Books, shoes and superbugs

Books, shoes and superbugs

It was great to hear from my author friend Richard Havers this afternoon; I needed a breather from the topics I had been working on – shoe prices and EU anti-dumping measures, and “superbugs” and Epidemic Intelligence for the Infection 2009 conference I am...
Headway Cambs seeks new trustees

Headway Cambs seeks new trustees

We are very fortunate at Headway Cambridgeshire in having a young board of savvy trustees with interesting jobs. At the same time, being a trustee requires time and commitment and sometimes it has to give way for career moves. That’s the situation we find ourselves...
Not everyone lives in the Google era

Not everyone lives in the Google era

Conservatives fell on their own sword of secrecy by not publicly revealing the names of candidates shortlisted for parliamentary seats. Within hours of the very accomplished Liz Truss being selected for the safe seat of South West Norfolk at the weekend, a Sunday...
Avon ladies can turnover millions

Avon ladies can turnover millions

No wonder I have two Avon ladies who drop off their booklets at my house. If they are anything like Debbie Davis, they could be making a cool £250,000 a year, with a £7 million turnover. According to Sky News, Debbie is a Sunderland lass who five years ago was on...
York Lib Dems and student bribery

York Lib Dems and student bribery

More than 100 students at York Uni were signed up to join the Lib Dems at a Freshers’ Fayre by being offered free membership, according to this report. It  now boasts that it is the largest student group in the country. Their numbers are said to have increased...