The West End beckons

Posted by on Aug 3, 2006 in updates | 4 comments I’m heading for the smoke soon with my son James to see Billy Elliot again. This is a real indulgence as it is second time, but he finds it irristible. He is a budding thespian aspiring to tread the boards, so I could not refuse. He has recently joined Whizz Kids drama group in Cambridge and is waiting to have his professional photos taken and be assigned an agent. It is highly regarded and...
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Will the luck of the Irish rub off on Minister Miliband?

Posted by on Aug 3, 2006 in updates | 8 comments Minister Miliband won’t find plastic bags spoiling his lovely views of Ireland Minister Miliband is doing some homework while he holidays in Ireland (why did he fly and not go by ferry, asked one sharp blogger?) He plans to report back on their unique plastic bag tax, something Defra has refused to consider in the past, afraid of being accused of implementing a stealth tax, unable to see...
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