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Why can’t the police say sorry?
Police outside the Kalam house in Forest Gate If police shoot an innocent man, why do they find it so hard to say sorry? Surely an apology has to be genuine and demonstrate remorse. It is such an important word, but it has to be conveyed with sincerity. It took...
Built to Last roadshow rolls into East Anglia
David Willetts soaks up the Cambridgeshire sun Tory students Katie and Helen Tories in East Anglia were given the opportunity to challenge the framework for future Conservatism when its fact finding Built to Last roadshow rolled into Cambridgeshire last night. Numbers...
Veronica sits on TV sofa
Veronica has a lot to smile about since giving up booze I don't think Veronica ever stops smiling, she is always incredibly cheerful and upbeat. However, life wasn't always like that for her, she used to be a binge drinker and hit rock bottom. Now she is a recovered...
Meet Orya, my latest client
These cards won't behave, but doesn't Orya have a great smile? Orya and his business partnerMartin hope to become king of online greeting cards. Their unique feature is that they handwrite the message and post them to the recipient. Having recently launched...
Politicans should be wary of UK political bloggers
The Yearly Kos convention How long will it be before our political candidates actively woo the UK's leading political bloggers for favourable coverage? How many of them will be the centre of a sensational weblog revelation in the run up to the next general election?...
My rhubarb lasagne recipe request from Canada
Scott eating haggis, but dreaming of my rhubarb lasagna Who could have imagined that a quirky post about my rhubarb lasagne would have aroused so much interest - and globally too! I was a fresh faced blogger when I described how I threw together this pudding for my...
My mention in The Tribune magazine
I feel greatly privileged to get a mention on Iain's list of top Tory bloggers, being ranked 9th out of 20th. This is amazing considering I only started blogging four months ago afer meeting up with Geoff in Cambridge one night. The list, as well as bloggers Iain...
My proud mum bit
Award winning James with his football manager If it hadn't been for the World Cup, I wouldn't have been posting about my sports mad son's achievements over the last couple of days. But as footie is a hot topic at the moment, here goes. James, 13, is a very modest lad,...
Kate joins world wide knitters today
Kate knits away in Cambridge today Kate promised me that she would position herself in a public place today and get knitting for World Wide Knit In Public Day. And she kept her word. Although a solitary figure, she was joined in spirit by hundreds of others around the...