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What gravitas does a UK blogger have?
As a journalist, I can pick up the phone and speak to virtually anyone I want, or at the very least get a comment from their spokesperson for a story. It gives you instant access. I wanted to test if I had the same gravitas as a blogger - and found out, yes, with a...
My son’s Prom
David, Laura and Jodie The environmentally friendly way of arriving Shortly after we married, my husband was told by his consultant that he may have a medical problem which would make it impossible for us to conceive. But hey presto, our son David came along and was...
ConservativeHome v LabourHome
Ros Taylor has enjoyed some "naval gazing", comparing the innards of ConservativeHome versus the new Labour version; she is the Grauniad feature writer who called me yesterday. She concludes: "The first two waves of British political blogging - led by neoconservatives...
G2 and women political bloggers
"Just for the boys?" - what a great headline. And here is the G2 report in today's Guardian about the dearth of women political bloggers. I'm amazed that no female Tory politicans have embraced this, that I seem to be their authoritive voice on this subject - and I...
Ellee is Iain’s Blog of the Week
Alan Rusbridger and I were both on strike together They say good things happen the threes, and at 5.30pm, I've only just caught up with the amazing events of the day. Iain hadn't updated his blog by the time I went out today. Around lunchtime I had a phone call from a...
Enterprising Women launch in Cambridge
Inspirational Nina East Anglia could soon be bursting at the seams with female entrepeneurs and successful businesswomen, at least that is the aim of a new organisation called Enterprising Women . I went to their Cambridge launch and it seems really interesting; it...
Don’t move to Cambridge if you have an illness
Dr Mary Archer chairs Addenbrooke's Hospital Best not to move to the Cambridge area if you have an illness, and goodness knows how incumbent residents will cope as GPs in the area have been told to send fewer people to hospital and use cheaper drugs. It follows £28...
My maiden speech – and it went brilliantly!
My first post on this blog was about my fear of public speaking and how I desperately wanted to overcome it. And last night I did it! I made my maiden speech at Cambridge Speakers Club. And it went really well, it went brilliantly in fact, and today I feel 10ft tall....
Will the UK introduce a Neighbourhood Court?
Ramsey Street has its fair share of neighbourhood problems I am fortunate to have great neighbours. I could not bear the thought of us having disputes over petty issues - but some do and it can cause considerable stress and bitterness. How are they resolved? They...