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Australia’s $100,000 blogger shopper search
The countdown begins to discovering who is Australia's savviest blogger shopper. It's the job in a lifetime everyone is talking about down under - and its astounding salary of $100,000! I'm looking forward to finding out which lucky woman with a passion for fashion...
The day I met Ronnie Barker’s mother
Very few actors - let alone comedians - are honoured with a bronze statue as a legacy. Ronnie Barker, who was a firm household favourite, is one such man who has been immortalised this way, except I'm not too sure about the likeness. Like most great men, he has a...
Next it’s Nigel Farage and UKIP’s leadership challenge
It was the brother v brother challenge that considerably livened up the Labour Party leadership contest. Imagine if the maverick Nigel Farage had a brother standing against him to lead UKIP, two larger than life Farages, it would never be out of the headlines. The...
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...