York student wins Norfolk seat

Posted by on Oct 3, 2009 in Politics | 4 comments I was amazed to read today that a 19-year old Liberal Democrat student based at York University won a Norfolk district council seat in a by-election this week. The Lib Dems always make a big deal about candidates not living in their constituency, even if they are just two miles out. Yet here they are not only supporting Ben McGilvray who lives 180 miles away, but then winning the seat with a...
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My mum’s adventure

Posted by on Oct 3, 2009 in Personal | 8 comments Ever since my mother-in-law died last month, my mother Loula has been anxious to visit the country of her birth, Greece. She particularly wanted to stay in a favourite hotel in Rhodes where she had spent many happy holidays with my late father. Unfortunately, it was not possible to arrange because the flights from Gatwick were either too early or too late. So my sister Rosalind put plan B into...
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