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Tonight’s royal Thursford Show
I hope Kate and Wills wore their thermals this evening at the spectacular Thursford Show as it's freezing there! They are likely to be sitting on hard tiered seating, and can count themselves lucky if they are close to any heating, if their experience is anything like...
Creating my personal mobile barcode
I've just created my personal mobile barcode. It is known as a QR code and this configuration of black and white squares holds my personal professional details - my identity, in effect - which can be scanned via an app on a smart phone and will direct you to my...
Should web links be free?
I've been following the latest saga regarding paying The Newspaper Licensing Agency for sharing web links. Francis Ingham, Chief Executive of the Public Relations Consultants Association, explains via a video interview why they are appealing to the Court of Appeal...
Congratulations first direct
Congratulations to the internet bank first direct for topping the 2010 Which? table for providing the best customer service out of 75 big household names, including John Lewis, Boots and House of Fraser. I linked to first direct a couple of months ago when they...
Did Shrien Dewani kill his honeymoon bride?
I find it impossible to believe that beautiful Anni Dewani was cold bloodily murdered by her newly wed husband on their honeymoon in Cape Town. They looked the perfect couple, so happy and in love. Anni was brutally short dead after she was shot dead when the car she...
Awaiting a cheque from Waitrose
I had a phone call from Waitrose yesterday asking me who they should make the cheque payable to. I had no idea what the caller was talking about, until she informed me that we were one of their Ely store's nominated Community Matters charities of the month. It was...
Bitter sweet victory for Rosie Wilson’s fight against suicide internet sites
I had the pleasure of joining Rosie Wilson yesterday at The Dorchester where she won a national Headway Campaigner of the Year award for her determined fight to stamp out suicide internet sites. Her lovely daughter Ziggy had tried to commit suicide in June 2007 aged...
On the 1st Day of Cutmas ….
I have just spent two days in London and, although I missed the rioutous student demo against tuition fees, I did stumble across some festive students yesterday outside Somerset House who were singing their protests with a parody on our favourite carols. It's very...
Missing out on meeting Julian Assange
Every now and again I think it would be useful to have membership at a London club, but I don't think I spend enough time in the City to justify it - though I will be spending the next couple of days there. One that appeals to me is the Frontline Club - a haven for...