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A little more info about me
Thanks Norfolk Blogger for tagging me with the meme about five things you probably didn't know about me: 1. I have a twin brother called Elvan, but we are quite different. We both have a "lazy" eye, though opposite ones. 2. I have a tiny piece of coal embedded in my...
Should Ashley stay a child for ever?
I count my blessings in having two healthy sons and cannot imagine the agony of being the parent of Ashley X, having to make those tortuous decisions about her future - followed by public condemnation. Ashley, who has a severe brain impairment, was given radical...
Our sick NHS set to decline even more
What chance does our declining NHS have when a chief exec who quit his hospital post because it was struggling with a £23 million deficit is appointed to advise the government on saving NHS cash? While Douglas Pattison (pic) was at the helm of Hinchingbrooke...
How America’s murdered prostitutes compare to those in Ipswich
At the same time as five prostitutes were murdered in Ipswich, the bodies of four sex workers were found in a ditch near Atlantic City. That is as far as any similarities go. While Suffolk police worked closely with the local community in tracking down the killer...
How did escaped killer flee to Spain?
I wonder if escaped killer Mark Ryder wore a niqab when he fled the UK for Spain almost three months ago. He gave prison guards the slip while on a shopping trip in Debenham's in Cambridge - and headed for a life of sun and Sangria. So...
My blogging "CBE" – Happy New Year
What a great end to the year, being awarded a Tory Radio "CBE" for services to blogging, a most unexpected surprise which is much appreciated. Blogging has given me tremendous fun and I have "met" some great like-minded people in blogsphere who I would never have...
How can I stop my friend Sue from drinking herself to death?
Today my friend Sue should be celebrating her 50th birthday, she is a real party animal and had been planning a bash. Only drink got the better of her first - or should I say the worst. As a result she is in a vegetative-like state in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital,...
Charles Clarke’s green dream for 2007
Maybe Charles Clarke is sucking up to Minister Miliband by declaring his green credentials and hoping for a new post. However, admitting to his previous failings will not help him much. The Norwich South MP and sacked Home Secretary was asked by his local paper about...
Saddam hanged, what next for Iraq?
After the car bombs and celebrations following today's execution of Saddam Hussein, can Iraq expect a more peaceful future? His execution was the only appropriate fate for a despotic tyrant responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent...