http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee/newwith/me Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:01:32 -0800 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:01:32 -0800 http://www.mybloglog.com/ en-us <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/23/memories-of-a-special-nativity/'>Memories of a special nativity – Merry Christmas</a> <br>This favourite photo sits on my bookcase, memories of a special nativity 13 years ago when my youngest son James was four. He...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:36:04 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/20/the-wonders-of-walking-is-it-the-new-rocknroll/'>The wonders of walking, is it the new rock’n’roll?</a> <br>My last Toastmasters’ speech a couple of weeks ago was about the many wonders of walking; my joy of belonging to The...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:14:41 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/20/is-helen-the-uks-top-fundraiser/'>Is Helen the UK’s top fundraiser?</a> <br>At a time when fundraising is close to crisis levels for some charities due to the credit crunch, Helen Bearfield- Smith has...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:12:58 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/18/my-delayed-freedom-of-information-response/'>My delayed Freedom of Information response</a> <br>I am still waiting for a response to a Freedom of Information request I submitted on 1st November. I had an acknowledgement the...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:19:31 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/16/gordon-brown-and-margaret-thatcher-on-climate-change/'>Gordon Brown and Margaret Thatcher on climate change</a> <br>Margaret Thatcher, 6 December 1990 at the 2nd World Climate Change: “The threat to our world comes not only from tyrants and...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:27:56 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/16/a-festive-treat-to-rival-pamela-anderson/'>A festive treat to rival Pamela Anderson</a> <br>I’m taking my music loving pa-in-law to an amazing Christmas show tomorrow in a tiny Norfolk hamlet which attracts 130,000...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:45:18 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/16/why-can-meps-switch-jobs-so-easily/'>Why can MEPs switch jobs so easily?</a> <br>Around 200 eager beavers have applied for the safe Conservative seat of West Suffolk to succeed Richard Spring. I believe they...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:27:13 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/15/cheaper-bananas-thanks-to-eu-trade-deal/'>Cheaper bananas thanks to EU trade deal</a> <br>The price of bananas – the favourite British fruit – is set to fall following an EU trade agreement which has been welcomed...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:25:50 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/14/ready-and-waiting-for-the-2010-general-election/'>Ready and waiting for the 2010 general election</a> <br>Whether it&#8217;s next March or May, our Conservative candidates will be more than ready for the 2010 general election. I...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:04:57 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/10/my-bank-manager-is-desperate-for-his-bonus/'>My bank manager is desperate for his bonus</a> <br>I had a call from my bank this morning – Barclays – asking if I wanted a loan. The call was quite timely as my son has...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:41:27 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/09/sick-boy-disowned-by-state/'>Sick boy “disowned by state”</a> <br>A lovely family I know is trapped in the most horrendous legal wrangling over their desire to care for a distantly related boy...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:19:23 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/07/a-blind-barrister-mps-chief-of-staff-and-four-stunning-women-shortlisted-by-cambridge-conservatives/'>A blind barrister, MPs’ chief of staff and four stunning women shortlisted by Cambridge Conservatives</a> <br>I am planning to be in Yorkshire this weekend and hugely disappointed that I will miss the Conservative selection for the...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:41:04 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/06/sandi-toksvig-not-standing-as-ppc-in-cambridge/'>Sandi Toksvig not standing as PPC in Cambridge</a> <br>I was disappointed to read that comedian Sandi Toksvig has dismissed rumours that she is standing as a Lib Dem parliamentary...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:50:30 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/05/no-hope-of-finding-et-now/'>No hope of finding ET now</a> <br>I enjoyed this quote of the week by Thomas Cawston at Reform taken from The Sun: &#34;The truth may be out there. But now...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:02:31 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/03/what-can-political-candidates-learn-from-jedward/'>What can political candidates learn from Jedward?</a> <br>So it’s nothing to do with talent and all to do with running order. That’s the reason why Jedward were booted out of...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:52:11 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/03/will-you-eat-less-meat-to-reduce-climate-change/'>Will you eat less meat to reduce climate change?</a> <br>Sir Paul McCartney rolls into the European Parliament in Brussels today with the “Meat Free Monday” campaign he launched...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:26:41 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/12/02/why-we-need-all-women-shortlists/'>Why political parties need all-women shortlists</a> <br>&#160; I’ve just been reading some latest figures about the number of women candidates selected for parliamentary seats...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:59:47 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/11/30/copenhagen-talks-must-not-stall-like-doha/'>Copenhagen talks must not stall like Doha</a> <br>I’ve been closely following the Doha trade talks as my MEP Robert Sturdy, who as vice-chairman of the Inter-Parliamentary...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:52:41 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/11/29/how-the-nhs-should-clean-up-its-act/'>How the NHS should clean up its act</a> <br>Today’s alarming report on the Dr Foster Hospital Guide about our under performing NHS trusts &#8211; based on a range of...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:50:26 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/11/27/have-you-gatecrashed-a-party/'>Have you gatecrashed a party?</a> <br>Appearing confident and dressing the part – as well as being daring &#8211; opens any doors, as Michaele and Tariq Salahi...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:29:32 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/11/25/getting-to-grips-with-depression/'>Getting to grips with depression</a> <br>Depression is one of those terrible illnesses we handle so badly. Mental illness is sadly still tabooed, and it is only when...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:03:11 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/11/25/insanely-protective-french-parents-of-zoe/'>Insanely protective French parents of Zoe</a> <br>I’m a protective mum, but not in the insane way as French parents who are furious that the name Zoe has been chosen by...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:19:38 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/11/24/suffolk-swedes-and-apples/'>Suffolk swedes and apples</a> <br>First our Norfolk folk were insultingly dubbed the “Turnip Taliban”. And now Conservatives in the neighbouring county of...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:45:31 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/11/23/describing-life-after-a-head-injury/'>Describing life after a head injury</a> <br>This is one tragic example of how an acquired head injury can dramatically change your life for ever.&#160; Felicity Aston, the...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:37:23 -0800 <a href='http://elleeseymour.com/2009/11/22/how-can-divorce-be-made-fairer-for-kids/'>How can divorce be made fairer for kids?</a> <br>With the Conservative Party pledging much needed support for families, it is worth remembering that almost half of marriages in...<br /><a href='http://elleeseymour.com'><img src='http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/mbl/services/ifeed.png' alt='Ellee Seymour' /></a> submitted by <a href='http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/Ellee'>Ellee Seymour</a> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:31:58 -0800