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Aung San Suu Kyi and Desert Island Discs
I have been mesmerised by Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi's interview on Desert Island Discs today. After hearing it this morning, I have played the podcast over and over again, contemplating the immense personal sacrifices she made so her war-torn country...
Michael Winner and a Hollywood send off
Unlike Frank Sinatra, Michael Winner couldn't make the comeback he had hoped for after illness forced him to stop writing his Sunday Times column - but, as the Sinatra lyrics say - "I did it my way"!! Michael Winner was certainly his own man, and endlessly...
Wisbech’s 2nd murder in a week
I stumbled across a major crime scene in Wisbech last Saturday shortly after the body of a woman had been discovered - it is now known she was raped and murdered - and police had arrived only an hour before. She had had a very troubled life. I immediately guessed it...
My PR blog ranked 5th in UK
I am delighted to learn that my blog has been ranked 5th out of all PR blogs the UK following a study by Cision, a global media intelligence provider. Every week Cision monitors a selected topical blogosphere in the UK and applies its in-house methodology to identify...
Sir John Gurdon, Dolly the sheep and tipping the hairdresser
What makes a great world leading scientist tick? Nobel prizewinner Sir John Gurdon provies some fascinating answers in the latest Sunday Times column, A Life In the Day, in which we learn about his daily routine, as well as his pioneering research which he hopes will...
First official portrait of Duchess of Cambridge disappoints
I must admit I am disappointed with the first official portrait of the Duchess of Cambridge which has just gone on display the National Portrait Gallery. I feel it does not embrace her spirit and youthful beauty, her vibrancy and happy inner glow which is plain for...
No sex please, we’re gay British bishops
This is a guest post by former chaplain and anti-sex trafficking campaigner Dr Carrie Pemberton Ford, diversities and equalities consultant, theologian and human rights advocate, ordained priest and  director of CCARHT a research centre on human trafficking in the...
A medical emergency, Welney floods and the swan feed
Only days ago doctors were urged to learn how to show care and compassion when treating patients. At the very least, they should introduce themselves by name. That didn't happen last night when at 1.30 am, I found myself driving my son's girlfriend to Chesterton...
Merry Christmas
In wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, I am singling out two inspirational young women in particular who have unwittingly, with their outstanding and selfless crusade to make a difference, have made the world a better place for those around them. In both cases, it was...