The night I met my blogging friends

The night I met my blogging friends

If you usually spend Friday nights blogging, you may have noticed it was a bit quiet on the Tory front last night. That’s because we met up in London. A few bloggers had arranged to get together for a pre-conference drink, and distance...
Women of passion we must never forget

Women of passion we must never forget

What an extraordinary revelation, the report that suffragettes planned to shoot Prime Minister Herbert Asquith at the beginning of the last century, such was their desperation to vote. I admire the restraint shown by police who responded by merely redoubled their...
The mystery of the vanishing Cromer crab

The mystery of the vanishing Cromer crab

It’s not just the blue shark that is an endangered species, the crustaceous Cromer crab is in danger of fast disappearing too. Nobody knows why supplies have halved over the last three years, with traders reporting their worst season for 30 years. Some wonder if...
Confucius say – time to recognise women now

Confucius say – time to recognise women now

I can only imagine the euphoric delight experienced by the latest female descendents of our esteemed Chinese philosopher Confucius. A fifth-update on the family tree is being currently carried out which will include women for the first time after 2,500...
Conservatives push for EU-India free trade pact

Conservatives push for EU-India free trade pact

David Cameron must be delighted with the speed that an EU-India free trade pact is coming to fruition. My MEP Robert Sturdy (pic)is Conservative International Trade spokesman and naturally delighted. We are already India’s biggest trading partner at some 40...