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Two bearded men waiting for a phone call
Last month I wrote about how the Seymour family had registered to be extras in a new blockbuster, part of which is to be shot on my home turf near Cambridge. Pale, interesting ladies and men with beards were being sought to play courtiers for the sequal to the Oscar...
What a difference a day makes
What a difference a day makes. And the impending Cabinet reshuffle ensures a new set of faces will be jostled into new roles in a desperate attempt to regain the country's confidence. But first, three cheers for Richard Bailey, who I joined on the campaign trail in...
Why today is John Prescott’s day
Uninhibited blonde celebrates No Pants Day Straight faced "pantless" commuter While Labour reflects on its humiliating defeat in local council elections, John Prescott will no doubt mull over the part his Viagra-charged actions played. And he will need no arm twisting...
One reason why I love Cambridge
Quentin's fabulous remote display photo Quentin Stafford-Fraser The fascinating thing about Cambridge is that you never know who the person you are standing next to on the market or in the cinema queue is. The academic city is awash with some of the biggest brains and...
I’ve taken the plunge
After weeks of putting it off, I've finally taken the plunge and joined Cambridge Speakers' Club. Their members are the most interesting eclectic mix you could imagine spanning the globe. Just spending the evening with them was one reason I had to go ahead. The club...
Our coastline is vanishing too…
A pic I took of coastal erosion in North Norfolk last summer It's not just immigrants who are vanishing, our unprotected coastline is too. Towns and villages could be at risk, warns Suffolk MP John Gummer. We will soon be Little Britain - literally! Today's East...
Brave Trudy set to get parking bay following blog report
Trudy Lapinskis Trudy's shocking illness Good news is in the pipeline for brave Trudy Lapinskis after I reported two weeks ago about the difficulties she was having in getting a disabled parking bay outside her home. Trudy has the worst case in the country of a rare...
Andrew Lansley warns of NHS “loss of control”
Why is it impossible to get a straight answer to a straight question? Surely our government has to be accountable for how it spends of our public money. The housewives favourite Andrew Lansley is quoted in today's Cambridge Evening News as saying that an inquiry into...
On the campaign trail
Richard Bailey hoping to turn Buckden blue What difference will Labour's black week make at the local ballot boxes next week? I personally think the recent headlines has turned people off politics even more. But what does the man or woman on the street think? I joined...