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ByJohn MayA really nice race, this one, with just a little sting in the tail! The last km was pretty much all uphill, which came as a bit of a surprise to those of us who didn’t know this part of Buckinghamshire. Excellently organised – and a very nice bacon bap at the end.
The Conservatives’ proposals for a National Citizen Service
ByJohn MayYou may have picked up today’s campaign announcement by David Cameron of a proposed National Citizen Service, a two month summer programme for 16-year olds, involving both residential and at-home components. If the Conservative Party were to form the next government, the programme would be delivered by independent charities, social enterprises and businesses. The programme…
The disgraceful behaviour of Green Star Energy
ByJohn MayThis evening, I am probably more angry than I have ever been in my life. My mother turns 80 this year. She is active, feisty, articulate and, I am reliably informed, the Devil to beat at bridge. A leading print and broadcast journalist in her younger days, she broadcasts on Radio Gloucestershire regularly with Dominic Cotter….
London, 7/7.
ByJohn MayThis morning, just after rush hour, I was on the tube, heading for a meeting in central London. As luck would have it, I was heading south from Kings Cross to Holborn. As we passed through Russell Square station, I glanced at a small group of people on the platform. They were standing still,…
By train to Dehradun
ByJohn MayThe journey from Delhi to Dehradun was fairly uneventful, except to say that Delhi station first thing in the morning is an amazing place. Busy people moving everywhere; porters carrying extraordinarily heavy loads; people on the train tracks with hoses, washing away what has fallen through from the carriages whilst standing in the station; the…
A visit to the farm
ByJohn MayJack-Patrick, his mum, dad, grandmother and proud uncle, all visited the Cotswold Farm Park this afternoon. Difficult to know what excited Jack most. Meeting real pigs, stamping in puddles or riding on a mini tractor. For me, the piglets win every time.

