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Who’s the boss?

Posted in stuff, tagged , , on August 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Hillary Clinton’s totally understandable response to being asked at a press conference in her capacity as Secretary of State has provoked reporting about her ‘extraordinary outburst’ (e.g. The Times). What’s extraordinary about it other than the fact that most government figures would not expect to be asked for their spouses views on an important matter rather than their own? It [...]

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Harman v Prescott – Below the belt

Posted in stuff, tagged , , , on August 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Political commentary is not really my thing on this blog, but I just cannot let the very public online spat between Harriet Harman and John Prescott go unremarked. Let me say at the outset that I’m not a member of any political party, although you may discern from this blog that I am generally leftish. I [...]

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MS is not a four letter word by Lucy Reed (neé Reed)

Posted in stuff, tagged , , , , on June 5, 2009 | 6 Comments »

I despair sometimes at ever being properly addressed by my given and chosen name. It’s only short but it causes oh so much trouble. . Every time I attend an unfamiliar court I go through the motions when I sign in: I enunciate ‘Ms…Lucy…Reed…no it’s double E D…I’m counsel for the Respondent / Applicant…’ (it’s [...]

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Scary Stuff – BNP White Paper on Family Law

Posted in stuff, tagged , , , on May 25, 2009 | 16 Comments »

No doubt the BNP are hoping to capitalise on the general disillusionment with mainstream political parties in order to gain seats in the forthcoming european elections and further down the line. (I have received a rather unpleasant leaflet through the door myself, plastered with respectable white people and unpleasant slogans.) For anyone contemplating casting a [...]

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Who Cares?

Posted in stuff, tagged , , , on May 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »

At a wedding over the weekend my other half got chatting to the very pregnant lady on our table about parenthood. Overhearing him describe himself as the ‘primary carer’ to her provoked an unexpected reaction. It’s a term I throw about at work myself, and one which used in respect of my other half fairly describes the [...]

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Less is Moore

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on March 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Yuk yuk yuk. What an obnoxious woman! I had the misfortune last night of watching ‘Mums who leave their kids’ last night on telly, a ‘documentary’ by Jane Moore a writer for the Sun. I say documentary, but in fact this was really just an opportunity for Jane Moore to pour forth a whole load [...]

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