Olympic Glory
I admit it: I was an Olympic cynic. Nine billion quid was a huge amount even when the economy was doing well. Having toured the Olympic Park on Wednesday with...
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Why I’m saying no to strip clubs in Ipswich
I’ll talk about the riots next week, when the dust has settled and we can see things a little more clearly. Today I want to talk...
Read this entry » Egyptians fear chaos
I’m now back in Ipswich after ten days away in the Middle East. As I wrote last week, it is a hopeful but at the same time frightening...
Read this entry » Troubles faced in the Middle East
Sitting at the bar, my neighbour explained how she was about to leave for Europe to work. We talked briefly about Britain – I said...
Read this entry » Hacked off with Hacking
Twice in the past fortnight I have put my name down to speak in Commons debates on the ‘phone hacking scandal. But twice I have not...
Read this entry » Hospital problems that must go away
There’s no getting away from it: the news from the hospital is pretty dark. Heath Road is carrying large historic debts, built up...
Read this entry » Left Foot In It
It's a pity to see Will Straw's well-conceived and intentioned "Left Foot Forward" reverting to that age old tactic of the Left: accuse an opponent...
Read this entry » Celebrating Carers
First off – I had the great pleasure of attending the opening of the new carers room at the hospital on Friday. I know what carers...
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Website
My new website will be online shortly. It has taken considerable time to develop and I want to set out why. First, I decided immediately after the election that...
Read this entry »Growing the Economy
A quick thought on watching today's budget. Their predicted economic calamity having failed to materialise, the Labour Party are now wailing that the economy is...
Read this entry »Dragons in Ipswich
There is so much that I want to report this week that I risk making a meal of it, and that more a collection of canapés than meat and two veg. Or...
Read this entry »Tai Chi shows we are Top Town
Great stuff from Ipswich’s very own Anglo-Chinese Cultural Exchange. This little group, run by the energetic Lydia Tse, runs Tai Chi classes for young...
Read this entry »Children and Politics Do Mix
There is one, simple, cardinal rule in live TV: never, ever, do live shows with either children or animals. Both are completely unpredictable and you just...
Read this entry »Peru and Ipswich – A Hopeful Lesson?
Who is this guy? What’s he doing in my column? Let me explain. Fourteen years ago, when I was a little more fresh-faced than now, I worked for...
Read this entry »Wedded Bliss
I cannot deny that I was sucked in by wedding fever on Friday. And having watched the great even on the box, I headed out to visit some of the street parties...
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