David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
A walk with Sam and pleasantly surprised to find how mild it was; even if stormy weather was expected later.
Financial and political preparations and a hair cut at last before off to Norfolk with Wiggly.
Gerry Adams attended a St Patrick Day celebration today as an "IRA-type" Semtex bomb was found in Newry.
More than 80% of local authorities have cut back in their provision of Social Services following government grant cuts.
Awake early after a good sleep to hear the news whilst sitting in the morning sun.
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My St Ives Inquiry continued as Toyota, in Derby, has announced plans to build another factory complex next door and the Corolla car model which will be a boost for the depressed economy. The weather these last few days has worsened and been a strange mixture of anticyclonic clear skies, sun and frost at night punctuated by squally showers of sleet and snow
The Chancellor is under pressure from fellow Tories after saying that the economic situation may mean that the "feel good" factor will not come until after the election!
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A significant Clinic 1a Visit today for pathology results and then an evening Boat Race gig with Wiggly.
The US have pressurised the IRA to decommission their arms 'soon'. Some famous footballers were arrested on match fixing charges.
A third of hospital consultants are not performing their NHS contractual hours fully because of their private practice work
The Americans have told Gerry Adams that the decommissioning of the IRA arms should begin "soon" which is their gesture in response to British concerns about this visit.
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A Cambridge visit to Di's parents and abortive Aloe Vera meeting with John Matthewman and only managed just mail messages with Wiggly before another late night.
News of John Major meeting Yassa Arafat, and that the Canadian Navy has seized a Spanish trawler and found that most of the 350 tons of turbot on board were undersized
John Major went ahead with his visit and has become the first World leader to visit Yassa Arafat in the Gaza Strip to increase the Arab Leader's authority.
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Dog training, St Neots LibDem Interviewing and time with Wiggly before a late night.
One third of the rubbish washed up on the coast of West Scotland originates from America and floating rubbish has increased by 40% in the last ten years
Gerry Adams, visiting the Unites States, has accused John Major of stalling the Northern Ireland peace process and being "petulant" in its dealings with Sein Fein.
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Computer work, playing with my Psion and reorganising my disk files, enjoying a beautiful lunch made by Diana of her normal roast chicken and all the family were at home to eat it!
A good St Ives LibDem meeting at the home of Angela and John Bush and an early night quite tired after the day's exertions.
I awoke with the sun shining brightly at 7.00am but chose to stay in bed for quite a while, playing with my Psion and reorganising my disk files.
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