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Who would you call if your house was flooded?
Would you know who to call for help if your home suffered flooding on the same scale as in the Sheffield area? My first thought would be to ring fire brigade, but the chances are they may not be able to help. The excellent East Anglian Daily...
Why Quentin Davies is a dead duck
I watched Quentin Davies on Newsnight last night and what struck me most was how he had not even thought through his political future as a Labour MP. Asked if he was likely to stand as a Labour candidate in his constituency of Grantham and Stamford in the next general...
The missing – Raluca Denisa David
Raluca Denisa David mysteriously vanished this year on 25th May in Greece; poignantly, it was International Missing Children's Day. According to reports, the 13-year-old girl disappeared in Kypseli, Greece. I am not sure if this is Kypseli, in central Athens, or...
Social justice needed for fathers
If Conservatives are truly committed to social justice, then one of the issues they must tackle is the unfairness some fathers face during divorce and separation. A father who cared for his children, and had the support of his ex-wife, has been jailed for 42...
The missing – Javian Matthews (found)
Javian Matthews, 15, has been missing from Tottenham, north London since 21 February this year. He has not been seen or heard from since and his whereabouts are a complete mystery. Last month his image was projected on Marble Arch to mark International Missing...
Did Harriet Harman blog her way to victory?
I spent half an hour on Saturday studying the blogs of the contestants running for deputy Labour leader and my conclusion was that Harriet Harman clearly deserved to win, even though the odds were against her. But at least one poll showed she should win on trust. I'm...
The missing – China’s brick kiln kids
More than 1,000 missing children in China are believed to have been abducted and forced to work as slave labour in brick kilns for 16 hours a day. The children, some as young as 8 and still wearing their school uniform., were guarded by fierce dogs and thugs who...
Vodka and the EU treaty
Robert Sturdy MEP reports from the latest EP sitting at Strasbourg: Forget the Cold War. This month in Strasbourg the Vodka War reached its conclusion with casualties on both sides. After months of relentless debate and negotiation, and several vodka tasting...
My blog is to be archived at The British Library
I feel incredibly privileged to have been asked by The British Library if they could include my blog in an archived collection of blogs for research purposes. They are inviting 150 "key sites" for this project, cordinated by the UK Web Archiving...