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Only cowards fear the truth
I was deeply saddened to learn of the brutal assassination of Anna Politkovskaya, Russian's most famous investigative journalist. She was returning home from a shopping trip when she was gunned down in the lift of her apartment block in Moscow. It was an apparent...
Back to the classroom for me
I believe strongly in lifelong learning, gaining new knowledge, so it's back to the classroom for me. I had missed the deadline for my proposal for an Open University MPhil (I wanted to do Social Science Research), so I have signed up for the CIPR diploma, which is...
The most courageous woman of the year
A book and a film are certain to follow the conviction of a brutal murderer who 17 years strangled a 22-year-old woman. Twice a jury failed to convict him and the labourer was acquitted. But it was the gritty determination of the woman's broken-hearted mother to see...
20 Tory candidates want new Norfolk seat
An astounding 18 of David Cameron's A-listers will be heading for East Anglia tomorrow, including Adam Rickitt and Louise Bagshawe, hoping to be picked for the true blue hotspot of Mid-Norfolk. There are 20 candidates in all on the shortlist for this new constituency,...
What is Abramovich spending his millions on next?
Has Roman Abramovich tired of buying footballers? Or does he want to spend a few spare million on a new hobby - racehorses? I popped down the road to Tattersalls in Newmarket yesterday to watch the yearlings sell for hundreds of thousands of guineas, just loose change...
Will the French conker us?
Hard to believe, but it seems the French hope to beat us at our own game - conkers! While our nanny state is intent on banning this favourite pastime from our local schools, our European neighbours have been hammering away at it in great style. Mais oui, they even...
Professionals must get on with the job
Allowing a police officer with a political/religious conscience to be excused from an assignment where he felt "uncomfortable" may be seen as very generous of the Met. All citizens have personal views, but have to continue working professionally and keep them in...
Julian gathers support for child abductors to be added to sex register
Julian Sturdy is gathering support to plug the legal loophole regarding strangers who abduct children, or attempt to, and are currently not placed on the Sex Offenders' Register He raised this issue today with Shadow Children's Minister Tim Loughton at the...
How many more fake honours have been given?
I find it hard to believe that Michael Eke is the only conman/woman to be bestowed an honour by the Queen. His may have been the first case to be discovered, but how thoroughly are these applications checked? If it hadn't been for his greed and his incredible...