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Last Tango comes to Cambridgeshire
Last Tango comes to Cambridgeshire If there was any need to prove that sex sells tickets, then our village play did that last night. The parish room was packed to capacity for Stretham Players' hilarious rendition of Last Tango in Little Grimley, based around an...
Fenland abounds with Latin lovers
Ancient Rome inspires council staff to learn Latin Brainy council workers in Fenland are spending their lunch hour swotting up on Latin. Instead of feeding the ducks or heading for the pub, staff from IT, accounts and customer services are getting to grips with this...
Nigel Farage is a coward, says EU Commissioner
Margot is fed up with Nigel Farage I have just checked out Margot Wallstrom's savvy blog, the EU's Commissioner for Communications, and was very amused by her description of Nigel Farage as "a coward". It seems she has reached the end of her tether as far as he is...
Do we need an obesity conference to spell out common sense?
This woman died aged 34 as a result of her obesity Why have we become obsessed with obesity? Fat people know what healthy foods they should eat, that they should exercise more, they do not need educating about it. They simply lack the motivation and their cravings are...
6/6/6/ – and 6 months of Cameron’s leadership
I love the mystique surrounding numbers, and will be disappointed if today's 6/6/6 does not unfold something special. I do not believe they represent doom and gloom, on the contrary, they are lovely even numbers, it's a beautiful sunny day - and things can only get...
Should MPs accept free World Cup tickets?
2002 World Cup winners Brazil If you were offered a free ticket to the World Cup, would you accept it? Especially if it was for England's opening game in Germany. The chances are you would. It seems MP Dr Ian Gibson refused his invite from one of the sponsors, junk...
The rise of political blogging
David supports ConservativeHome blog I wonder which political party in the UK has the most bloggers? Whatever the numbers are now, it's a dead cert they will increase dramatically in the run up to the next General Election. Antony Mayfield keeps a scrupulous watch on...
My Times letter published today
I have been pottering about and having a very relaxing day and caught up with the papers later than usual. So I was stunned to see my letter about Concorde pubished in The Times today. Before printing anything I had scribbled together, the paper always calls to check,...
The philosopher of happiness is wrong
Philosopher of happiness Alain de Botton I was stunned to hear philosopher Alain de Botton speak so glowingly about John Prescott's positive influence over planners on Question Time last night. Is this the same man who insists that our buildings play an important role...