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Putin can’t silence all his critics
First, there was the brutal murder of Russia's outspoken journalist Anna Politkovskaya, and now the sinister poisoning of former KGB colonel Alexander Litvinenko, also a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin. The former security agent is living in exile in Britain...
Another day of study
It's heads down again today for more swotting to gain my CIPR PR diploma. I am learning the theory and academic background behind this profession, it is tough and challenging, but I am determined to succeed. We are working towards our Critical Reading Test which will...
Does anyone think O J Simpson is innocent?
Eleven years ago the nation was gripped by the trial of O J Simpson. The bodies of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman had been found brutally butchered to death in her driveway, Simpson was caught by police following a dramatic, televised car chase watched...
Will the Government warm up to tackling climate change?
I wonder how long will it take Tony Blair to form his Carbon Committee. Who will it compromise of? Will it seek world leading experts or rely on community focus groups, just like its derided advisory nuclear waste power group, the Committee on Radioactive...
Who do you think won our Olympic bid?
I rubbed shoulders with a few of the UK's top entrepreneurs yesterday, including the much-friendlier-in-the-flesh Doug Richard, of Dragon's Den fame, and the angelic looking Sahar Hashemi, who introduced us to trendy coffee bars. They shared the trials and...
Should protesting pensioners be jailed?
The chances are that defiant pensioner Richard Fitzmaurice, 75, won't stay in prison for too long before a generous do-gooder pays his outstanding council tax bill. Anyway, John Reid might need the cell for a more deserving case, such as a robber or rapist, a real...
Foster family make national press
The Mott family have today made national headline news after being rejected as foster parents for saying the words "white foreigner", which was highlighted on my blog last week. It is a page lead story in The Daily Express today, with two photos of the family. Many...
Shame of Government paying criminals for suffering "cold turkey"
It's a shameful day when a weak-willed Government has to pay 198 convicted criminals compensation for stopping them taking drugs while in jail. Why couldn't the Home Office stand up to them instead of caving in? I'm all for human rights, but not when it...
Sexist football manager deserves what he gets
Would sexist football manager Mike Newell have complained about women referees if his side had won their match? Would he have been praising Amy Newell's Rayner brilliant on-line decision making skills, the off-side rule and all that, had Luton been triumphant? An...