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Another day in London
I shall be on the train to London first thing tomorrow morning while you are probably still dreaming away, heading for a Blog Breakfast with Echo to discuss corporate and political blogging. I had a successful visit to the smoke today with my son David for his latest...
The two words missing from Robin Cook’s headstone
A picture of Robin Cook's headstone has been published today bearing his immortal words: "I may not have succeeded in halting the war, but I did secure the right of Parliament to decide on war". It naturally mentions his wife Gaynor and two sons. I wonder why it...
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...