Does anyone think O J Simpson is innocent?

Posted by Ellee on Nov 17, 2006 in updates | 34 comments Eleven years ago the nation was gripped by the trial of O J Simpson. The bodies of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman had been found brutally butchered to death in her driveway, Simpson was caught by police following a dramatic, televised car chase watched by 93 million people. He was sensationally acquitted of their murders, despite considerable evidence against him –...
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Will the Government warm up to tackling climate change?

Posted by Ellee on Nov 16, 2006 in Uncategorized | 26 comments I wonder how long will it take Tony Blair to form his Carbon Committee. Who will it compromise of?  Will it seek world leading experts or rely on community focus groups, just like its derided advisory nuclear waste power group, the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management? I hope they will have learned lessons from that experience. For those of you who don’t remember, a leading...
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Who do you think won our Olympic bid?

Posted by Ellee on Nov 15, 2006 in updates | 24 comments 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 tribulations they faced on the road to becoming millionaires and passed on their top business tips to East Anglia’s budding...
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Should protesting pensioners be jailed?

Posted by Ellee on Nov 14, 2006 in Uncategorized | 22 comments The chances are that defiant pensioner Richard Fitzmaurice, 75, won’t stay in prison for too long before a generous do-gooder pays his outstanding council tax bill. Anyway, John Reid might need the cell for a more deserving case, such as a robber or rapist, a real criminal or two, rather than a plucky pensioner standing up for himself. The Norfolk war veteran was taken away still wearing...
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Foster family make national press

Posted by Ellee on Nov 14, 2006 in updates | 8 comments 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 family. Many thanks to Sam at ConservativeHome for giving it a plug. As a result, Peterborough’s smart MP Stewart Jackson phoned...
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Shame of Government paying criminals for suffering "cold turkey"

Posted by Ellee on Nov 13, 2006 in Uncategorized | 11 comments It’s a shameful day when a weak-willed Government has to pay 198 convicted criminals compensation for stopping them taking drugs while in jail. Why couldn’t the Home Office stand up to them instead of caving in? I’m all for human rights, but not when it is self-motivated and greedy and comes before common sense and justice. These addicts are set to get thousands of...
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Sexist football manager deserves what he gets

Posted by Ellee on Nov 13, 2006 in updates | 20 comments 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? An ungracious Newell had great difficulty accepting Amy’s decision as linesman when she refused to give Luton a penalty, and...
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I would love to join Virgin’s space mission

Posted by Ellee on Nov 12, 2006 in updates | 10 comments 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 boyfriend who has invited her along on the £100,000 commercial flight which is launched in 2008. It only last 3 1/2 hours, but would be...
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Who will be the next King or Queen of the Jungle?

Posted by Ellee on Nov 11, 2006 in updates | 24 comments It’s certainly not meant for wimps, and contestants know exactly what they are letting themselves in for with “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here”. If you can’t stomach eating cockroaches, or sleeping with tarantulas, then stay at home. But how much of it is fixed, how many of them are really celebs anyway, and does this kind of TV exposure benefit them? These are...
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I made my TV debut this evening

Posted by Ellee on Nov 10, 2006 in updates | 38 comments 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 had been selected because of the forthright views expressed on my blog. The original idea was I would form part of a panel...
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Should Jon Snow wear a poppy on TV?

Posted by Ellee on Nov 10, 2006 in updates | 17 comments Will TV anchorman Jon Snow buckle under pressure from “poppy fascists” and wear a poppy when presenting Channel 4 news tonight? I don’t think so. Here is what he said that has caused so much rumpus: “The Poppy issue is an interesting one – opinions are much more bitterly divided and assertively put than on any other symbol. “Fiona Bruce is to be allowed to...
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Family loses chance to foster kids for saying "white foreigner"

Posted by Ellee on Nov 9, 2006 in updates | 31 comments A warm hearted family who wanted to become foster parents have been rejected for using the “inappropriate” words “white foreigner”. Dave Mott and his wife Sue Sarah, who have three children, including a disabled son, are naturally stunned and disappointed. Although they could appeal, they feel it would be pointless as their local social services have no confidence in...
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Has Ali Miraj shot himself in the foot?

Posted by Ellee on Nov 8, 2006 in Uncategorized | 16 comments I wonder what Ali Miraj plans to do now following his outspoken comments after he failed to be selected for the next round of the new safe Tory Witham seat. Ali claims he was told by Tory MPs Brooks Newmark, John Whittingdale and Bernard Jenkin (no longer in charge of candidates) before the meeting:  “Good luck Ali, but I would be shocked if they didn’t pick a white...
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David Cameron now needs to win over the support of male voters

Posted by Ellee on Nov 7, 2006 in Uncategorized | 18 comments Winning the hearts of women voters was a tremendous achievement for David Cameron. Latest polls show that 42% of women would vote Conservative compared to 30% for Labour if an election was held in three or four years. Men, however, favour Labour under Gordon Brown by 37% to 34% for Tories. Does this now indicate that it is time to focus more on winning over a larger share of the male vote? Has...
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Has Greenpeace had its day?

