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Tears of joy turn to tears of sorrow
I send my deepest sympathy to our fearless campaigning MP Richard Bacon whose tears of ecstatic joy have turned to tears of unimaginable sorrow within the space of two days. On Monday, Richard's wife gave Victoria gave birth to their first child. Tragically, his...
Labour’s leadership row hots up
Daggers are already all but drawn in Labour's leadership contest, with would-be contenders Michael Meacher and John McDonnell publicly rubbishing each other's claims. A campaign has also been launched on facebook called Stand Down Meacher by Labour blogger...
Meeting my blogging hero
One of my first blogging heroes was - and still is - Neville Hobson and I am really looking forward to meeting him this evening for the first time when he speaks at this PR Unspun event in London. Neville is a master extraordinaire in the social media field,...
Could you accept blood money?
How could any father accept money from a friend of his daughter's suspected killer? I thought at first that Tim Blackman was brilliant in travelling to Japan to highlight Lucie's disappearance, visiting bars with her photo. His relentless pursuit helped...
Sir Christopher Evans and the witch-hunt
I wonder if the Labour Party has returned the £1 million loaned to them by the benevolent Cambridge entrepreneur Sir Christopher Evans, who waits to hear whether charges will be made against him in the cash for honours row. He has hotly denied any wrong doing and...
EU laws crack down on internet trade
Are you familiar with consumer protection law in Lithuania or Romania? What about Spain or Greece? This may be a new requirement of EU legislation, which SmallBizPod highlights today - and could have a significant impact on small businesses...
Robert and the EU treaty
My MEP Robert Sturdy has a letter in today's Times challenging the reasons for Tony Blair's refusal to hold a referendum over the EU treaty. With Gordon Brown widely predicted to be Blair's successor, I wonder if Blair wants to push this through...
Today’s "warm hearted" Russia
A guest post by James Higham The historical moulding of the modern Russian Perhaps I'm not the one to ask about Russia on a number of counts: as foreigners, Tom and I are both relatively sheltered, the mindless bureaucracy tends to be taken care of by...
Road pricing trial and its sweetener for motorists
Government plans about how it should trial its controversial road pricing scheme, despite protests from more than 1.8 million people who petitioned against it, is already having problems. My nearby city, Cambridge, is one of the cities lined up for this. Yet...