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The best kiss of all
Well it is almost as good as the real thing, Rodin's stunningly erotic statue of The Kiss, now on show at The Royal Academy of Arts. It seems fitting to give it a plug today, my wedding anniversary. I'm not sure whether my husband Stephen would have said "I do" if he...
Why Bob Russell MP threw a childish sulk
You would imagine an MP would want to share a drink with his local political journalist at their annual party conference, keep him sweet, particularly one as astute and as fair as Graham Dines, from the East Anglian Daily Times. Not so Bob Russell, (pic left) the Lib...
Charging to chat with Ministers – is this the thin edge of the wedge?
Businesses are seemingly coughing up thousands of pounds to chat with Ministers at next week's Labour Party conference. Had it been Conservatives, we would have been accused of sleaze and greed. If our leading politicians have their fingers on the pulse, surely they...
A deafened Blair and the ruination of our NHS
Blair is certain to face a stormy week in Manchester where I hope Unison and others will continue to heckle and demonstrate fiercely in protest at the destruction of our NHS. Of course, it will all fall on deaf ears, Blair only wants to hear what he wants to hear. Did...
What is the Government’s message to 7/7 victims?
I really feel for Rachel and other victims of the 7/7 bombings which shattered their lives. I feel their frustration at being fobbed off by a Government which simply states the obvious in its long-awaited report. We've already been told about failings on the day, this...
The true human suffering behind an Italian tomato
Next time you open up a tin of Italian plum tomatoes, do bear in mind the true price in human suffering that could have been involved. This article brings tears to the eyes, it was written by a brilliant undercover journalist posing as an immigrant worker, and he...
Where the pen is mightier than the sword
Can you imagine Guido in the dock charged with "insulting Britishness" over his wickedly composed plots, rumours and conspiracy? I know the pen is mightier than the sword, but it is incredible that the fictitious characters in a Turkish novel have landed one of the...
Voters must first hand over guns at Yemen polls today
While the world's eyes are glued on Thailand's dramatic coup and Hungary's lying Prime Minister, I shall also be thinking of the 9 million voters in Yemen today at their first seriously contested presidential election. To set the scene, more than 90,000 police and...
Hungary’s second Uprising
The extraordinary repeated lies of the Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany have led to violent scenes and clashes. Is this Hungary's second Uprising? Thousands of protesters have clashed with police and stormed the headquarters of Hungary's state television,...