Another day in London

Posted by on Jan 9, 2007 in updates | 10 comments I shall be on the train to London first thing tomorrow morning while you are probably still dreaming away, heading for a Blog Breakfast with Echo to discuss corporate and political blogging. I had a successful visit to the smoke today with my son David for his latest check-up at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The chronic oseteomyelitis in his jaw is thankfully improving, but he was advised to...
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The two words missing from Robin Cook’s headstone

Posted by on Jan 9, 2007 in updates | 16 comments A picture of Robin Cook’s headstone has been published today bearing his immortal words: “I may not have succeeded in halting the war, but I did secure the right of Parliament to decide on war”. It naturally mentions his wife Gaynor and two sons. I wonder why it could not have said: “Beloved husband of Gaynor and Margaret“, why ignore his first wife’s...
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Waste is not rubbish, it’s a resource

Posted by on Jan 9, 2007 in Uncategorized | 14 comments We need to rethink our views on household waste, it is not rubbish, it is a resource. Any scavenger will tell you that, like those from Poland in my picture. It’s an issue our government has ignored for years, which is why we are the worst recyclers in Europe. But there is money in muck, as China’s wealthiest woman appreciates, having made her fortune from recycling...
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