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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...
Gallows man is a sick minded hoaxer
David Lucas had more than his 5 mins of fame by claiming to sell gallows to despotic regimes. But his business partner has revealed it is all a hoax, he is just a petfood salesman with an obsession about capital punishment who has just the one set of gallows he built...
Please, let’s bring back Concorde
Concorde - our lost national treasure I half expected David Cameron to make an announcement yesterday supporting plans to bring Concorde out of retirement to lead a fly-past for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in 2012 - what a brilliant and fantastic idea....
Drive you steady now, this is Naarfuk
Deep in Naarfuk, life moves at a much slower pace. It is great to see this has been reflected in the village of Deopham where its welcoming sign ask motorists rather quaintly to "drive you steady". I imagine this use of local dialect instantly puts a smile on the face...
Thinking caps on for Ross Clark
The highly esteemed Spectator and Sunday Telegraph writer, country walker and fellow Cambridgeshire inhabitant, Ross Clark, is asking us all to put our thinking caps on. He is writing a book on bizarre rules and regulations. There must be zillions of them. Please...