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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...
Conservatives push for EU-India free trade pact
David Cameron must be delighted with the speed that an EU-India free trade pact is coming to fruition. My MEP Robert Sturdy (pic)is Conservative International Trade spokesman and naturally delighted. We are already India's biggest trading partner at some 40...
Crusade to oust St George will be debated in Parliament
The crusade to oust St George as England's patron saint is gathering momentum and will be heard in Parliament. Conservative MP David Ruffley also believes it is time to restore the title to St Edmund (see pic). He plans to raise it as a...
Why good PR pays – you need look no further!
It's very rewarding when after issuing a press release for a client, the editors from two Cambridge glossy magazines call almost immediately asking for higher resolution pics to be sent. The pic in question was Xanthe (left) taken by Pali Rao (right), one of two...
Beware of nodding Bulgarians
Last night I was told how Bulgaria and Romania can offer great business opportunities for the UK, and I met some traders who have already established contacts there. The question that was repeatedly asked was why is our Government keen to push trade links with India...