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It takes a brave Government to deal with death
We naturally want our loved ones to live a healthy and happy life. But life can be cruel and deal us very different cards to the ones we would like. Imagine being robbed of a life that was once fulfilling and stimulating, suffering constant agony and unbearable pain...
Does Gordon really have Asperger’s?
The score at my son's football game this morning was 3-3. There were lots of smiling parents on the touchline. I asked them their views about the Blair-Brown leadership row, but they were more interested in cheering their lads on for a victory than discussing the dire...
Check out Prisons Work
Tory bloggers spearheaded by Alan Drew of Daily Propaganda (pictured) have launched Prisons Works today, a web which proves that prisons work as the best deterrent for crime. He has sourced an amazing collection of reports and data to back his claim and I shall soon...
My bouquet of the week goes to Madrid
I've never understood why fashion designers believe clothes look better hung on waif-like models. So my bouquet of the week goes to the organisers of Madrid Fashion Week who are banning skinny women to develop a more healthy image. Have you ever noticed skinny...
Chris Mole MP and that letter
Maybe Ipswich MP Chris Mole was thinking about this when he joined colleagues and quit his post, urging Tony Blair to step down sooner rather than later. With up to 1,000 predicted job losses in Suffolk's health service over the next two years, and the severe impact...
Blair urged to protect our children from abductors
I know Tony Blair has a lot on his mind at the moment, but I hope he makes time soon to discuss child snatchers with John Reid - and makes it a top priority. Amazingly, strangers who abduct or try to snatch children are not placed on the Sex Offenders' Register and...
Should London’s rubbish be dumped in Cambridgeshire?
London's landfill sites will soon be filled to capacity so the Government plans to dump it in Cambridgeshire where the local authority has excelled itself with achieving the UK's top recycling rate. The plan could see 5.7 million tonnes of commercial, industrial and...
Would you give your body to medical research?
Would you take part in drugs trials, particularly bearing in mind the fate of six men who ended up in intensive care? I imagine the number of volunteers has since plummeted dramatically, and tonight's debate in Norwich is aimed at increasing this. It is part of the...
Michael Gove is wrong about blogs
I know Michael Gove is a very clever man and a good writer, but he should realise that not everyone is gifted in the same way. His column in today's Times is harsh on those that don't meet his literary standards. I share Michael's admiration of Iain's blog,...