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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,...
My Dell nightmare
Geoff told me that following Dell's recent spate of bad press, the company would be sharply tuned into blogs that reported problems so it could react immediately. I bought a Dell laptop which turned out to be a nightmare. It has repeatedly overheated...
Cameron is latest in long line to woo India
India must be brimming with pride knowing how many political leaders and countries across the world want to share a slice of their economy's success. Why successful Asians have even been passing on some of their tips to us. What has happened to our flagship British...
Can we please have an Ofsted for railways?
I am delighted to see that it is highly likely we will belatedly be doing our bit like Arnie to combat climate change, the warnings have been ignored for too long. Maggie tried in vain 16 years ago to put this on the worldwide agenda. Today, warnings about global...
What Miliband’s wiki said
This is what Minister Miliband's wiki said before it was sensationally unplugged, and Guido has naturally had a good laugh about it too. Thanks to machiavelli and marquee mark for saving these priceless wiki links. A pity Miliband doesn't have a wiki-d sense of humour!
Talking myself out of a TV role
Well would you do it? Could you back-stab somebody for the chance of winning a chest full of treasure? It became obvious that this was one of the requirements after I hot footed it to the smoke for my screen test. I made it clear I could not do anything that...
Minister Miliband loses his wiki!
Keeping up with the new Defra wiki was too much for the Miliband blog. It badly backfired yesterday and had to be removed after more than 170 people posted suggestions that were not considered appropriate - and some naughty wags even defaced it! It sounds like this...
Can you please help Trudy?
While many people in Trudy's position would have become depressed and wanted to give up on life, she regarded it as a challenge to prevent others suffering in the same way. As a result, she is organising the 1st International Conference on Complex Regional Pain...