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Barbara Fisher

Barbara Fisher

Bm@il: Not redcoat, just overalls

SO IT'S back to Butlins, according to the latest news, which tells us recession-hit families are lining up to book their breaks at holiday camps.Read

Bm@il: Coalition politics, anyone?

HAVE you been watching Andrew Marr's wonderful History of Britain on BBC Two? Read

Bm@il: If you must be a fossil, be a man

IT IS good to hear that David Attenborough, aged 83, has signed up to do a new series for the BBC. So, does this mean the corporation is not ageist after all?Read

Bm@il: Brief encounter with Mr O

I WENT to a showing of the 1945 film Brief Encounter last week and it turned out to be even more of a wonderful weepy on the big screen. Read

Bm@il: News you just don't want

WHY on earth would anyone want to know that they have a high chance of getting Alzheimer's, with no chance of a cure? Scientists keep devising new tests to give us the great news that we've been shortlisted for dementia in the future, the most recent through an eye test at the optician.Read

Who's the better parker?

NEW YEAR, Old Chestnut: Are men really better at parking than women?Read

Bm@il: Nursing not a matter of degree

IN FUTURE, all new nurses are to be educated to degree level in an attempt to improve the quality of patient care. Read

Bm@il: Failure never an option

CONGRATULATIONS to Hillingdon Manor School, which has just clocked up its first decade.Read

Bm@il: Don't ban common sense

ONCE upon a time, people all over the land were allowed to look after each other's children without risking the wrath of the Wicked Witches of Westminster.Read

Bm@il: Suicide and freedom of choice

THE debate about assisted suicide rumbles on, with many of us having entrenched views on a subject we defend with zeal. My feelings changed dramatically following a personal experience several years ago when a very close friend's brother signed up to Dignitas, the nowfamous Swiss clinic.Read

Bm@il: Silly season sample

THE media has always filled any news gaps with quirky stories to make up for the traditional summer news famine. Read

Bm@il: A modest apparel

CULTURAL differences aside, I've never understood the problem society has had with women wearing trousers; it seems they have long been thought rather risqué when draped on a female form. Read

Bm@il: Name of the game

WHAT'S in a name? Well, we know what Shakespeare said about a scented rose; if you called it a rancid rat it would still smell as sweet - or words to that effect. Read

Bm@il: Gallantry unseated

FRIENDS of mine who have sons say their lads are increasingly uncertain as to what is expected of them these days. This uncertainty about gender roles was reinforced for me when I stopped off at Burford while driving to Uxbridge from Cheltenham.Read

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Bm@il: End the humiliation

HONESTLY, you wouldn't blame teachers if they walked out of schools en masse, rattling their rulers and holding banners declaring: 'Do it Yourself Then'.Read

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Bm@il: Happy 70th, Cranford Park

IT WAS great to drop in to a school last week which is so linked into the arts it can boast of past visits from well known authors and poets, such as Michael Rosen and Adrian Mitchell. Read

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Bm@il: A little bit of warning would be nice

I WAS in a very bad mood last week after being made to sit in a small space without food, water or company, unable to open a door for fear of being killed, and knowing if I tried to make a phone call I could have the full might of the law coming down on me.Read

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Bm@il: Big Brother's here in more ways than one

AS THE annual Channel 4 reality television show Big Brother kicked off again last week, I thought how the author who invented the term must now be turning in his grave. Read

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Bm@il: an ice-cool queen

SO THE BNP leader will not go to the ball after all (as I write this column it is in the news that his visitor's ticket has been withdrawn by Buck Pal). Read

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Bm@il: Don't forget to vote

FORGET the Eurovision Song Contest... the next great fest is on the horizon. Read

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Reporter Barbara is a highly experienced journalist known to many in Hillingdon borough. She writes with warmth and empathy, giving her views on current events, debates and issues affecting many people locally and nationally. Her B-Mail column is funny, honest and thought-provoking, as she chews over current news, reflects on past assignments or simply indulges in some lively chat.

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