Spurred on by the amazing campaign that Natasha Ednan Laperouse's parents have fronted since the inquest's findings into Natasha's death, the Food Standards Agency/DEFRA have been remarkably speedy in getting out a consultation on how to move forward. The question is how feasible …
Politics
Harry Leslie Smith
(Image courtesy of Sarah Lee for the Guardian.) I don't usually regret having handed over all social media activity to Cressida and Kathy but reading the Guardian's obituary this week of Harry Leslie Smith aged 95 I sort of wish that I had remained logged in just to read his …
FreeFrom Eating Out Awards – and today’s papers…..
The three weeks that followed our celebration of James' life on November 2nd (see my earlier blog) have been extremely hectic as I had to cram all of the work that I would normally have done over four to six weeks for the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards presentation into 15 days. So …
Return the VAT on the sale of ‘There But Not There’ Tommies
In the age on on-line campaigning, so many calls for support land daily in my in-box that I fear that they do not all get the attention that they probably deserve. But there three reasons why this one one on Change.org caught my eye. 1. I was one of those who went and planted …
Basking in the sun in Co Leitrim
I don't know how it is where you are, but here in London the rain continues to pour down making this the wettest and most parrot sickening Easter in living memory. So to cheer you up – although possibly it will just depress you yet further – here are a few sun-drenched pictures …