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Illegal timber harvests, AIDS treatment and bankers’ bonuses – a week in the life of Robert Sturdy MEP
This is Eastern Region MEP Robert's Sturdy's latest report from the European Parliament sitting in Strasbourg, which tackled issues including illegally harvested timber, AIDS treatment and new rules for bankers' bonuses: It is often the case that the plenary sessions...
Norfolk head apponts two head girls – and no head boy!
As a nation we struggle with women in high office. The Church of England is currently in turmoil over the ordination of women bishops, an issue I first highlighted two years ago, the European Commission is considering introducing quotas to tackle gender imbalances on...
Does Brucie’s Fountain of Youth work for you?
My husband's birthday is coming up soon and I did consider buying him The Fountain of Youth which Brucie swears by for keeping him fit and agile; it was given to him by his mother-in-law 27 years ago when he married the stunning Wilnelia who is 32 years younger.The...
Between Life and Death, have you made a living will?
I've just watched last night's harrowing BBC documentary Between Life and Death, which tracked the fate of three seriously brain injured people at the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit in Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, following terrible road accidents. No wonder...
ME sufferer calls for urgent improved screening of blood donors
This is a guest post by ME sufferer Christine Douglas who is campaigning for an urgent improvement for screening of blood donors in the UK similar to other countries in the world. She has called for an international collaboration on blood screening methods, which...
A weekend in Warwick and Hull
I'm heading to Warwick University today (pic) to attend a national conference for the brain injury charity Headway this weekend. I last went two years ago and was really impressed by the campus. Up until then, my only recent experience of student digs was at Hull...
Iran must stop stoning women to death
I felt horror and revulsion when I read the story yesterday about the Iranian mother of two who faces stoning by death for alleged adultery. I add my strongest protest to the international campaign led by outraged Western governments and human rights groups pleading...
Ronaldo buying fatherhood
I know we live in a diverse society, but one has to wonder why hunky footballer Christiano Ronaldo resorts to buying a child from a surrogate mother rather than conceiving naturally in a loving and committed relationship. No mention has been made of him being unable...
Should our MPs sleep on office campbeds?
What concerns me is not the fact that some MPs are reportedly bedding down for the night in Westminster, but that not many people will care about it.I wonder if any steps have been taken to discover who the parliamentarians are and what help they can be given now that...