Monthly Archives: March 2010
Easter Break
This is just to let regular readers, and not so regular ones come to that, know I am taking a break from the blog over Easter. I will not be posting during the Easter weekend, and my time out starts tomorrow . … Continue reading
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Lewisham West Campaign Launch
I was very happy to attend the launch of the general election campaign in Lewisham West last Friday. As a former Lewisham resident and Labour Party activist in Deptford, I always enjoy returning to my old stamping ground. Lewisham West MP Jim … Continue reading
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Celebrating the Life of Les Eytle
Last Friday I attended a Celebration of the Life of James Leslie Hicks Eytle, known to all as Les. Les was one of those people who make the Labour Party work. I first met Les in the 1980s when I was … Continue reading
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Cameron backtracks on Europe
Having just come away from my weekly fix of the Politics Show I am reeling in a state of quiet shock about Davis Cameron’s pronouncements on Europe. Instead of the cast iron promise that he will repatriate powers from the … Continue reading
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Is there a sillier man in public life than Daniel Hannan MEP?
That’s the question Oliver Kamm at the Times asks? He gently demolishes Daniel’s latest crass assertion. I suspect Oliver is not that familiar with many of the other Conservative MEPs so he may be a little unfair to Daniel. I do hope … Continue reading
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Is time running out to achieve the Millennium Development Goals?
The deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is only five years away, and while some progress has been made at the international and national levels, it has until now been too slow and partial. Decision-makers have a tendency … Continue reading
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More Women in Top Jobs Key to Economic Growth
Only one in 10 board members of Europe’s biggest listed companies is a woman and all central bank governors in the EU are male. This is quite scandalous, not least because, according to a new report from the European Commission … Continue reading
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London Higher Education’s Europe Group
Last week I met with London Higher the body which represents over 40 Higher Education institutions. I was fortunate to have an extended discussion with Professor Jane Broadbent Deputy Vice Chancellor at Roehampton University who like me was on the feminist frontline in … Continue reading
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Accolade for saving the Metropolitan Police Trafficking Unit
PR Week featured my work to save the Met Police Trafficking Unit as one of their three top campaigns this week. It has also been mentioned in Campaign magazine. The petition to save the Metropolitan Police dedicated human trafficking unit … Continue reading
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Cathy Ashton sans français diplomatique causes French culottes to get vraiment dérangées
So our very own Cathy Ashton has, at the behest of French Foreign Minister Pierre Lallouche, agreed to take French lessons. As regular readers of this blog will know, I have cause to thank M. Lallouche for his outspoken condemnation … Continue reading
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