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Advice on being selected a Conservative PPC for Cambridge
This timely advice comes straight from the words of former Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Cambridge, Richard Normington, who stepped down last month, and offers these words of wisdom and personal insight on his blog: The City of Cambridge...
I’m in team Andre
I caught up with the desperate fame seeking celebs in the jungle last night and couldn’t work out why Jordan had to go all that way to seek “closureâ€. It was in this jungle that she met Pete Andre and fell in love with him five years ago. They later married and...
Overtaking Labour’s vote share lead
Conservatives face a massive challenge at the next general election because the present boundaries give Labour the advantage of an inbuilt majority. They need to win fewer votes in constituencies where they are strongest to secure a victory, while many Conservative...
Thetford vicar squares up to Cameron
A Thetford vicar has used strong words to voice concerns about outsiders being selected as parliamentary candidates in his constituency. He also accuses David Cameron of “arrogant interferenceâ€. Canon Bob Baker makes no direct reference to Liz Truss, the...
The Sunday Times and Belle de Jour
As intrigued as I was to learn the true identify of blogger Belle de Jour and her Diary of a London Call Girl – she is revealed as a research scientist by the name of Dr Brooke Magnanti – I am struggling to understand why the story had four pages of coverage in...
Viewing the “Brum Eye”
I was fortunate enough to stay in the very comfortable Hyatt Hotel during my stay in Birmingham last week. It has a tunnel linking directly to the ICC where the prestigious Infection 2009 conference was held which I was promoting. After arriving on Tuesday evening, I...
BBC Newsround film at Infection 2009
A school party who visited Infection 2009 today found themselves thrust in the media spotlight when BBC Newsround heart throb Ricky dropped in to interview them about bugs and sneezes. The pupils from the Arthur Terry School used a "snotgun" and a mask of Homer's face...
Government has no idea how many people are dying from hospital infections
I find it quite shocking that the government has no idea how many people are dying from hospital infections. The publication today of a report on hospital infections highlights how the NHS’s £12 billion IT system cannot even make a vital linkage between various...
Can Conservatives win back Cambridge?
A generation ago, Conservatives ruled the roost in Cambridge, both in Westminster and on the city council. But support gradually declined until it lost its domination. Local Tories are now hoping that success is within reach again following the surprise decision by...