My speech to council on International Women’s Day 2013

Friday 8th March was a day for the world to celebrate women. I’ve written on this blog before – pretty comprehensively, I like to think – about what International Women’s Day is for and why it’s important, so I won’t

My speech to council on International Women’s Day 2013

Friday 8th March was a day for the world to celebrate women. I’ve written on this blog before – pretty comprehensively, I like to think – about what International Women’s Day is for and why it’s important, so I won’t

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Michael’s Manchester

Regular conference-goers of a certain age will be familiar with Peter Wheeler’s annual guides to the best local pubs – now there’s a new generation. My friend Michael Wheeler has produced an exhaustively researched (I can attest) guide to some

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Michael’s Manchester

Regular conference-goers of a certain age will be familiar with Peter Wheeler’s annual guides to the best local pubs – now there’s a new generation. My friend Michael Wheeler has produced an exhaustively researched (I can attest) guide to some

Rape 101

Ooookay. Thanks, the internet. I’d got most of my column written at about half seven last night – wasn’t about much, had a few jokes. And then Twitter informed me that some Missouri Republican Congressman I’d never heard of had

Rape 101

Ooookay. Thanks, the internet. I’d got most of my column written at about half seven last night – wasn’t about much, had a few jokes. And then Twitter informed me that some Missouri Republican Congressman I’d never heard of had

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Leaflets, licensing and the Lass O’Gowrie: what I’m up this week

Got a bit of a busy one for the rest of the week! Today’s mostly a #labourdoorstep day – I’ve just come back from delivering thank-you leaflets (yes, I know the election was a while ago) and I’ve got several

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Leaflets, licensing and the Lass O’Gowrie: what I’m up this week

Got a bit of a busy one for the rest of the week! Today’s mostly a #labourdoorstep day – I’ve just come back from delivering thank-you leaflets (yes, I know the election was a while ago) and I’ve got several

The Sunday Summary, 6-12th August

Hope you’ve all had a good weekend. I’ve been quite a good little blogger this week, so I thought I’d show off with this quick round-up of the week’s posts, in case you might be interested in any you missed!

The Sunday Summary, 6-12th August

Hope you’ve all had a good weekend. I’ve been quite a good little blogger this week, so I thought I’d show off with this quick round-up of the week’s posts, in case you might be interested in any you missed!

getInvolved

6 things you can do to get more involved in your community

Following this post from earlier in the week, Sue from the Rusholme & Fallowfield Civic Society has very kindly got in touch with some suggestions of other community opportunities to blog about. Today’s post is about things you can do to

getInvolved

6 things you can do to get more involved in your community

Following this post from earlier in the week, Sue from the Rusholme & Fallowfield Civic Society has very kindly got in touch with some suggestions of other community opportunities to blog about. Today’s post is about things you can do to

Young, Bright and on the Right

Review: Young, Bright and on the Right

Reading over the notes I made during Young, Bright and on the Right last night on BBC2, three points stand out, because I wrote them in capitals. One is MY GOD THEY LOOK YOUNG, the second is WHY IS HE

Young, Bright and on the Right

Review: Young, Bright and on the Right

Reading over the notes I made during Young, Bright and on the Right last night on BBC2, three points stand out, because I wrote them in capitals. One is MY GOD THEY LOOK YOUNG, the second is WHY IS HE