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Stephen Lawrence was a young man murdered by rascists. We've known this for 18 years. Many of us have looked at the Lawrence family and been inspired by their dignity in the face of such horror - again and again and again. It seems that we should … [Read more...]
The serial killings of Fred and Rose West was a case that dominated the early part of my career in newspapers. I didn't cover the story on a day-to-day basis but I knew several journalists who did - and working down the road in Swindon, it was close … [Read more...]
Watching the news tonight and I listened to the mum of 13-year-old boy justifying why her son went to the riots with a hammer strapped to his leg. He wasn't rioting, but he was there. The hammer was for his own protection. She was lamenting the … [Read more...]
I'm listening to Question Time talking about riots as I'm writing this. Here in Swindon, for three evenings in a row there has been rumour and counter-rumour about trouble in the town centre. To my knowledge, nothing's happened. Shops … [Read more...]
As I was quietly contemplating today's first new blog post, one literally popped into my head. Well, 'pop' is not quite the right word, more like 'screeched'. I'm not joking. On the little housing estate where I live, it is quite sedate so loud … [Read more...]
Last week I described a scenario to you where a police officer had almost come to blows with a company over the purchase of a very expensive motorhome. To re-cap, the £40,000 vehicle was a lemon and the company was refusing to replace it, … [Read more...]
I went on a course last week about ‘safe recruitment’ in my role as chair of a local pre-school. Even as volunteers, we’re expected to develop a knowledge of safeguarding children – a sentiment I applaud. The course on the whole was good … [Read more...]
MOTORHOME DILEMMA – WHAT WOULD YOU DO? THE FOLLOWING STORY IS TRUE… You are a journalist working on a national television show which often deals with consumer issues. You speak to a police officer who’s having problems with a company … [Read more...]
This is a mantra I hear frequently when people talk about the traditional media and it always shows me how little we consider where news comes from. News comes from human beings who are doing things – journalists have no magic wands, … [Read more...]
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