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Waste is not rubbish, it’s a resource
We need to rethink our views on household waste, it is not rubbish, it is a resource. Any scavenger will tell you that, like those from Poland in my picture. It's an issue our government has ignored for years, which is why we are the worst recyclers in...
Parenting versus politics – Ruth Kelly’s choice
Should parental considerations dominant political ones? That was clearly the dilemma faced by Cabinet Minister Ruth Kelly in choosing to send her dyslexic child to a £15,000 a year boarding school as there was so suitable local authority alternative. If true, this...
My IRA prisoners escape "exclusive"
Reading about the latest bout of escaped prisoners reminded me of one of my journalistic highlights at the Cambridge Evening News. It was one Saturday afternoon and we were waiting for the nod to go home when a call came through to tell us that some IRA...
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...