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Mercury, barometers and daft EU law
Robert Sturdy MEP tried his best to ensure that new laws banning the use of mercury in new barometers did not go through. But unfortunately, common sense did not prevail. The ban will also apply to thermometers and blood pressure gauges. If there was any real concern...
UK political bloggers head for USA
I would love to go on a trip like this to the USA for political bloggers. I thought it was all so interesting that I have published the article in full. If ConservativeHome need a female blogger to help advise during the trip to Australia, I could check...
Recycling – New York style
You would probably imagine that New York City with its dense 8.2 million population and towering apartment blocks would struggle to cope with recycling. So how does it compare to London and its 7.6 million residents? Sharon Fisher, a Recycling Coordinator, says...
James’ mystery leading lady
My son James is filming again today, we had a 5am start so he could get to the studio in Stoke Newington, which is recording a new BBC series of Love Soup. He has his first speaking part too in a professional role. He will be filmed coming out of the...
The missing – Trenton Duckett
Two-year-old Trenton Duckett disappeared from his cot where he was sleeping at home in Leesburg, Florida last August. His 21-year-old mother Melinda committed suicide two weeks later, apparently following a TV interview with Nancy Grace, a controversial former...
The world’s No 1 failure is …
Type the word "failure" into Google and whose name comes up first? I don't want to give the game away, just try it for yourself. The idea came from reading Robert Scoble's post on Googlebombing.
Andrew Lansley shows his emotions
The reason I couldn't attend yesterday's Olympic logo launch was because as a trustee of Headway Cambridgeshire I had been asked to look after Andrew Lansley during his visit in the afternoon to mark National Volunteer Week. Not that he needed any looking after, he...
Why we need more women MPs, by Boni Sones
A guest post by Boni Sones Boni is one of life's characters, we used to work together at the Cambridge Evening News and she has always been a great enthusiast. We met up again recently and I offered her a guest post to write about the Women's Parliamentary...
The missing – Yeremi Vargas
Yeremi Vargas, aged seven, vanished while playing outside his home on the holiday island of Gran Canaria three months ago. He was last seen playing with two of his cousins just a stone’s throw away from his family on 9 March. Extensive...