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Lord Levy and press reports
I asked barrister and parliamentary hopeful James Tumbridge to give me his professional insights on the latest Lord Levy revelations in today's Guardian. It's really dramatic, eye-popping stuff. He wonders if these awesome revelations could...
Does Second Life help politics?
I'm not an expert on this subject, but I'm fascinated to watch how Second Life is developing and making a niche in politics. This is an internet-based virtual world where "residents" can interact with each other and buy virtual property and services...
Meeting up with my blogging buddies
I'm looking forward to meeting up with my blogging buddies - and a few more - later today at the Adam Smith Institute event "The Impact of the New Media". I know this blogger is going to be there, as well as Croydonian, and I shall be able to meet Tim Worstall who is...
What is the plastic bag answer?
Should our supermarkets follow the example set by our European neighbours and stop giving out free flimsy plastic bags? How quickly could you adapt to taking your own reusable bags? I reckon fairly quickly, that was the experience in the Republic of Ireland after a...
What was your best pitch?
I'm not sure we could all get away with it, storming off from a business meeting in a huff and then being pursued to return and make a presentation - and still end up winning the contract. Roger Mavity did this, it's one of the anecdotes included in a book he has...
Meet my namesake
I did a Google alert yesterday, typed in my name and came up with a namesake in California - here she is the blonde version, whose name is spelt Elle Seymour. Elle is a real estate broker and breeds horses. She appears to be quite dynamic, having won an Humanitarian...
Why James moved to the Russian Federation
James Higham is my guest author today and describes his life in Russia, the reasons why he enjoys living there - he reckons the girls are peaches, that's one attraction. Is it somewhere you would want to move to? It seems they are rapidly catching up with our Western...
Jury to decide Diana and Dodi’s cause of deaths
I think it is right that a jury should sit at an inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi al Fayed. While I do not subscribe to any conspiracy theories on what I have heard so far, I can understand why, as a father, Mohamed al Fayed wants the...
Italians can "shame" adulterers
Welschcakes Limoncello portrays a vivid account of Sicilian life on her blog, including this recent judgement from Italy's Supreme Court of Appeal which has decided that no time limit can be put on a betrayed spouse's hurt and anger. It is the case of a man who in...