavis Bank Coffee Factory talking to her cousin on her mobile phone when the cousin...
From Hollywood to Hull
I took an exciting call from my thespian son James' agent today, he has been invited to audition for a film role, he must speak with an American accent and, wait for it, if successful, will be required for filming in Los Angeles for FOUR months. I immediate thought of...
Should the UK invest more in space exploration?
With so many pressing demands on our purse strings, is it realistic to expect the UK government to provide more funding for space travel? I suspect Quasar 9 could instantly provide a thousand and one reasons to justify this as it is his specialised subject. The UK is...
David is on the "write" track to win
I always had beautiful handwriting until I started learning shorthand. I dread to think what a graphologist would make of it's shapeless, sprawling angles, what conclusion would be drawn from it about my character. It is a subject I find intriguing. The Times also...
Revealing inner emotions on National Poetry Day
I've been drafting a press release today for CHASTE - Churches Alert to Sex Trafficking in Europe - in response to yesterday's announcement by Home Secretary Jacquie Smith about the police crack down on human trafficking . I happened to mention that today was National...