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Should UK taxpayers pay towards the Olympics?
Is it fair that London taxpayers should bear the full brunt of the astonomical costs for the 2012 Olympics, a national event that will benefit other parts of the country too? This was one of the questions posed to a panel at yesterday's inspirational Conservative...
Conservatives demand action to stamp out people trafficking
Conservative women are wholeheartedly throwing themselves into global campaigns with a social conscience, they are taking on the barons and warlords of people trafficking. This might be an issue that doesn't touch the daily lives of most people, but it is high on the...
The perfect end to a perfect day
I returned home from an exhilarating day at the Conservative Women's Organisation's 75th Annual Conference to discover that I was Iain Dale's blog of the week. He mentioned me on Channel 4 News's Morning Report podcast and radio programme. Iain kindly said I was one...
Conservative women of substance
It looks like I'm going to be spoilt for choice today with so many top speakers at the Conservative Women's Organisation's 75th Anniversary Conference. Their programme demonstrates the forward thinking Conservative Party, with sessions on International Women's...
Bloggers’ boozy deal causes Thresher site to crash
The Thresher boozy bloggers' exclusive deal offering 40% discount for 10 days from today on receipt of this coupon has proved sensational. The traffic surge was so great that it caused their computer system to crash. That is what a delighted Hugh McLeod of Gapingvoid...
Why do men wear red socks?
Michael Grade wore them with his dark suit yesterday, Sir Christopher Meyer (pic) is famed for them, and even David Gest wouldn't be without them in the jungle. But can someone please tell me, why do men wear red socks? One one hand they look naff and...
Hospital consultants to visit patients at home
I'm not sure if this is what Rachel Joyce had in mind when she talked about localising the NHS on ConservativeHome today. Radical proposals for East Anglia could see up to 40% of outpatient hospital consultants visiting patients at home....
Would you let an expert analyse your handwriting?
You might try to fake your body language, but your handwriting won't fool the experts. George Osborne must have been over the moon when during a heated debate, an angry George Brown hurled some papers across the Commons and they landed in his lap. Little did...
Is there a good way to be fired?
It seems former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is very peeved at the way he was fired by George Bush. Sympathy for him is so strong that Rummy had a standing ovation at the American Spectator dinner last week to help heel his hurt feelings, regardless of his...