Ken Livingstone’s secret children

Posted by on Apr 4, 2008 in updates | 8 comments Ken Livingstone says he kept quiet about his "three undisclosed children" in order to protect the privacy of his former lovers. I would suggest it was to protect his own political image. Having five children by three women is not so uncommon these days, though it is not a record to be particularly proud of. According to today’s Evening Standard, the media knew about the London...
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Driving around on biofuels

Posted by on Apr 3, 2008 in updates | 13 comments I have just issued this letter by my MEP Robert Sturdy to our local papers on new legislation due to be introduced this month to increase the use of biofuels. It’s something we will have to get used to. I remember Robert telling me about a German MEP who was a farmer and produced his own biofuel from crops he grew, and used it is in his car. It will be interesting to see how many of us...
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Will the Olympics worsen China’s human rights record?

Posted by on Apr 2, 2008 in updates | 8 comments I do share the concerns of Amnesty International that China will worsen its human rights record by trying to suppress its critics and dissidents in a bid to portray a stable and harmonious image ahead of the Olympic Games in August. While I believe our athletics should attend the Games after spending years training for this high point of their career, having made countless sacrifices in order to...
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The pain has returned

Posted by on Apr 2, 2008 in updates | 14 comments I spent a sleepless night last night tossing and turning. But who was I to complain when it was David who was quietly suffering in pain. At 1am and 2am. Suffering considerable pain long into the night. So I dosed him up with painkillers and hoped that would help. He said it didn’t. So I doubled up the quantity. He finally went to sleep. It looks like bad news and I shall be calling his...
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Will you get fooled today?

Posted by on Apr 1, 2008 in updates | 14 comments Heather Yaxley has beaten me to it and published some of today’s April Fool’s Day stunts which have hit the headlines. The Daily Mirror claims that ITV has come up with Dancing On Ice using greyhounds to try and top the Strictly Come Dancing ratings. A Greyhound Racing Association spokesman is quoted as saying: "It is great to see the dogs enjoying it. Some are better suited to...
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The new media and politics

Posted by on Apr 1, 2008 in updates | 2 comments I was sorry last night to have missed the Reform/Bloomberg party to celebrate the new media politics revolution. I missed Jeremy Hunt, Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, speak on how new media should transform politics and government. Bloggers and social media users like myself are very well aware of this – and the challenges it brings for politicians. In fact,...
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