Off to Nottingham uni

Off to Nottingham uni

I’m taking my son David to the open day at Nottingham University today. I can still remember him on his first day at school. He had just turned four and was the youngest boy in his class. I was the one left standing at the school gates feeling bereft....
Conservative women and Africa

Conservative women and Africa

Gordon Brown is not the only one to include Africa on his agenda by appointing Mark Malloch Brown as a new minister for Africa, Asia and the UN. It is a hot topic which will be debated at the Conservative Women’s Organisation’s conference in...
The missing – Damien Nettles

The missing – Damien Nettles

Damien Nettles went missing after a night out with friends on the Isle of Wight  in November, 1996 when he was just 16.  He had parted company from them at around 10.30pm. He was last seen at around midnight walking along the High Street in...
Will Miliband blog about foreign affairs?

Will Miliband blog about foreign affairs?

I did have some belief that Miliband’s heart was in the right place as Environment Secretary, trying to undo some of the considerable wrongs created by his predecessor, the inept Margaret Beckett. She certainly deserved to get the push. Although...

The sad story of Grace

I heard a tragic story today about a young woman of 26 called Grace who visited her parents in Cambridge recently. For some reason she was pushing a car when she fell and landed flat on her chest. She later contracted pneumonia and died afterwards of septicaemia...