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Roll up, roll up, roll up and settle down for the biggest media circus since Princess Diana died. Rebekah Brooks and her husband, Charlie, are being charged with perverting the course of justice as part of the phone hacking inquiry. Rebekah, or Becki, (she is not known to her friends as Becki, but I like [...]

I am calling for David Cameron’s resignation and that Jeremy Hunt too. We Brits, in recent times, have a tendency to let Governments walk all over us. In Gulf War II there was no appetite for war, and despite the protests of the masses, and the opinion of the majority, Tony Blair marched our nation [...]

It’s been pretty crazy at t’chateau this weekend. Two major events – The Menace reached the grand old age of 4!! And I shot a pilot. No – I didn’t kill Hagar *I know tempting; but despite his mahoosiveness I would probably miss if I even tried, as I have never, ever, discharged a weapon. [...]

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‘The main pillar of every organised religion, with few exceptions, is the subjugation, repression, even the annulment of women in the group. Woman must accept the role of an ethereal, passive and maternal presence, never of authority or independence, or she will have to take the consequences. She might have a place of honour in [...]

Life is about lessons from mistakes, and believe me, I have learned a few over my 40 years. After my job as the Communications Director of the Velux 5 Oceans wrapped up, I scored a ghostwriting book deal with Penguin this took 18 months. In this time I also conceived, gestated and birthed a second [...]

Since the verdict the outcome for us has been that Hagar is still doing his job. He did not lose his job as I feared. So in many respects the forecast year has come to pass, and so, the ‘away’ begins. This year Hagar is mainly, mostly, away. The irony of the whole situation is [...]

Sometimes when you blog people set you challenges and will renumerate you in return. I was asked to write a blog post about Equestrian stuff. Now I know nothing about horses at all. But I do have a chum who is proper mad about nags. She has the biggest horse box I have ever seen [...]

Happy World Book day. It is indeed a day to celebrate the written word presented in the tangible form of books. I love books. I love owning books. I love being surrounded by books. I love the cover designs. I love the relationships they help me create with stories and information. But alas, over the [...]

You’ll find me writing here every Monday. In The Powder Room: A place for women to exchange their wants, likes, desires, trials and tribulations in an open and honest forum. And, more than that, you can have a laugh while you’re at it. In the Powder Room was created in response to the exasperated sighs [...]