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Govt pays £2 million for parent advisers to cut truancy
See if this adds up. Truancy figures are at a record high, despite the government spending £900 million on tackling it. So they suggest keeping kids at school until they are 18, even though thousands of them refuse to stay there until...
Can childless women make decisions on war?
It's absurd and very below the belt to suggest that as a childless woman, Condoleezza Rice did not understand the sacrifices made by families of U.S. soldiers in Iraq. She was told bluntly by Democrat Senator Barbara Boxer during a hostile Senate hearing:...
We need more green leaders like Stuart Rose
While Tony Blair tells the world he will not be cutting back on long haul holidays, we are fortunate in being able to look to Marks & Spencer as our eco champion. They are spending £200 million over the next five years on going...
Fancy a house swap in St Kitts?
My friends Chrissie and Hector have barely been home five minutes after holidaying in Spain for several months. And today they are packing their bags ready for their next jaunt in Australia. They are going to swap their home with a couple in Brisbane for six...
A good day for a barbecue
There was a time when it snowed in January, here are a couple of pics I took in Ely in 2003 to remind us. Yet today, it's warm enough to have a barbie - well almost - with temperatures in double figures. I've posted a few more snow scenes at the top of this...
How many mail order brides do we have in the UK?
I wonder how many mail order brides we have in the UK? How many of these marriages have been successful? It would make an interesting thesis - and I suspect a warning too for elderly men prepared to pay a fortune for companionship and get...
Would you like to change your name?
This is something we don't have a say in, but can change if we wish. And now more people are doing so, they are changing their name by deed poll. According to the latest figures, between 30,000 and 50,000 people a year are officially changing their...
Is Beckham worth a cool $250 million?
Is Beckham worth it, $250 million over the next five years? Did Madrid get their money's worth? Wasn't be sitting on the bench there quite a bit? This just confirms that football makes people behave in crazy ways, I've seen it from the touchline so many...
Are ballet and the BNP good bedfellows?
Should principal ballet dancer Simone Clarke be sacked from her job with the English National Ballet because of her membership with the BNP? Anti-racism campaigners United Against Fascism thinks so and will be protesting at today's performance of Gisele at the London...