Who do you think won our Olympic bid?

Who do you think won our Olympic bid?

I rubbed shoulders with a few of the UK’s top entrepreneurs yesterday, including the much-friendlier-in-the-flesh Doug Richard, of Dragon’s Den fame, and the angelic looking Sahar Hashemi, who introduced us to trendy coffee bars. They shared the trials and...

Foster family make national press

The Mott family have today made national headline news after being rejected as foster parents for saying the words “white foreigner”, which was highlighted on my blog last week. It is a page lead story in The Daily Express today, with two photos of the...
Sexist football manager deserves what he gets

Sexist football manager deserves what he gets

Would sexist football manager Mike Newell have complained about women referees if his side had won their match? Would he have been praising Amy Newell’s Rayner brilliant on-line decision making skills, the off-side rule and all that, had Luton been triumphant?...
I would love to join Virgin’s space mission

I would love to join Virgin’s space mission

I admit I’m not too good on the white knuckle rides, and I screamed the whole time on Disney’s Space Mountain, but I would still love to join passengers on Virgin’s Galactic space mission. Princess Bea is fortunate enough to have a super rich...
I made my TV debut this evening

I made my TV debut this evening

You just never know whose reading your blog. And so it was that a normal day ended with me taking a late afternoon call from BBC News 24 asking me to appear on TV within a couple of hours to talk about Jon Snow’s refusal to wear a poppy while reading the news. I...