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Frozen Britain as seen from space
This is a truly amazing picture, captured by NASA’s Terra satellite yesterday, as Britain continues to freeze to as low as –21C – almost as cold as the South Pole. Never mind school closures and rail delays, we should be helping the homeless who rely on...
Where are the local Suffolk candidates?
Stephen Oliver, who is on the Conservative approved list of candidates, wonders why no local candidates have been selected to contest Richard Spring’s safe West Suffolk seat. There is no doubt a wealth of talent applying for seats, and I sympathise with those who...
Which website will influence most women for the election?
With all political parties actively courting women’s votes, it’s no surprise that their leaders are keen to woo them on Mumsnet, the UK’s top website for parents? How many mums at the school gate have heard of our top bloggers Guido Fawkes and Iain Dale, both...
Would you support a community allotment?
Last year I suggested that community allotments might be a good idea and encourage us to be more self-sufficient by producing our own food. I like to think this could help unite communities too by encouraging school children to participate, as well as getting...
MPs abuse of parliamentary privilege
MPs should not be above the law, and The Sunday Times’ front page report today that three Labour MPs under police investigation were trying to weasel their way out of answering to a court of law about alleged expenses fraud will leave all decent people feeling a...
Copenhagen disaster forces John Gummer to quit
John Gummer’s decision to stand down at the next general election did not come as a great surprise to me. Our next parliament must modernise and I believe there will be many changes in the way it works in an attempt to start winning back public trust following...
Memories of a special nativity – Merry Christmas
This favourite photo sits on my bookcase, memories of a special nativity 13 years ago when my youngest son James was four. He is pictured as a shepherd kneeling in the front row with the striped sheet wrapped round his head. It was taken during a unique nativity...
The wonders of walking, is it the new rock’n’roll?
My last Toastmasters’ speech a couple of weeks ago was about the many wonders of walking; my joy of belonging to The Ramblers’ Association and the Ramblers Group in Cambridge. There were many smiles when I told the audience they could literally walk into love,...
Is Helen the UK’s top fundraiser?
At a time when fundraising is close to crisis levels for some charities due to the credit crunch, Helen Bearfield- Smith has raised a staggering £1 million in two years in East Anglia for Teenage Cancer Trust. It means that a new specialist unit at Addenbrooke's...