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What will you leave children?
The unconditional love of a mother, the trust of young children and joy of being with a family, is heart rending in this 40 second NSPCC video. Sadly, it's not something all children experience. This evocative NSPCC campaign reminds us that children are our future,...
Why Ed Miliband is the loser
If Ed Miliband can find the time to conceive a child - or two - then surely he can find the time to register his name on his first born son's birth certificate. It might not have been a priority for him, but it's a ritual, and one usually accomplished with pride and...
Miliband ambition and regrets
Everyone is jumping on the bandwagon and saying they guessed long ago that Ed Miliband would be the next Labour leader, including Iain Dale and Guardian writer Jenni Russell, to name but a couple. But I believe he set his heart on it much longer than most people...
Harriet Harman: the guilt of working mothers
Harriet Harman should be congratulated for keeping together a tight-knit Labour Party for almost 5 months. She hands over her reigns this evening when the new Labour leader is announced. In an interview in today's Times, she is credited with forcing through equalities...
Universities and business
This weekend I'm attending the first of four university open days being held over the next few weeks with my younger son. He wants to study Business & Marketing and has shown an entrepreneurial flair from a young age by selling golf balls on his school bus, as...
Which Labour leadership contender has the best online presence?
Three years ago I wrote a post asking if Harriet Harman blogged her way to victory as the Labour's deputy leader as my analysis of campaign websites used by candidates back then was that her online presence was the most interactive, and this could have contributed to...
The Missing – Carole Day
I have been asked to highlight the mysterious disappearance of Carole Day, a British ex-pat living in Hong Kong, who travelled to Manila in the Philipines on a business trip on 10th September and has vanished in thin air. A dedicated facebook site has been set up...
Oprah’s visit to Australia, paying bloggers and Trip Advisor’s angry hotelliers
Some people get all the best jobs. I would jump at the chance of visiting Australia for a fraction of the price which local authorities there are paying Oprah Winfrey - a reported $5 million dollars - to give its flagging tourist industry a much needed boost as...
Women’s addiction to social games
I learnt something new yesterday - that millions of women are huge fans of Facebook's social games with FarmVille toping the list with 62 million followers. It includes forums where you can report bugs and show off your landscaping, with the most addicted followers...