Cherie’s last words

Tony Blair’s exit from 10 Downing Street will be immortalised by his wife’s undignified final blast at the press: “I don’t think I will miss you lot”. If Cherie feels aggrieved about her media coverage, she has herself to blame. She started off with a clean slate, just like Sarah Brown does now. I remember her refusal to tell anyone if her baby Leo had been...
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Who would you call if your house was flooded?

  Would you know who to call for help if your home suffered flooding on the same scale as in the Sheffield area?  My first thought would be to ring fire brigade, but the chances are they may not be able to help. The excellent East Anglian Daily Times reports today how the Suffolk Fire Brigades Union feared it could not cope if there was flooding on a similar scale in...
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Why Quentin Davies is a dead duck

I watched Quentin Davies on Newsnight last night and what struck me most was how he had not even thought through his political future as a Labour MP. Asked if he was likely to stand as a Labour candidate in his constituency of Grantham and Stamford in the next general election, he said he had no idea. He has clearly not decided what happens next. Perhaps his admiration of Gordon Brown will have...
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The missing – Raluca Denisa David

Raluca Denisa David mysteriously vanished this year on 25th May in Greece; poignantly, it was International Missing Children’s Day. According to reports, the 13-year-old girl disappeared in Kypseli, Greece. I am not sure if this is Kypseli, in central Athens, or Kypseli, a village on the island of Santorini. It would be helpful if these posters could provide clearer information. I could...
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