Originally posted @ 7:59 am, Fri 10th Jul 2009 Wilford Hill church filled to overflowing for the funeral of Pearl Creamer on Tuesday....

Originally posted @ 1:16 pm, Fri 24th Jul 2009 I've just watched the declaration for the Norwich North by-election - one of the...

Originally posted @ 2:40 pm, Fri 10th Jul 2009 A call for support for ambitious change at the forthcoming climate change conference in...

Originally posted @ 1:09 pm, Fri 26th Jun 2009 I have signed the new Labour Party pledge on standards, at the launch by Gordon Brown in...

Originally posted @ 11:00 pm, Sun 31st May 2009 The allowances scheme for MPs has been inexplicable – people cannot relate to how it...

Originally posted @ 11:47 pm, Sun 31st May 2009 The month of May has been intense and very wet for canvassers. Loads to say, but so...

Originally posted @ 11:49 pm, Sun 31st May 2009 Our County Councillors hold our values and have given years of effective service, in a...

Originally posted @ 11:53 pm, Sat 11th Apr 2009 South Derbyshire Tories have decided to press on with preparations to sell council...

Originally posted @ 11:58 pm, Wed 29th Apr 2009 The personal cannot always be political. But when citing reasons to be proud of Labour's...

Originally posted @ 8:59 pm, Wed 1st Apr 2009 So Prince Phillip tries to steal the limelight again. Barack Obama explains to the Queen...

Originally posted @ 6:34 pm, Wed 29th Apr 2009 Strange that having decided to press on last month with a plan to sell-off South...

Originally posted @ 6:58 pm, Wed 29th Apr 2009 So last night, a great night was had as Eddie Izzard and Alastair Campbell entertained...

Originally posted @ 12:45 am, Thu 30th Apr 2009 Having seen the "In the Thick of It" specials this week and last, I was so expecting to...

Originally posted @ 3:35 pm, Tue 31st Mar 2009 Joined a tssa protest today against job cuts proposed at East Midlands Trains. Gerry...

Originally posted @ 10:29 pm, Wed 4th Mar 2009 Not often I'm indebted to the Daily Mail for a funny political story, but they reported...

Originally posted @ 6:59 am, Tue 17th Feb 2009 Oh Lordy, it's the Tory Party. Apparently frustrated at centrally imposed initiatives on...

Originally posted @ 1:33 pm, Fri 19th Dec 2008 Bernard Crick has died. Among many things, he was the author of “In Defence of Politics”...

Originally posted @ 2:26 am, Fri 7th Nov 2008 Labour has held Glenrothes, increasing our share of the vote from the 2005 General Election...

Originally posted @ 11:16 am, Thu 6th Nov 2008 Good news from the United States. Barack Obama's victory represents many things (see...

Originally posted @ 5:00 pm, Thu 6th Nov 2008 Special day today. The unveiling of a statue of Brian Clough right in the heart of...