Posted by Ellee on Nov 6, 2006 in Uncategorized | 24 comments Has Greenpeace had its day? That seems to be the unequivocal view of MP Ed Vaizey who believes their recent storming and occupation of Didcot power station was “so last century”. Ed makes several valid points, how coal power is to stop being used there in less than a decade and how the plant has invested millions of pounds in renewable energy. So I’m not entirely sure why...
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What will Saddam’s death mean to Iraq?

Posted by Ellee on Nov 5, 2006 in Uncategorized | 16 comments With tyrant Saddam Hussain sentenced to hang, what difference will this make to Iraq’s future? Will it mark a turning point towards a more peaceful democracy? Or will his supporters seek to avenge his death, with Iraq continuing to self-distruct? I fear the latter will happen, it will be inevitable, and sectarian violence will continue to force the bloodied and battered country to the...
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Do English queens make better monarchs than kings?

Posted by Ellee on Nov 5, 2006 in Uncategorized | 20 comments The evidence seems to undoubtedly suggest that queens make better monarchs than kings. I wonder why they have apparently been more successful at ruling countries, as well as empires, than their male counterparts. Queen Elizabeth 1 reigned for 45 years and was 25 years old when she inherited the throne, remaining unmarried and childless which was also a very bold move in the 16th century. She is...
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Where are our young scientists who can "change the world"?

Posted by Ellee on Nov 4, 2006 in Uncategorized | 21 comments Full marks to Tony Blair for saying we need to encourage more of our young people to become scientists. A black mark for causing the problem in the first place. He says we must encourage young people who want to “change the world”, become science pioneers, a pity he didn’t think of that before allowing science to be dumbed down in our failing schools. We should be proud of our...
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My lunch date with David Cameron

Posted by Ellee on Nov 3, 2006 in Uncategorized | 9 comments I had an unexpected invitation from Grant Shapps this week, a rising political star and MP for Welwyn Hatfield, to come along and meet David Cameron, have a spot of lunch and listen to a speech. I was naturally looking forward to the opportunity of bending his ear, then when I turned up, I discovered that 299 other people had also been invited. Never mind, it would have been selfish to keep him...
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I’m really proud of Trudy

Posted by Ellee on Nov 3, 2006 in updates | 14 comments Trudy Lapinskis is the most inspirational woman I have ever met, she has suffered from the most unimaginable painful and horrific illness which left her looking physically grotesque and never complains. Her main concern is to raise awareness so others do not suffer the same way. Which is why she has organised the first conference into Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. being held in London next...
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Is Bush an amateur when it comes to war?

Posted by Ellee on Nov 3, 2006 in Uncategorized | 8 comments Hard to believe that George Bush’s team posted a nuclear bomb building guide on the internet? Who does he want to win this war on terror? The aim was to make public a vast archive of Iraqi documents captured during the war. I wonder if they have shared their information in the same way? But in recent weeks, the site has posted detailed accounts of Iraq’s secret nuclear research...
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Isn’t it time we legalised brothels?

Posted by Ellee on Nov 2, 2006 in Uncategorized | 24 comments Cambridgeshire police smashed a “vice ring” in its university city which raked in £5 million a year. They successfully prosecuted 11 men and women who managed, or assisted, in the management of prostitution. Only it seems nobody worked there against their will, what took place behind those closed doors was between consenting adults who agreed their own terms and conditions. Yet...
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Retired vicar languishes in Spanish hospital because there is no NHS bed

Posted by Ellee on Nov 2, 2006 in Uncategorized | 4 comments You really couldn’t make it up. You go away for a late autumn break to a Spanish island when you suddenly become ill and have emergency surgery. Your insurance company tries to make arrangements to fly you back to the UK – only to be told there is no available hospital bed. Canon David Wall, 67, has been waiting almost two weeks to return, but is stranded in Palma, Mallorca after...
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Could you stomach Saw 111?

Posted by Ellee on Nov 1, 2006 in updates | 27 comments I think I will most definitely give Saw 111 a miss, people are running out the cinema screaming, one person even needed hospital treatment after fainting with fright. I’m definitely one of the squeamish, give me Dr Zhivago any day, with its passion, politics and revolution, though I hope to have a few belly laughs this weekend, courtesy of Kazakhstan and Borat’s movie. Saw 111 sounds...
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Stress is not wimpish

Posted by Ellee on Nov 1, 2006 in updates | 11 comments Today is National Stress Awareness Day. And according to Mark Newey, of Winning Minds, stress is the biggest blight of our lives today, causing serious illness, he believes that stress is a killer. I have been giving this a plug for Mark (see pic) and this morning he was busy promoting it on BBC radio, we are also anticipating excellent local media coverage too. Let’s...
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