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Society & Politics Long live the NHS The National Health Service, far from being an innefficient, wasteful, cash drain, as the Health Secretary would have us believe, is delivering first-class service ... well, it certainly did for me! Read more	1	31st Jan 2014 Anthony Page
Society & Politics Abduction, al-Qaeda and a war of terror What can be achieved by the 'rendition' of al-Qaeda suspects from Libya and Somalia? The answer - nothing! Read more	0	18th Oct 2013 Gareth Hargreaves
Society & Politics Jeremy Hunt shifts blame for poor elderly care onto GPs Health Secretary says poor service received by most vulnerable is down to Labour and not the top-to-bottom cuts the coalition has made to front line NHS services. Read more	0	10th Sep 2013 Gareth Hargreaves
Society & Politics The West and the Syria conflict 2million displaced people and more than 110,000 dead in Syrian conflict since fighting began in March 2011 Read more	0	3rd Sep 2013 Gareth Hargreaves
Entertainment Rush - James Hunt versus Nikki Lauda Big screen dramatisation of the rivalry between Formula One racing drivers James Hunt and Nikki Lauda Read more	0	2nd Aug 2013 Gareth Hargreaves
Society & Politics It’s just not cricket! Fair play in sport Is Stuart Broad a barefaced cheat or an opportunist who took advantage of his opponents’ lack of nous with DRS? Read more	0	24th Jul 2013 Gareth Hargreaves
Health & Wellbeing Why you should celebrate the first national care home open day, 2013 On the 21 June, hundreds of care home across Britain will be throwing open their doors to the public to celebrate the first ever National Care Home Open Day. And I for one hope this annual event continues for many years to come. Read more	0	18th Jun 2013 James Newhouse
Society & Politics Luis Suarez: Punish the crime, not the man Offence serious enough to require a 10 game ban but insignificant enough to be ignored by the police. Read more	0	26th Apr 2013 Gareth Hargreaves
Home & Leisure Half Term is Approaching Some of the things you can do this half term with my grandchildren Read more	0	7th Feb 2013 Laura Beck
Entertainment The Crone Club - Older women deserve ‘Chick lit’ too Like many women I sometimes want a light and relaxing novel to read, yet it is so hard to find something for my 'older' age group. So I wrote the book I would like to read. It is called The Crone Club and is about a group of reunited schoolfriends. These women are now in their 60s but that is not going to stop them having fun and not one of them has any intention of "acting her age." Read more	0	7th Dec 2012 Sandra Peddle
Travel London Theatre and Theatre Breaks We, and by "we" I mean those in the theatre industry, forget how much of an effort it can be to arrange to go to the theatre. So I wrotea book to help. Read more	0	23rd Oct 2012 Simon Harding
Society & Politics And so we say farewell....Bob Diamond! Bod Diamond finally resigns from Barclays over the Libor Scandal. Read more	0	3rd Jul 2012 Anthony Page
Society & Politics Falling inflation, G20 progress and an England win at the Euros Silver linings all round! Well life isn’t all bad if yesterday is anything to go by? Read more	0	20th Jun 2012 Anthony Page
Society & Politics Euro crisis: Greece election fuels further single currency uncertainty Slim majority sees Greeks vote for austerity rather than withdrawal from Euro, but could continued market speculation bury the Euro. Read more	0	18th Jun 2012 Anthony Page
Society & Politics What world do they live in? Pensions are back in the news again as doctors and nursing staff vote to strike over public sector pension cuts. Read more	0	30th May 2012 Anthony Page
Entertainment The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe A fantastic night out watching a new production of the CS Lewis classic by the 360degree Theatre Company. Read more	0	24th May 2012 Anthony Page
Society & Politics Onwards, into the valley of death they rode! Bankia rescued by government of Spain as Eurozone countries flirt with disaster once again. Read more	0	11th May 2012 Anthony Page
Society & Politics Cameron Says It As It Is! Crisis in Eurozone only half way through reveals Prime Minister. Read more	0	2nd May 2012 Anthony Page
Work & Career Aviva shoots itself in the foot – priceless! Insurance giant, Aviva, drops email redundancy bombshell by mistake. Read more	0	23rd Apr 2012 Anthony Page
Society & Politics May Day, May Day ... Theresa's going down! Shamelessly stolen from the BBC. A round of newspaper reaction to the latest gaff from Home Secretary Theresa May. Read more	0	20th Apr 2012 Lord Nelson
Society & Politics Pensioners Tax Allowances! Here we go again – Ed Miliband prattling on about the ‘great pensioner theft of 2012’. I’m not sure if he is just thick or is using the ignorance of the general public to score very tacky political points. Read more	1	19th Apr 2012 Anthony Page
Health & Wellbeing How to add life to your life! I've found the solution to insomnia and discovered the pleasures of a nocturnal cup of tea, reading and box set DVDs. Read more	0	17th Apr 2012 Anthony Page
Home & Leisure Carpets - Search 100s Cheap Carpets Now Spring is supposedly on the way is it time to look at refreshing and updating your home ready for the new brighter, lighter season ahead. One of the ways you can do this is by giving a room a lick of paint and changing your carpets. Read more	0	14th Apr 2012 Jacob Scoth
Home & Leisure Wallpaper Murals Decorate your home with wall murals and wallpaper mural from Printed space. It helps you finding huge selection of wallpaper murals and photo wallpaper murals that will look great in your home. Read more	0	14th Apr 2012 Jacob Scoth
Society & Politics Abu Hamza on a one way ticket to US Radical Islamist cleric, Abu Hamza, plus four men suspected of plotting terrorist acts have lost their appeal in the Strasbourg Court of Human Rights. They now face deportation to the USA to stand trial. Read more	0	10th Apr 2012 Anthony Page
Money & Finance SIPP suckers Serious Fraud Squad estimates £32million in Self Invested Pension Plans at risk after investors place faith in slick sales promises of high returns. Read more	0	28th Mar 2012 Anthony Page
Money & Finance Scam emails. I must be a sucker! An email scam almost caught me out yesterday, because I thought of my friend's plight rather than questioning the content and context of the messaging. Am I the only mug who didn't see straight through this? Read more	0	23rd Mar 2012 Anthony Page
Entertainment Olympic torch relay - one of the chosen I'm carrying the Olympic torch and need to get in training Read more	0	20th Mar 2012 Anthony Page
Society & Politics Observations on a mad world Thoughts on Hamid Karzai, Ed Balls the perfect friend and the European Working Directive Read more	0	19th Mar 2012 Anthony Page
Society & Politics Time to let the punishment fit the crime? As a judge's lenient sentence causes controversy, and a convicted criminal brags about it afterwards on Facebook, should the judiciary be held legally responsible for its decisions? Read more	0	20th Dec 2011 Marce Colucci