The missing – Jaycee Dugard (reunited)

Posted by on Aug 27, 2009 in The missing | 17 comments An 11-year-old schoolgirl who was abducted near her home in California 18 years ago was today being reunited with her shocked family after walking into a police station. Jaycee Lee Dugard was on her way to school when she was pulled into a stranger’s car just a block away from her South Lake Tahoe home. Her stepfather said he heard her scream and saw a man and a woman drive the terrified...
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Zeus, assisted suicide and the 2,000 year old olive tree

Posted by on Aug 26, 2009 in Personal | 3 comments I wonder if this is the first known case of assisted suicide, according to Zeus and Greek mythology, which was told to me by our tour guide Vera on the Greek island of Zakinthos during my recent holiday. You can also hear Panayiotis playing his pipes under the bough of the reputed 2,000-year-old olive...
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Britain gets hammered over EU rebate

Posted by on Aug 25, 2009 in PR client, Robert Sturdy MEP | 9 comments My MEP Robert Sturdy has today condemned the Labour government for selling out the UK taxpayer by agreeing to a massive increase of almost 60% in Britain’s financial contribution to the EU. He believes that a Conservative government would never have given away a large chunk of taxpayers’ money to the EU for no return. He has already had media interest after we issued a press release...
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Financing the third sector

Posted by on Aug 21, 2009 in Headway | 8 comments I’ve just signed up for two conferences about financing the third sector – particularly  of interest to me because of my work with Headway Cambridgeshire. The first on 17 September is being hosted by Futurebuilders England and speakers include Francis Maude, Member of the Shadow Cabinet with responsibility for the third sector; Hughes Sibille, Director General of Crédit...
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Being the Soham Psychic

Posted by on Aug 20, 2009 in Being the Soham Psychic | 34 comments I can now tell you about the book I have been working on over the last year. A copy has just arrived on my doormat, which is a totally thrilling experience. And it is on a topic which is totally different to my normal line of work. Do you believe in psychics? When I am asked this, I reply that I believe in Dennis McKenzie, best known as the “Soham Psychic” for the chillingly accurate...
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My holiday highlights

Posted by on Aug 17, 2009 in Personal | 24 comments We have just returned bronzed and refreshed from our cruise around the Med which we shared with 3,000 plus passengers on P & O’s amazing new flagship, The Venturer. It was so vast that I only mastered my way around its countless corridors – all beige and identical – by the end of our 16 day trip. Here are some of my highlights: Most unusual kiss: This happened on the Greek island of...
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