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Millions more of us are doing it..
Millions more of us are doing it, we simply can't resist. Blogging is soaring to incredible new heights, according to Technorati with blogsphere now an incredible 60 times bigger than it was only three years ago. According to David Sifry's excellent report on this,...
Thanks to Iain Dale
My recent post bemoaning the loss of my daily newspaper delivery due to heavy handed nanny state legislation has been given a plug today by Iain Dale who was also incredulous. A good point was raised by Neil Craig about how it had helped boost the coffers of our young...
Margaret Thatcher’s passion about climate change
When I was interviewed by Conservatives for my job in the run up to last year's general election as press officer for the Eastern Region, I was asked what I thought about their immigration policy. Although I agreed there were concerns about this, I told them I felt...
Is 60 too old to work?
Our much loved GP Pam Kenny is being forced to retire because she has reached 60. Her request to continue working just one day a week and provide holiday cover has fallen on deaf ears. Such was the outrage in my community which she has served for 32 years that...
My daily treat sadly comes to an end
I don't have many luxuries in life, regular treats that I look forward to. Except one, which is my delivery each morning of four daily newspapers, plus an evening one too. Now, thanks to the unreasonable bureaucratic demands placed on my local newsagent, this is to...
Married to blogsphere
Better to warn her in advance. Sadly, too late for my husband...... Brilliant cartoon from the creative genius of Hugh Macleod, of gapingvoid Thanks to Geoff, who brought this to my attention on his snowboarding trip to the French Alps.
Calling all dynamic Conservatives
I have been asked to give this competition a plug. Fame and fortune (hopefully), as well as a much coveteted award fromConservativeHome.com, are up for grabs for anyone with inspiring ideas on promoting the Conservative cause. Editor Tim Montomery has launched the...
Ellee and Geoff hit the headlines
The Cambridge Evening News business supplement has today published a story I wrote about business and blogging. It describes how I became hooked after meeting Geoff and how we have team up together as consultants. The Biz News Editor Jenny Chapman readily agreed to my...
The Irish way of handling death, by Slugger O’Toole
It seems embalming in the EU is at risk as the EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas considers withdrawing an embalming chemical, according to The Times today. It was great reading about this on the EU Referendum blogspot and coming across Slugger O'Toole's...