Am down in Birmingham – what a vibrant city – for the first day of the conference. Only 10am, but have already had my picture taken by the BBC for election night (just in case I win!)
In a few minutes, when Conference opens, I should be appearing in a video with my colleague Ron Bell
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The conviction of Joanne Hill for the murder of her daughter was thoroughly deserved. Her callous actions deserved the utmost condemnation and have made me very angry and upset. Out of embarrassment that her daughter Naomi had mild cerebral palsy, requiring her to use calipers to walk, she drowned her in the bath, holding her
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I’m always saying Blackpool can make more of its heritage. The modern and bright resort has its charm and attractions, but the elegance of yesteryear is never very far away either.
And that was proved in the Times obituaries today, which noted the sad passing of the ‘face of Blackpool’ Alys Lancaster at the grand age
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With September being ‘food month’ with the current ‘organic fortnight’ quickly followed by ‘British food fortnight’. And 2008 is also Lancashire Taste08 year, celebrating all the Red Rose County’s excellent local produce. It was appropriate that I had a bit of food trail.
An hour or two spent helping my friend Simon deliver some of his
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Somewhere in the gloamin’ you can just about distinguish me enjoying myself at the Illuminations Switch-On. I thought Scouting for Girls were excellent – Boyzone a bit lacklustre but hit the right buttons. I like Top Gear, but didn’t think a 2min appearance worth the hype! Crowd seemed to have a good time, and let’s
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