I don’t really want this blog to turn into the Richard & Judy book club. But I must recommend a book I have just finished reading. Half of a Yellow Sun is by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The title refers to the flag of Biafra, and the story is a compelling one. It charts the decline
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Congratulations to all those volunteers – especially Jim Houldsworth – who put so much effort into securing Blackpool’s right to host this year’s Veterans Day.
This is a fantastic opportunity for the town. We have a large ex-service community here, and this will give them the recognition they deserve. It will also attract many thousands of
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The Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Blackpool North & Cleveleys, Paul Maynard, has today launched a campaign to keep all three of the threatened Post Offices in his constituency open for business. Local campaigners will be outside each of the threatened Post Offices on the next three Saturdays collecting signatures towards the Petition to save them.
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I suppose that if I want to be fashionable, I ought to start describing myself as Blackpool’s answer to Barack Obama. Everybody else is leaping on the bandwagon. Anywawy, I wonder how many of the so-called “Obamacons” could name a single one of his policies. Whilst he might not be as left wing as Mitt
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I had a really interesting visit to Blackpool Sixth Form College yesterday. The discussion with the Principal Felicity Greaves was wide-ranging – and it merely served to underline the importance in Blackpool of building up a culture where learning and education are valued. Looking at last week’s GCSE results in the town, there are still
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One of the benefits of publishing the record of parliamentary debate in Hansard is that it gives us the opportunity to see how our representatives actually vote when confronted with an issue – rather than just the airy waffle many associate with politicians. Residents in Blackpool North, Cleveleys and Fleetwood will therefore have had the
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Happy New Year. I hope everyone has a peaceful and fulfilled twelve months. I trust we also avoid Gordon Brown’s impending storm clouds – never was a New Year message more filled with dread!
Anyway, a mish-mash of New Year thoughts.
And now he seems to be saying that even though we all pay for the NHS
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