Via bucksfamilyinfo.org: Are you looking for things to do with the kids or your friends over the Summer holidays? Maybe you need holiday childcare so you can carry on working? Our information sheets list holiday activities and holiday schemes across Buckinghamshire, with full contact details. With activities ranging from cooking workshops to sports […]
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Attempting to live an adventurous life in a nannying age
AGM of the Association of British Drivers
Some months ago, I agreed to become a Patron of the Association of British Drivers, together with Karl McCartney MP and David Morris MP, so I was glad today to speak at their 2011 AGM. My presentation covered: Coalition policy for the roads Fuel prices: how tax and currency debasement […]
Read MoreAt last, summer’s back
Glorious weather failed to bless our Patrons’ party on Friday evening: the rain of the past few weeks fell hard. Thank goodness we are British, shivering only slightly under cover outdoors for a successful event. On Saturday, I was delighted to open Marlow Bottom’s 40th Rose Carnival, which was a […]
Read MoreA serious commitment to crew weight
Each year, the good people of High Wycombe weigh the Mayor, the councillors and the MP to check who is gaining weight at taxpayer expense. It’s a magnificent idea but strangely my Westminster colleagues seem reluctant to institute the tradition on Parliament Square. Unfortunately, I put a little weight on […]
Read MoreHigh Wycombe weighs in new mayor Chaudhary Ditta
Via High Wycombe weighs in new mayor Chaudhary Ditta (From Bucks Free Press): BOOS and cheers rang around Frogmoor this morning as crowds gathered to see whether High Wycombe’s dignitaries have been dining out at the taxpayers’ expense. Incoming mayor Chaudhary Ditta raised a cheer at the traditional Mayor Making ceremony […]
Read MoreReady to Race?
I notice that terms relating to KTM motorcycles (tagline “Ready to Race”) still top the searches which bring people to my site, apart from the obvious “Steve Baker MP“. Despite the fact that my 950 Supermoto has been the most unreliable bike I have had, and by a wide margin, […]
Read MoreI confess: I went skydiving last weekend
Here’s the proof (I’m second from bottom): In the last year, I had only jumped 10 times: politics had simply consumed all my time. Eventually, I decided I had to keep on living, so I put in a short weekend’s jumping. The country’s problems are huge. They were before I […]
Read MoreThe original and the contemporary Leviathan and the Third Way
This morning, I was delighted to attend the opening of Biblefresh in High Wycombe. The programme for the day looked superb and I was sorry I could not stay for it. Wycliffe Bible Translators set out a tremendous display which was a powerful reminder both of how many languages humanity has invented […]
Read MoreA campaign for one day of peace or how I met Jude Law
Via my article A campaign for one day of peace » The Cobden Centre: As Member of Parliament for Wycombe, I am acutely aware of the widespread consequences of armed conflict on individuals across the world. For example, many of my constituents hail from Kashmir and Pakistan and their extended families […]
Read MoreThe Apple App Store and other innovations
Apple just added the App Store to OS X: Suddenly, it is as easy to find and install new applications on Apple computers as it has been on iPhone and iPad. No doubt this will catch on… And I just discovered how much progress Ubuntu Linux has made. It’s interesting […]
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