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A day of sun, sea and election campaigning
The message is clear in Cromer - voters can choose between Conservative parliamentary candidate Trevor Ivory or Gordon Brown. Trevor puts it even better: "Vote Ivory, go blue. Vote Lamb, go Brown."My MEP Robert Sturdy joined Trevor today to support his election...
Spare a thought for our candidates who can’t win a seat
The media's perception of our women candidates is woefully lacking. Today's Daily Mail's headline asks, "Have Cameron's Cuties really got what it takes to transform politics?" Just reading those two terms, "Cameron's Cuties", makes me squirm because it is so...
Nigel Adams’ election launch video
Here is a video I made of Nigel Adams when he launched his election campaign in Selby this week. I feel it gives a real sense of great optimism, how voters are desperate for change, and the terrific support Nigel has in his community. He is joined by Baroness Sayeeda...
Welcoming the election campaign in Yorkshire – no squeak from Labour or Lib Dem candidates
Nigel Adams drove into Selby this morning in his Quattro - surely the must-have car this spring which he coincidentally owned - to launch his Conservative election campaign supported by an army of eager activists ready for action. With blue balloons adding a festive...
Harriet Harman has a point
Ever since she was elected deputy Labour leader, Harriet Harman has been sidelined by Gordon Brown who failed to make her deputy Prime Minister. She warns her party that Labour's election line-up is too male dominated; she has to stand by while unelected Peter...
A funny sort of Easter
My friend Renate left today after a two-day visit. She is one of my pre-marital friends who I shared many happy singleton days with in Cambridge before she moved to Brighton and wed. I took her to Wicken Fen and we reminisced about our party days as we trudged along...
My meningitis scare
Petra Ecclestone, daughter of Formula One boss Bernie, describes in today's Times her agonising experience when she contracted viral meningitis: "I was in so much pain I wanted to die." She has now become a worthy ambassador for the Meningitis Trust, describing her...
Are you too turned off politics to vote Labour or Conservative?
I've just read this comment on Michael Fabricant's Facebook and feel it sums up how other undecided voters might be thinking right now: "Always voted labour, but not anymore ....will never vote conservative, so who do you vote for? what a dilemma. I feel there will be...
Walking the Devil’s Dyke
I met up with my friend Audrie today to walk along Devil's Dyke from the picturesque villages of Reach to Woodditton. When I meet up with my usual stalwart ramblers, they are equipped in sturdy boots and Berghaus walking gear. I had to blink when I saw Audrie arrive...