Humiliated MP asks, "Why were my expenses blacked-out?"

Posted by Ellee on Jun 21, 2009 in Politics | 8 comments MP Richard Spring has described the publication of blacked-out expenses as a “mockery”. He was shocked to find that his expenses were censored this way, even though he made no requests to have any items removed from publication. The Suffolk MP has told his local paper, the East Anglian Daily Times, that it came as “a massive surprise” to see details of his expenses list...
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The recession and sprucing up on public speaking

Posted by Ellee on Jun 21, 2009 in Toastmasters | 2 comments I was at the 10th anniversary dinner of Cambridge Speakers’ Club a few days ago and asked our area governor Graham Frost whether the recession had seen a decline of membership. I wondered if Toastmaster clubs were closing due to lack of support. On the contrary, he told me, the recession was making them more popular. He told me that Toastmasters International, the world’s largest...
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