How our government could help women find happiness

How our government could help women find happiness

I have always considered the Netherlands a progressive nation, impressed at how multi-lingual its citizens are (I remember meeting one 11-year-old boy in Amsterdam who could speak four languages), and they have achieved impressive household recycling solutions we can...
Lily Cole’s Cambridge theatre debut

Lily Cole’s Cambridge theatre debut

Modelling superstar Lily Cole strove to be just another Cambridge student as she made her acting debut at the city’s famous university ADC Theatre in Chekhov’s The Seagull. Yet she knew that would be impossible as her fame would attract much attention,...

The latest ban for prisoners ….

While the debate rages over whether prisoners should be allowed to vote, my blogging friend Winchester Whisperer has revealed the latest ban for inmates – the use of sanitising hand gel wash regularly used in hospitals and on crusie ships. She explains the...

What would women march for in the UK?

When did thousands of women last hold protest marches in the UK? Is there any issue they feel passionate about which would spur them into this kind of protest? I ask this question following the outraged women of Italy who did just that recently throughout their...

MP warned she could lose seat over forest sales

An Englishman’s home might be his castle, but he also feels very defensive about his countryside – and forests – as recent outrage has shown following government plans to sell off some of its woodland. As a keen rambler whose walks often include...