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Sailing off into the sunset ….
Like David Cameron, I have packed a selection of light reading (though not trashy!), for my holiday which starts tomorrow. It includes the works of two new authors for me, Justin Cartwright and A. L. Kennedy, as well as The Great Lover, by Jill Dawson – a novel...
Please vote for your favourite political blog
Which political blog is your favourite? You only have until midnight on Friday to register your votes for the 2009 Blog Poll organised by Iain Dale for the TOTAL POLITICS GUIDE TO POLITICAL BLOGGING IN THE UK. As usual, it will be published in mid September in...
Parliamentary support for Headway
Headway Cambridgeshire this week welcomed Cambridge MP David Howarth for a visit and he was very impressed after learning about plans to develop and expand our services for brain injury survivors in the county. As chair of trustees, I explained how we...
The cost of being a political underdog
I can’t help but feel sorry for Craig Murray, though I think he is being too harsh on himself by saying he is “probably the worst political candidate in history†following his experience in Norwich North. The Honest candidate who is a human rights activist,...
Congratulations Chloe
Congratulations to our terrific new MP Chloe Smith – the youngest in the House of Commons – who achieved an outstanding result in Norwich North beyond our wildest dreams. Chloe won 13,591 votes in the by election - more than twice as many as Labour candidate Chris...
Community apple juicer beats anti-social yobs
Full marks to the Cambridge Green Party councillor who came up with the wonderful idea of making juice from fallen apples which kids had been using as missiles to pelt at residents. Coun Margaret Wright came up with the juicy idea to tackle anti-social...
Hoping we stay clear of swine flu
In about 10 days we set off for a cruise around the Med. But I am becoming increasingly concerned about the threat of swine flu. A friend we are travelling with – who works in a doctor’s practice – told me last night that one of their staff was off with swine...
Damian McBride lands teaching job
You would imagine Damian McBride was virtually unemployable after Smeargate. But he has miraculously landed a job as a business liaison officer at his old school, Finchley Catholic High, in north London. Its motto is: “Grant that we may always be truly wise.†He...
Allan Brigham sweeps up honorary degree
Congratulations to Cambridge’s most famous road sweeper Allan Brigham, who has been awarded an honorary Masters degree from Cambridge University. I had a call from the BBC World Service last week wanting to contact him after reading about him in one of my previous...