David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
Much of the day completing my St Ives LibDem Report, and making the Addenbrookes Clinic visit later. The EEC President, Jaques Delors, introduces a draft directive to allow free passage of individuals between the fifteen member states but Britain will try to veto it. The evening later with Wiggly
London and Dublin claim to have solved their differences over the Anglo-Irish agreement to present the framework document to both sides north of the border.
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Valentines Day and my showdown with Diana, where I frankly set out my position and financial reassurances but then an exchange of Cards.
My day working on the St Ives Report & then Debbie's Kimbolton parents' evening
The normal morning routine with Di bringing me a cup of tea so that I could listen to the morning radio news in bed.
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The day working on my LibDems St Ives Report and taking Di to the Bedford cinema later.
The Tory Government, riven by public cabinet divisions upon Europe, have been let off the hook.
Talks between the PLO and Israel have led to hope that the present stand-off can be solved and a return to the peace process made.
The Tory Government, riven by public cabinet divisions upon Europe, have been let off the hook by the Liberal Democrats putting down a motion calling for a referendum on economic union and not being supported by Labour.
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Taking a walk together along the dyke roads with Sam before contacting many of those involved in the St Ives LibDem problems and visiting Peggy Batt and Mark Rainer later.
Family Lunch, and then then to bed quite tired, pledged to tackle more of my backlog of work tomorrow. This after taking Wiggly home
I slept soundly and woke up much refreshed around 7.15am and went down to make a cup of tea to start the day.
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I return to Norfolk with Wiggly and, after some shopping together, she really freaked out, started crying and just behaving impossibly until we ended up standing in the street with her not wanting to go anywhere.
We eventually watched Norwich draw against Southampton in the pouring rain. Later, Wiggly cooked for us and then another rush to get to the theatre for the evening performance of "Noises Off" which was a play about putting on a play
We enjoyed our overnight stay at Barton Mills and then a latish Little Chef breakfast after working up an appetite walking Sam around the nearby open space.
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A better LibDem social fundraising evening, managing members’ disputes, and then back to Norfolk, stopping off overnight at Barton Mills for Wiggly to join me later.
The Tory Euro-row goes on with Euro-sceptics unhappy about the Chancellor, Kenneth Clarke's, speech and The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has said that the gap between Britain's rich and poor is as large as ever.
The Tory Euro-row goes on with Euro-sceptics unhappy about the Chancellor, Kenneth Clarke's, speech last night.
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