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My Christmas book list
I've hardly had a chance to think about Christmas, but, as you can see from my new photo gallery at the top of my site, I'm beginning to get into the festive mood. I've compiled a list of books for my Christmas wish list, biographies are always a favourite as fact is...
Govt accused of using "big brother" data tactics
The government has been accused of using "big brother" tactics by paying for data to increase council tax bills. Rightmoves.co.uk has sold information to the government about the 800,000 properties on its online database, including floor plans and...
Prostitutes plead for police amnesty after second death
The body of second missing Ipswich prostitute Tania Nicol (left) is believed to have been discovered by police in a pond today. The naked body of her friend Gemma Adams (right) was found last Saturday in a stream The English Collective of Prostitutes believe other...
Will Sheikh Mohammed be a great ruler of Liverpool FC?
Reports that Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum wants to buy Liverpool FC came as no big surprise to me. I follow the news about his Godolphin horse racing empire in Newmarket and am a keen follower of this sport. I can quite understand why the Crown Prince of...
Would you report being raped?
So women who are raped while drunk are unlikely to see their attacker convicted, according to this report. A third of people believe it's the woman's fault if she gets raped while she was drunk. And, shockingly, fewer than 6 per cent of rape allegations result in a...
My message to President Putin
I have been brushing up on my Russian since the sinister death of Alexander Litvinenko, who is being buried at a private ceremony in London today, and have composed a message to President Putin urging him to help bring the killers to justice. What will be...
Why aren’t more businesses blogging?
An international survey has discovered that PR pros in the U.S. and U.K. recognise the importance of blogs, but very few are actually blogging, or even monitoring them. The survey was carried out among more than 1,100 public relations executives from agencies and...
Now Xmas tinsel is banned for religious reasons
Businesses afraid of upsetting other faiths have banned Christmas decorations in the workplace. Two out of three bosses questioned felt they could not take the risk. Does this also mean they will not be sending out Christmas cards to staff and associates?...
Government to be quizzed over journalist’s phone records
The country was quite rightly up in arms over the News of the World's devious phone tapping exploits. And now a local newspaper is equally indignant after discovering that Suffolk's most senior detective obtained the private mobile phone records of a...