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I’m really proud of Trudy
Trudy Lapinskis is the most inspirational woman I have ever met, she has suffered from the most unimaginable painful and horrific illness which left her looking physically grotesque and never complains. Her main concern is to raise awareness so others do not suffer...
Is Bush an amateur when it comes to war?
Hard to believe that George Bush's team posted a nuclear bomb building guide on the internet? Who does he want to win this war on terror? The aim was to make public a vast archive of Iraqi documents captured during the war. I wonder if they have shared their...
Isn’t it time we legalised brothels?
Cambridgeshire police smashed a "vice ring" in its university city which raked in £5 million a year. They successfully prosecuted 11 men and women who managed, or assisted, in the management of prostitution. Only it seems nobody worked there against their will, what...
Retired vicar languishes in Spanish hospital because there is no NHS bed
You really couldn't make it up. You go away for a late autumn break to a Spanish island when you suddenly become ill and have emergency surgery. Your insurance company tries to make arrangements to fly you back to the UK - only to be told there is no available...
Could you stomach Saw 111?
I think I will most definitely give Saw 111 a miss, people are running out the cinema screaming, one person even needed hospital treatment after fainting with fright. I'm definitely one of the squeamish, give me Dr Zhivago any day, with its passion, politics and...
Stress is not wimpish
Today is National Stress Awareness Day. And according to Mark Newey, of Winning Minds, stress is the biggest blight of our lives today, causing serious illness, he believes that stress is a killer. I have been giving this a plug for Mark (see pic) and...
Blair cares only about saving his face instead of lives
Tony Blair faces his own Halloween showdown tonight from trick or treating MPs who are determined to force his hand for an inquiry into his handling of the no-win war in Iraq. It seems extraordinary that this hasn't happened before, that this will be the first full...
Are carbon footprint passports the way forward?
It does seem rather incongruous that on the day we are given our most serious warning ever about the potential devastating impact of climate change, that The Times should be encouraging its readers to fly more. In fact, its front page banner offers a flight to Europe...
Government blamed for destroying local democracy
Cambridgeshire's most outspoken district councillor - if not in the whole country - is on the verge of resigning after 36 years, blaming political correctness and his denial to the right of free speech. Free speech is the trademark for Robin Page, former presenter of...