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A good Labour blog
I came across Labour MP Paul Flynn's blog during the course of my research project into MPs who write blogs and two-way communication. And I really think it is a good read. Paul is not afraid to speak his mind, he understands the essence of political blogging -...
Could the lesson in happiness please follow the one on debt management?
It's a sad reflection of life today that teenagers need to be taught how to manage their debt as part of the school curriculum. Isn't school meant to be the happiest days of your life? While it makes good sense to prepare our young people...
The missing – Eddie Gibson
The helplessness must be multiplied thousands of times when a child goes missing in the Far East, somewhere like Cambodia. Eddie Gibson has not been heard from since 24th October 2004 when he emailed his mother to say he was planning to return to UK from...
My survey on MPs and their blogs
When I asked readers last month to estimate how many MPs wrote a blog, those key people at the forefront of our democracy, the answers revealed a total lack of awareness. There were estimates as high as 300, when the truth is closer to 40. I would now...
The 7/7/07 wedding date
If only that was all it took for a happy marriage - choosing a date with a triple row of magical 7s to tie the knot. When covering numerous golden weddings as a cub reporter, I always asked the secret of their wedded bliss and the answer was invariably the same - you...
Norwich uni today
It's all very well for the government to say today they will give thousands of students more grants from September 2008 - and yes please - but my concern is whether David will be offered a place of his choice at university. After...
Good luck to James
Good luck to James Tumbridge at Monday's open primary where hopes to be selected as Conservative parliamentary candidate for Waveney, which has a Labour majority of less than 6,000. There are three other finalists contesting the nomination. You may...
The missing – Katrice Lee
Katrice Lee vanished in 1981, on her second birthday, during a visit to the Naafi shop on an army base at Paderborn, near Hanover. Her parents, Richard and Sharon, still cling to the belief that she may be alive. The computer-modified picture, showing Katrice as she...
Guardian pays £75 compensation for bearded insults on blog
How much compensation should be paid to a journalist who is insulted by comment is free readers over his beard? The Guardian decided on the princely sum of £75. This was apparently the amount paid to Paul Markillie, special features editor of The Economist after his...