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The day I met Anna, the Lib Dem porn candidate
I met Anna Arrowsmith last Monday at the House of Lords. It was International Women’s Day and we both attended an event entitled “Achieving Equality in Parliament.†During question time, Anna’s hand shot up. “I’m the first ever parliamentary candidate from...
My day in Harlow with Rob Halfon
There are one of two places I would like to be on election night – Harlow or Luton South. It’s impossible not to be blown away by the impressive support and high regard which our Conservative candidate Robert Halfon has earned from the Essex community. I...
Election 2010 and Sam v Sarah
What’s he like to live with? What are his annoying habits? Does he wear Y-fronts or boxers? Can he really be trusted to run the country? What makes him cry? These are some questions which the wives of our political leaders might have to answer soon. With both...
Honouring International Women’s Day
I will be honouring International Women’s Day today by attending an event in the House of Lords entitled, “Achieving Equality in Parliament.†It is organised by WAFE – Women worldwide Advancing Freedom and Equality and I shall be interested to hear their...
Introducing the hospitalist
Have you heard of the hospitalist? It’s an American concept, and one I would like a new Conservative government to consider introducing here to improve patient care while in hospital following yesterday’s devastating report in The Sunday’s Times which...
The Jon Venables legal quagmire
If reports that Jon Venables – one of the killers of Jamie Bulger - is correct and he is to be charged with offences of a sexual nature, then we face an unprecedented legal quagmire. The law seems to be bending over backwards to nurture and protect Venables...
Janice is just the ticket!
Good one Janice. If candidates can’t afford their own battle bus, then this is the next best thing. I have spent a weekend with Janice Small in Batley and Spen and I know how hard she is working. Deserving to win is not enough, and Janice knows she has to work...
Controlling from the grave
I’ve been reading Winston Churchill’s obit in The Times today and it describes how his mother, the glamorous Pamela Harriman, left him $6 million in her will – on condition that he shared it equally with his first wife who he had divorced; he went on to...
My Toastmasters election special
Last night I was Table Topics Master at Cambridge Speakers’ Club and I invited members and courageous guests to imagine they were parliamentary candidates trying to win votes. The role of the TTM is to provide different questions which speakers can respond to...