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Vera and Liverpool Care Pathway
This afternoon is Vera’s funeral, my mother-in-law who passed away 10 days ago. I thought I would share my experiences of her medical care in her last few weeks following controversial headlines about the Liverpool Care Pathway and reports that one in four families...
Apple magic, a reunion and 5 star reviews
Last night we took my recently bereaved father-in-law, Roy, to a concert performed by his former fellow musicians in the Huntingdonshire Concert Band which he belonged to for many years until stepping down to care for Vera as her health deteriorated. It was a Battle...
New Euro Conservative logo
This is the new logo for the recently formed European Conservatives and Reformists Group which our Conservative MEPs belong to. Lions feature prominently on logos – just click on this link to see many others. No doubt its image is intended to represent a feeling of...
A tribute to Vera, the land army girl
It is a fitting tribute to Vera, my dear mother-in-law who passed away peacefully on Saturday, that the BBC should broadcast a drama starting today called Land Girls. Vera hailed from Tottenham and was one of a group commissioned to Ely as a stunning 18-year-old to do...
Thank you patron John
Many thanks to John Hayes MP, Shadow Minister for Universities and Skills and a generous patron of Headway Cambridgeshire. Each year he hosts a fabulous charity cricket match and captains the Lords & Commons X1 (which my son James was able to join again) against...
The missing – Jaycee Dugard (reunited)
An 11-year-old schoolgirl who was abducted near her home in California 18 years ago was today being reunited with her shocked family after walking into a police station. Jaycee Lee Dugard was on her way to school when she was pulled into a stranger's car just a block...
Zeus, assisted suicide and the 2,000 year old olive tree
I wonder if this is the first known case of assisted suicide, according to Zeus and Greek mythology, which was told to me by our tour guide Vera on the Greek island of Zakinthos during my recent holiday. You can also hear Panayiotis playing his pipes under the bough...
Britain gets hammered over EU rebate
My MEP Robert Sturdy has today condemned the Labour government for selling out the UK taxpayer by agreeing to a massive increase of almost 60% in Britain's financial contribution to the EU. He believes that a Conservative government would never have given away a large...
Financing the third sector
I’ve just signed up for two conferences about financing the third sector – particularly of interest to me because of my work with Headway Cambridgeshire. The first on 17 September is being hosted by Futurebuilders England and speakers include Francis Maude,...