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Is a “mercy killing” murder?
We need an urgent political debate in this country about "mercy killings" following a decision by the Court of Appeal today rejecting a mother's conviction of murder after she fatally injected her brain-inured son with a heroin injection to end his "living hell". Why...
Will Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi be freed today?
This is terrific news. There are reports that military authorities have signed an order authorising the release of Burma's jailed democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a woman whose dignity in adversity and oppression has won her worldwide admiration. The Nobel Peace...
Cambridge student protests from the 60s and 70s
With student protests in the headlines over rising tuition fees, I thought I would delve back and see which issues fired up Cambridge students in the past, particularly the 1960s and 70s. Since then, student life in Cambridge seems to have been much quieter, barring...
Will you buy the new Sinclair electric vehicle?
Sir Clive Sinclair has designed a new electric vehicle following his C5 battery model which flopped after it was launched in 1985. It had a top speed of 15 miles per hour and was intended to transform the way people travelled, but ended up losing its inventor £6...
No 7’s Xmas party make-up tips
I'm a Boots No 7 serum devotee and have just caught up with this video demonstrating how their make-up should be applied to create three different looks for the party season. It's easy to get stuck in a rut using the same colours, so why not try something different...
Lembit Opik and Ann Widdicombe would make great jungle partners
Defeated Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik is joined by a host of oddballs in the latest screening of "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!". I'm not sure why actor Nigel Havers is included as I considered him quite sane. I can only suspect that Lembit tried, and was rejected,...
If you hear domestic violence, please call 999
This chilling video released by the Met Police to highlight domestic violence sent shivers down my spine. There are no blood curdling images, just the sound of escalating raised voices and thumps being rained on the innocent victim; it is left to your imagination to...
Could you run a bed and breakfast?
If you have a spare bedroom or two, would you use it to bring in extra income and run a bed and breakfast? This article in Lady magazine describes what happens when one couple decide to do just his - and they even boast their own "boutique piglets", which I find...
The Media Trust and the Big Society
I'm attending a conference in London today entitled "Communications for a Big Society" organised by the MediaTrust with speakers from the BBC, Guardian and Google. Do let me know if you have any questions on this topic and I will try and raise them. I'm interested to...