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Making the most of the sunshine
It's time to stretch my legs again, so I'm making the most of today's glorious sunshine and joining Geoff and his bunch of Cambridge buddies for a day's walking and stimulating conversation. We are heading off to Castle Acre in Norfolk, for a 15 mile ramble, only I...
Should MPs promote sports cars with high carbon emissions?
Richard Bacon is a very highly regarded Norfolk MP, and naturally wants to do all he can to promote local businesses. One of those is Lotus and its success is vital to the local workforce's economy. So when Lotus offered to loan Richard a £33,000 brand new very...
Lady Ellee has rather a nice ring about it
Are you interested in heraldry and genealogy, in owning an impressive noble title, and price is no object? If so, you may like to know that one of the rarest titles has now come up for sale, complete with royal connections, tragedy and...
My thanks to Dell
For those of you who have been following my Dell nightmare saga, there was an incredibly swift response from them once they picked up my complaint via my blog. They collected the faulty laptop on Monday and returned it this morning, having replaced the fan, m/board,...
Mid-Norfolk selection embraces new Tory openness
I must admit I was surprised when I heard Chris Fisher had been invited to question the finalists for the Mid-Norfolk selection. Chris is political editor of Norfolk's leading paper, the Eastern Daily Press, a paper I admire as a journalist. But it has a reputation of...
How will John Reid fine our new migrant workers?
John Reid simply hasn't done his homework regarding our new migrant workers from Bulgaria and Romania, I fail to understand why he is introducing a flawed system that he admits is not workable. How exactly is an on-the-spot £1,000 fine going to be enforced against an...
Robert Sturdy increases pressure on Indian Government
We had a great morning filming with the Politic's Show in Newmarket today to highlight India's unfair export ban of horse sales from the UK. Robert Sturdy believes India is the only country in the world to impose this ban and is doing his utmost to have it...
Urgent need to invest more in breast cancer research
Everyone knows someone who has died tragically of breast cancer, I had a dear friend called Julie who was a victim of this merciless killer, she was always the light and soul of the party and bundles of fun, it's still impossible to believe that she is no longer with...
Uni places should be given on ability, not background
Lowering university entry requirements by up to two A-level grades would be a travesty of justice to those who have proved their academic abilities, but are rejected to make way for a student with inferior grades simply because he or she is from a...