19:24 Just taken part in TV debate on France 24 about swine flu # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter
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KIERA KNIGHTLEY’S AD AGAINST VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Posted on April 30, 2009 by maryhoneyballmep
Whatever faith I may have had that violence against women is being taken seriously has been been severely dented, if not demolished all together. You will remember that I recently blogged on the anti-women abuse ad on You Tube starring Keira Knightley http://thehoneyballbuzz.com/?s=keira+knightley. Well, key scenes will apparently have to be taken out before the advert, commissioned [...]
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MOST RECENT TWEETS
Posted on April 29, 2009 by maryhoneyballmep
17:35 Back in London. About to talk to joint meeting of the Labour Parties in Croydon # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter
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GAIL TRIMBLE
Posted on April 29, 2009 by maryhoneyballmep
University Challenge sensation Gail Trimble was never going to be a one day wonder. You will remember I blogged about her amazing performance. I continue to follow her career and it transpires that she continues to pursue her academic interests, having recently had a review of a new translation of the Satires of Horace published in [...]
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CRISIS AVERTED: BENEFICIAL TELCOMS PACKAGE ON VERGE OF BEING APPROVED BY EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Posted on April 29, 2009 by maryhoneyballmep
Investment in “Next Generation” communications infrastructure isn’t usually a topic to get most people’s pulses racing. But the so called “Telecoms Package”, currently going through the European Parliament is proving an exception to the rule! The main thrust of the legislation ensures that competition between different telecoms companies is open and fair across Europe. I need not [...]
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MOST RECENT TWEETS
Posted on April 28, 2009 by maryhoneyballmep
12:33 In Brussels chairing meeting on rape reporting and conviction rates in EU # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter
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BLOGGING AND POLITICS
Posted on April 28, 2009 by maryhoneyballmep
I’ve just finished speaking to some journalism students from the University of Westminster about political blogging. It was good to see so many people engaged in politics and the European Union.
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THE GREATEST GAMES FOR THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD
Posted on April 28, 2009 by maryhoneyballmep
Yesterday evening I went to a question and answer session with Eddie Izzard putting questions to Tessa Jowell and Ed Balls. Held in the Bloomsbury Theatre, part of London University, the audience was largely made up of students. I, on the other hand, was pleased to attend an event so near to my home. [...]
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GOOD ON THE TIMES FOR SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON THE SEXIST TORIES
Posted on April 28, 2009 by maryhoneyballmep
How David Cameron’s conference stage has become a women-free zone A frightening glimpse of what could be….The Times front page story today shamed the Tories for their serious downgrading of women within the party. Cameron has not included a single woman in his testosterone fuelled team to fight Labour over the economy. This comes as [...]
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MOST RECENT TWEETS
Posted on April 27, 2009 by maryhoneyballmep
11:16 Poll on G20 policing – Let me know your views: tinyurl.com/c6u4ym # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter
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