Cornish memories of when Edward Woodward signed my nomination papers

Goldsmith to the right of me, Goldsmith to the left of me, Goldsmith’s in front of me, I marched i
The interview was the strangest I have ever had, which would you pick The Guardian, The Telegraph or The Morning Star...? All this discussion of Zac Goldsmith, and his apparent lack of desire to pay the UK Taxman and Lord Goldsmith and his apparent uncertainty as to the legality of the war in Iraq, has reminded me of my visit to Goldsmith’s College 20 years ago. It was my second choice

You might think over 40 years after his death there weren’t many new Churchill stories…
Even years after his death Winston Churchill can still generate new stories... Despite dying in 1965 Winston Churchill still throws up a few new stories.  Today would have been his 135th birthday so it seems an appropriate time to tell my Churchill story. Before we start let me make it clear that I never met him, unfortunately, as he died many years before I was born, but only re

‘Local Liberal Democrats are on a war-footing!’ – The Press Officer’s Guide Lesson 7 – Kno
Standing in front of the portrait of Gladstone I commented on the news that the local Tory MP had announced his retirement It was a cold morning when a knock on my door woke me. It was strange to be woken by the couple I lodged with at the time, and even stranger to hear the strains of ‘Happy Birthday’ at the same time, especially as it wasn’t. Shaken out of my reverie I asked what on earth was going on, I was

‘It might be quite embarrassing to be stuck in a lift with me!’ said Miss Whiplash as I stood th
Cleo Rocos is well known for her portrayal of Miss Whiplash in the Kenny Everett Show in the 1980s and early 1990s, so you can probably guess I was surprised to fin

GPS Tracking of MPs – The perfect answer to all the problems that a Chief Whip might face…
Just think of all those scandals that could have been averted if MPs had been made to wear GPS tags... I read today that the new ‘Oasis of the Seas’ cruise liner, the biggest of its type, has created a new system of making sure that parents can keep track of their children. They are urging parents to use the system on the vast liner as it can track them on any of the decks of th