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No parent has all the answers so this scheme must be a good idea
Every parent remembers the moment only too well. Dark circles ringing their eyes, they blink in the daylight as they stagger out into the fresh air to a waiting car or taxi. The precious bundle swaddled in blankets and strapped … Continue reading
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Tagged Boots, dads, England, free parenting classes, mums, new parents, NHS, Personally Speaking, vouchers, Vulcan, Wales
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We need public libraries in Stoke-on-Trent now more than ever
Amid the carnage of multi-million pound public sector austerity measures there are many decisions which make us sit up and think. I’ve said before many times that I don’t envy the politicians who have to take the tough calls. It’s … Continue reading
We’ve all this technology so why does it feel like we’re going backwards?
The little ‘chat’ screen on the bottom right hand corner of my Facebook page popped up. It was my cousin Steven in New Zealand. “Great win for Vale,” he wrote, before informing me that he’s been flat-hunting in Wellington for … Continue reading
Jack Ashley: A truly great Parliamentarian who continues to inspire us all
I don’t have much time for politicians, if truth be told. I can’t be doing with the double-speak served up by so many of them and their simple inability to answer a direct question. Indeed, I blame much of the … Continue reading
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Tagged arthritis, Citizen of the Century, David Blunkett, David Cameron, disabled rights, Gordon Brown, House of Commons, House of Lords, Jack Ashley, Lord Ashley of Stoke, Nick Clegg, Opren, Personally Speaking, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, thalidomide, Titanic
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Too many healthy horses are dying. It’s a National disgrace
I was off work on Friday so missed the round-robin email from a colleague offering the chance to take part in the annual office Grand National sweepstake. I used to have a punt – even though I never had so … Continue reading
Who is to blame for the city council’s debt mountain?
They called it the ‘credit crunch’, didn’t they? A snappy little soundbite which attempted to explain to the masses that the bubble had finally burst and the Western world’s economy was going to hell in a handcart. Cue businesses going … Continue reading
Robbie’s got more important things on his mind than saving Port Vale
Jealousy is a terrible thing. It makes people do and say the daftest things – especially where celebrities are concerned. I guess that’s why stars like the Potteries’ own Robbie Williams will always be a soft target and why he … Continue reading
Posted in Personally Speaking, Port Vale
Tagged administration, Ayda, baby, Bill Bratt, California, Los Angeles, Personally Speaking, Pete Conway, Port Vale, Robbie Williams, shares, The Sentinel, tweet, Vale Park
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‘I don’t mind what they pay councillors… if they’re good enough’
There is understandable anger at proposals to give a pay rise to city councillors who are overseeing sweeping cutbacks and hundreds of redundancies. Indeed, the idea is so barking mad I did half wonder whether or not it had been … Continue reading
This is why the Second World War generation was so special…
I’m always moved by the death of an old soldier such as Dunkirk veteran William Brindley whose funeral was reported in weekend editions of The Sentinel. It goes without saying that the passing of Bill represents a great loss to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Para, 8th Army, Bill Brindley, Blighty, Dunkirk evacuation, Exocet missiles, Falklands Conflict, Falklands War, France, Germany, Goose Green, Harrier jump jet, Hitler, HMS Sheffield, Italy, Lieutenant Colonel H. Jones, Mount Tumbledown, North Staffordshire Regiment, Personally Speaking, Port Stanley, Prince Andrew, Sea King helicopter, Sir Galahad, Sky News, Skyhawk jet, St. Georgia, The Sentinel
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