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UKIP spoof of Cameron weblog
Well UKIP did fail to make it into Iain's guide to political blogging; not sure if he plans to head off to their party conference and offer them advice on the social media. So it seems UKIP's way of breaking into this latest viral form of communication is to present a...
So much to say, so little time
We are back at Great Ormond Street Hospital today, David has just had one week of pain since our last appointment, let's see what the tests come up with today, though his progress certainly looks promising, just very slow as he has been taking very strong...
Jeffrey Archer and bloggers "full-bloodied guerilla campaign"
When Jeffrey launched his blog, I'm sure he realised it would expose him to potential abuse, as well as a few jokes. And it appears some bloggers have had their fair share of fun along these lines. Only now, according to Sunday Times columnist Bryan Appleyard, it is...
Government should repay pensioners for private flu vaccine
Our elderly and vulnerable population deserve better than this. Reports that GPs will not have sufficient flu vaccines until the end of the year is disgraceful. As a result, pensioners may be forced into buying the vaccine privately from local supermarkets . This is...
Can Cameron win over Jane Horrocks?
As they sat opposite each other this morning on Andrew Marr's BBC Politics' Show, I wonder if David Cameron was canny enough to invite Jane Horrocks along to the Conservative Party conference. He did, after all, invite fellow guest Glenys Kinncock who had to head off...
The night I met my blogging friends
If you usually spend Friday nights blogging, you may have noticed it was a bit quiet on the Tory front last night. That's because we met up in London. A few bloggers had arranged to get together for a pre-conference drink, and distance was no...
Women of passion we must never forget
What an extraordinary revelation, the report that suffragettes planned to shoot Prime Minister Herbert Asquith at the beginning of the last century, such was their desperation to vote. I admire the restraint shown by police who responded by merely redoubled their...
The mystery of the vanishing Cromer crab
It's not just the blue shark that is an endangered species, the crustaceous Cromer crab is in danger of fast disappearing too. Nobody knows why supplies have halved over the last three years, with traders reporting their worst season for 30 years. Some wonder if the...
Confucius say – time to recognise women now
I can only imagine the euphoric delight experienced by the latest female descendents of our esteemed Chinese philosopher Confucius. A fifth-update on the family tree is being currently carried out which will include women for the first time after 2,500...