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31. Sponging off the innocents
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 28 July 2004ONE of the joys of an Express columnist is being part of the community. Sometimes this results in an invite to speak at a dinner or act as the auctioneer at a fundraising event.
32. Let the train cause the strain
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 28 July 2004WHEN Network Rail closed down Macclesfield station for four months last year then followed by closing Wilmslow the ensuing chaos was supposed to be a sacrifice we had to make for faster, safer journeys.
33. These spiteful spies are creepy cowardly bullies
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 21 July 2004STRANGE things are afoot at the Barlow residence, for almost two years we have been the target of petty and malicious acts.
34. What makes Sir Nick tick?
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 30 June 2004I was on my way to bed at 11 o'clock last night when the phone rang. It was Macclesfield MP Sir Nick Winterton and he was obviously distressed.
35. Blessed are the whistleblowers
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 30 June 2004I wasn't surprised to learn that Foreign Office diplomat James Cameron had been suspended from his post in Romania following his exposure of the government's shambolic immigration policy.
36. Are you or have you ever been Vic Barlow?
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 23 June 2004I WAS in the bank today when a young lady behind the counter asked: "Are you Vic Barlow?". Considering she had my chequebook in her hand I could hardly say I was Ben Elton.
37. Is nothing sacred?
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 23 June 2004MY VILLAGE post office is a more than a convenience store; it's a bastion of sanity in an otherwise frenetic world.
38. Sleep-inducing election
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 16 June 2004DIDN'T we have some odd contenders for the EU elections? Who the hell was 'Respect'? Where did they spring from? Apparently they had George Galloway leading the charge, I only hope he had his flute.
39. Our D-Day is now!
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 16 June 2004I DON'T know if it was the recollections of the D-Day veteran who, at 19 years of age, had the daunting task of ferrying the wounded from the Normandy beaches to waiting vessels, or the horrific story of Albert Rogers...
40. You do NOT have the right to remain silent
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 9 June 2004COULD anything be more irresponsible than a child protection agency withholding their suspicions that a colleague was a paedophile?