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Another day in Westminster
I'm back in Westminster today researching a project I am working on, and look forward to meeting the inspirational Lesley Abdela who I first met at a Conservative Women's conference a couple of years ago. Last year Lesley won the UK Woman Political Journalist of the...
Dinner with three gorgeous Tory PPCs
I hosted a dinner party for three Conservative PPCs last night, North West Durham candidate Michelle Tempest, Liz Truss who is standing in nearby South West Norfolk, and author Louise Bagshawe, who is hoping to turn Corby blue. I bet you would have liked to have been...
Pythons and pyjama shoppers
I’m just back from spending the day in Wisbech with my mother and we did a spot of shopping. I can tell you they are very well dressed shoppers in the Fenland capital; we did not see one slovenly dressed shopper wearing slippers and pyjamas. I was looking out...
Blair and Iraq
I never expected an apology or regrets from Tony Blair when he gave evidence at the Iraq Inquiry. What I have always found surprising is that public fury over the war, the sexed-up dossier of weapons of mass destruction and the tragic death of Dr David Kelly in...
Robert Sturdy supports ivory ban
My MEP Robert Sturdy is urging the UK government to support a ban prohibiting the sale of existing ivory stock by two African countries as he fears it could lead to the slaughter of more elephants and possible extinction. Robert, who sits on both the International...
Apple iPad or iPhone 4G?
The new Apple iPad looks amazing, particularly its price tag which starts at £310. But it’s hard to justify buying if, like me, you already own a MacBook and iPhone. One of its feature which could tempt me one day is its iBook, but as I already have a score of...
All female parliamentarians are “tissue paper”
This is what has been said about women parliamentarians in the Punjab Assembly. I sympathise with the struggles they face to be taken seriously by their male counterparts. Here is the report when the derogatory remark about all female parliamentarians being...
Norfolk braces itself for the big switch off
It’s an eerie thought. Street lights switched off throughout the country between midnight and 5am to reduce carbon emissions. I wonder if this could really happen. It’s already set to happen in parts of Norfolk, despite fears that it will lead to soaring crime...
Join Headway and Abba Queens next month
If, like me, you are an Abba fan, you won’t want to miss the chance to boogie along to Dancing Queen and Waterloo at our Headway Cambridgeshire ball next month. The Abba Queens tribute band will be topping the bill at Chilford Hall, near Cambridge on Saturday 27,...