Honours, disappointments and a New Year

Honours, disappointments and a New Year

Congratulations to Labour MP Anne Begg who is to be made a dame in the New Year honour’s list. She has been rewarded for her services to the disabled and her work on equal opportunities; she was vice-chair of the rarely held Speaker’s Conference which made...

11 Social Media Trends for 2011

I agree with all the predicted trends forecast in this article about the 10 social media trends for 2011 which I share with readers here. However, I have added another to make it 11 trends to include the use of mobile barcodes derived from QR codes, which are used via...
The greed of London Underground drivers

The greed of London Underground drivers

How greedy can you get. London Underground train drivers are on strike today because they want triple pay and a day off in lieu for working on Boxing Day. Aslef members chose to strike today to deliberately disrupt Boxing Day outings in the city, to maximise misery...

Families and Christmas

I can’t imagine a Christmas without family. It’s become a ritual that we spend Christmas Day with my sister in my home town of Wisbech and everyone visits me on Boxing Day. We try to gather as many of the family together as possible. But it’s each to...