Schilling’s sleuthing by Matt Wardman

Schilling’s sleuthing by Matt Wardman

Matt Wardman of Wardman Wire has been doing some sleuthing on the Schilling’s saga. He told me: “I couldn’t make it up. They have a PR problem themselves. Search “schillings” on google and the first hit is Bloggerheads. Hits 4 and 5 are...
The missing – Chen Jie

The missing – Chen Jie

In China, 190 children are snatched every day – more than twice the number taken in England and Wales in a year. The Chinese government does not acknowledge the extent of the problem, or the cause. The Single Child Policy has made it essential to have a son,...
Bluetongue plagues our countryside

Bluetongue plagues our countryside

With Bluetongue disease detected in Suffolk, I ask myself what is  happening to our countryside? And what confidence can we have in Defra, after its recent bungling of foot and mouth disease? The arrival of bluetongue was a shock, it is spread to farm animals by...
How many women could handle 200 lovers?

How many women could handle 200 lovers?

I received an invitation today with my latest edition of The Spectator, to celebrate the launch of a new biography, “Jennie Churchill, Winston’s American Mother”, by Anne Sebba. It boasts that she was “outspoken, dazzlingly beautiful and had...
Outrageous shutting down of British blogs

Outrageous shutting down of British blogs

It’s extraordinary, but true, and even though we live in a democracy where freedom of speech is a right we can enjoy, that freedom does not extend to your blog if you upset a rich and powerful person. That is the gist of Iain Dale’s unbelievable post...