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It's the Easter holidays and I've taken a few days off to spend time with my children. I'm not alone in this of course. When I do take time off with the children and we spend a few days out and about - one thing which really bugs me is poor … [Read more...]
It's Budget Day - a day when some journalists groan and yawn and others get all flustered with excitement. If you are producing a programme, especially a debate about the Budget or an impending Budget, the hardest job is to find participants. And … [Read more...]
Each year in Swindon we go to the pantomime as a family - often on Christmas Eve - and it's become part of our Christmas experience. This year it was Cinderella with Keith Chegwin as Buttons. It was extra special for me as I'd had the privilege of … [Read more...]
This week, I've really cracked on with the Christmas shopping - but I have noticed a real difference with the atmosphere around shopping this year. Or is it my imagination? As usual I've bought loads online - but have also had my credit card … [Read more...]
I can't help but watch this Channel 4 programme about Stephen Fry's 100 gadgets. I'm falling for this latest in a long line of 'Top 100 this or that' and I can't help it. Does someone as intelligent as Stephen Fry like the same gadgets as me, … [Read more...]
It seems timely that my blog post about Twitter and court proceedings came up in the news today (June 7). The BBC was reporting this morning that a judge has warned people that if they Twitter inappropriately from his court room and information gets … [Read more...]
There’s been much debate in media circles about the growing use of Twitter in court rooms. Attending court, especially if it’s a high profile case, is interesting and bizarrely exciting. So it’s not surprising that people … [Read more...]
I don’t want to talk about Rebekah or Charlie Brooks – okay?
We all know it was all over the news yesterday, don't we? Among the chatter and noise, there were a few voices of reason - saying 'shut up!', 'contempt of court'. I responded to a couple. Is this going to be the case where the social media chatter … [Read more...]