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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...
Government urged to review family law and secret courts
I was invited to attend the a parliamentary meeting regarding family law last week, but was unable to attend. Sam Smith went and has contributed the following report - and concludes that much needs to be done to overcome secrecy regarding family court hearings. Guests...
Why don’t we support young people?
I remain convinced that the tripling of university tuition fees is regarded as an easy option for government to recoup funds towards the deficit, that today's brightest young people are being unfairly targeted. I was also unconvinced by Danny Alexander's defence of...
Disgraced former MP David Chaytor admits expenses fiddle
At least disgraced former MP David Chaytor will be home for Christmas as he faces jail in the New Year after admitting thee charges of falsely accounting his Parliamentary expenses totalling just over £20,000. It carries a sentence of up to seven years, though...
Russia 1, England 0
Russia is desperate to prove to the world that it is a new nation which has shrugged off its past reputation, though there are still no answers about the mysterious deaths of Alexander Litvinenko and Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. Why did FIFA turn a blind eye to...