ElleeSeymour

Janice is just the ticket!

Janice is just the ticket!

by | Mar 6, 2010 | General Election 2010, Politics

Good one Janice. If candidates can’t afford their own battle bus, then this is the next best thing. I have spent a weekend with Janice Small in  Batley and Spen and I know how hard she is working. Deserving to win is not enough, and Janice knows she has to work...
MPs’ expenses and family life

MPs’ expenses and family life

by | Feb 23, 2010 | Politics

I’ll be watching the dramatisation tonight on BBC 4, On Expenses. I’m glad this story is being told as I felt journalist Heather Brooke, who spent five years trying to get information about MPs’ expenses, lost her moment of glory when the Daily Telegraph...
Who is Gordon Brown?

Who is Gordon Brown?

by | Feb 21, 2010 | 2010 general election, Politics

Working for a bully is a terrifying experience and totally demoralising. It makes going to work each day a nerve wracking ordeal and such allegations should fully investigated. These allegations today point a finger at our Prime Minister. BBC’s Nick Robinson gives a...
Modern Thatcherism

Modern Thatcherism

by | Feb 8, 2010 | 2010 general election, Politics

Congratulations to Therese Coffey who was given “a prolonged standing ovation” after becoming the Conservative parliamentary candidate in Suffolk Coastal to replace John Gummer. Her victory was outstanding. Jonathan Isaby, co-editor of ConservativeHome who chaired...
Blair and Iraq

Blair and Iraq

by | Jan 30, 2010 | News, Politics

I never expected an apology or regrets from Tony Blair when he gave evidence at the Iraq Inquiry.  What I have always found surprising is that public fury over the war, the sexed-up dossier of weapons of mass destruction and the tragic death of Dr David Kelly in...