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Have you gatecrashed a party?
Appearing confident and dressing the part – as well as being daring - opens any doors, as Michaele and Tariq Salahi discovered when they gatecrashed a presidential dinner at the White House hosted by President Obama and his wife Michelle. “I belong here too,†is...
Getting to grips with depression
Depression is one of those terrible illnesses we handle so badly. Mental illness is sadly still tabooed, and it is only when we hear about those who can no longer live with their tortured minds and commit suicide, like Germany’s famous goalkeeper Robert Enke,...
Insanely protective French parents of Zoe
I’m a protective mum, but not in the insane way as French parents who are furious that the name Zoe has been chosen by Renault for its new electric car. They regard it as a slur on their daughters called Zoe. Zoe has become one of the most popular names for French...
Suffolk swedes and apples
First our Norfolk folk were insultingly dubbed the “Turnip Talibanâ€. And now Conservatives in the neighbouring county of Suffolk who are selecting a parliamentary candidate this Friday have been mockingly lablled the “Suffolk Swedeâ€. Hey, why does the media...
Describing life after a head injury
This is one tragic example of how an acquired head injury can dramatically change your life for ever. Felicity Aston, the polar adventurer and Antarctica scientist, has described the terrible events which followed after her younger brother Spencer, now 21, was...
How can divorce be made fairer for kids?
With the Conservative Party pledging much needed support for families, it is worth remembering that almost half of marriages in England and Wales end in divorce. It is surely these fractured families, with children often torn between bitter, warring parents, who...
Defra’s double waste whammy
I am a keen recycler, but was astonished to read in the latest PR Week that Defra is paying a PR company £94,000 to launch a recycling campaign for Christmas with the key messages reduce, reuse and recycle. The government already funds a quango called WRAP –...
Robert Sturdy accuses EU of “a classic fudge” over top two new jobs
My Eastern Region MEP Robert Sturdy has accused the EU of “a classic fudge†over the appointment of its first president and foreign minister, the two top jobs in Europe. The Belgian Prime Minister, Herman Van Rompuy, is the first president elected by European...
This is an isolation pod for superbugs
Hospitals have too few side wards for patients with serious infections, such as MRSA and C.difficile, and one solution is to use a mobile isolation pod, such as the two shown in this video which were displayed at the excellent Infection 2009 conference in Birmingham...