Gazette column: Changing the exam grading system won’t make a blind bit of difference

It’s “Thursday Thoughts” where I post my weekly Gazette newspaper column to my blog so you can have a read…

This week my column for the Gloucestershire Gazette is about the proposal to change the UK GCSE exam grading system and how, due to the meddling by the Department of Education, it will mess with the future of our children.

To read it, simply click to my Column page.

What do you think? Is the GSCE grading system fine as it is or does the whole thing need a shake up? Let me know.

**OUT THIS SATURDAY: My latest column for  Gloucestershire Citizen and Echo newspaper.  Catch the Weekend Magazine on their website link here**

**Look out for  Wednesday Wafflings next, um, Wednesday, where I post the latest entry in My Diary of a Hopeful Author**

My Citizen & Echo column: Why swimsuit shopping is utter, unfathomable hell

Welcome to ”Monday is the new Saturday” where I pop the link to my Weekend magazine column ‘The Last Word’ from the Gloucestershire Citizen and Echo…

My Weekend column on Saturday was all about buying swimsuits for summer, why it is utter hell and why blokes don’t ask, ‘does my bum look big in this?’ I’ve stuck the column on my Citizen column page here so you can have a read.

You can also catch me each week on the Citizen and Echo Weekend magazine website. There’s lots of other lovely weekend stuff on there, too.

The Citizen & Echo Weekend magazine comes out every Saturday.

Love or loathe swimsuit buying? Let me know.

**Look out for Wednesday Wafflings on, um, Wednesday, where I post my weekly entry in my Diary of a Hopeful Author**

Gazette column: Should pubs be at the heart of our communities?

It’s “Thursday Thoughts” where I post my weekly Gazette newspaper column to my blog so you can have a read…

This week my column for the Gloucestershire Gazette is about pubs, and specifically the Full Moon pub in Wotton, and I ask if pubs should really be the centre of our communities – and if we’re suffering from a case of double standards .

To read it, simply click to my Column page.

What do you think? Should pubs be at the heart of the community? Or should we have central, shared – no alcohol – spaces? Or, quite simply, does it really not matter? Let me know.

**OUT THIS SATURDAY: My latest column for  Gloucestershire Citizen and Echo newspaper.  Catch the Weekend Magazine on their website link here**

**Look out for  Wednesday Wafflings next, um, Wednesday, where I post the latest entry in My Diary of a Hopeful Author**

My Citizen & Echo column: Cheesy balls, dogging & the curse of verbal diarrhoea

Welcome to ”Monday is the new Saturday” where I pop the link to my Weekend magazine column ‘The Last Word’ from the Gloucestershire Citizen and Echo…

My Weekend column on Saturday was all about talking and how, when struck with the curse of verbal diarrhoea, you can say things you really, really didn’t mean to. I’ve stuck the column on my Citizen column page here so you can have a read.

You can also catch me each week on the Citizen and Echo Weekend magazine website. There’s lots of other lovely weekend stuff on there, too.

The Citizen & Echo Weekend magazine comes out every Saturday.

Do you talk too much or too little? Let me know.

**Look out for Wednesday Wafflings on, um, Wednesday, where I post my weekly entry in my Diary of a Hopeful Author**

Gazette column: When others disagree with us, we must respect that

It’s “Thursday Thoughts” where I post my weekly Gazette newspaper column to my blog so you can have a read…

This week my column for the Gloucestershire Gazette is about Olveston and how some impromptu paintings are causing other peoples opinions and wellbeing to be forgotten .

To read it, simply click to my Column page.

What do you think? Do we have to respect other people’s opinions? Or are some thoughts just not meant to be aired? Let me know.

**OUT THIS SATURDAY: My latest column for  Gloucestershire Citizen and Echo newspaper.  Catch the Weekend Magazine on their website link here**

**Look out for  Wednesday Wafflings next, um, Wednesday, where I post the latest entry in My Diary of a Hopeful Author**

My Citizen & Echo column: Yes, ok, Rob Lowe looks good, but do all TV stars have to look so perfect?

Welcome to ”Monday is the new Saturday” where I pop the link to my Weekend magazine column ‘The Last Word’ from the Gloucestershire Citizen and Echo…This week’s Monday post is on a Tuesday because Monday in the UK was a Bank Holiday, which meant, instead of working, I was painting (destroying) the bathroom, drinking Chablis, and having (watching husband cook) a bar-b-que – in that order.

 

My Weekend column on Saturday was all about TV stars and how, in this day, in this age of flaws and reality, do they have to look, like Rob Lowe and The West Wing crew, so darn perfect? I’ve stuck the column on my Citizen column page here so you can have a read.

You can also catch me each week on the Citizen and Echo Weekend magazine website. There’s lots of other lovely weekend stuff on there, too.

The Citizen & Echo Weekend magazine comes out every Saturday.

Perfect TV faces or not? Who’s your fave TV star? Or, let’s be honest, does it not matter one jot? Let me know.

**Look out for Wednesday Wafflings on, um, Wednesday, where I post my weekly entry in my Diary of a Hopeful Author**

Gazette column: We all have a responsibility for where we live

It’s “Thursday Thoughts” where I post my weekly Gazette newspaper column to my blog so you can have a read…

This week my column for the Gloucestershire Gazette is about  how shopping local is vital and how we all have a responsibility to the places we live.

To read it, simply click to my Column page.

What do you think? Do we all have a part to play in keeping local shops alive? Or should the council and government do more to help? Let me know.

**OUT THIS SATURDAY: My latest column for  Gloucestershire Citizen and Echo newspaper.  Catch the Weekend Magazine on their website link here**

**Look out for  Wednesday Wafflings next, um, Wednesday, where I post the latest entry in My Diary of a Hopeful Author**

My Citizen & Echo column: Does Cara Delevingne prove you have to be posh to be a model?

Welcome to ”Monday is the new Saturday” where I pop the link to my Weekend magazine column ‘The Last Word’ from the Gloucestershire Citizen and Echo…

My Weekend column on Saturday was all about models and, specifically, ‘it’ model, Cara Delevingne, and I ponder if to be loved by the fash pack as a model, do you have to be posh? I’ve stuck the column on my Citizen column page here so you can have a read.

You can also catch me each week on the Citizen and Echo Weekend magazine website. There’s lots of other lovely weekend stuff on there, too.

The Citizen & Echo Weekend magazine comes out every Saturday.

Posh or not? Or, let’s be honest, does it not matter one jot? Let me know.

**Look out for Wednesday Wafflings on, um, Wednesday, where I post my weekly entry in my Diary of a Hopeful Author**

Gazette column: Why the bedroom tax is ghettoisation

It’s “Thursday Thoughts” where I post my weekly Gazette newspaper column to my blog so you can have a read…

This week my column for the Gloucestershire Gazette is about the introduction of the bedroom tax this month in the UK and how, by creating a divide between rich and poor, the tax is creating ghettoisation.

To read it, simply click to my Column page.

What do you think? Should the bedroom tax be scrapped? Is it unfair? Or is it justified? Should those on benefits expect to pay for an extra bedroom? Let me know.

**OUT THIS SATURDAY: My latest column for  Gloucestershire Citizen and Echo newspaper.  Catch the Weekend Magazine on their website link here**

**Look out for  Wednesday Wafflings next, um, Wednesday, where I post the latest entry in My Diary of a Hopeful Author**

My Citizen & Echo column: There’s a lot you can learn from the pages of a book

Welcome to ”Monday is the new Saturday” where I pop the link to my Weekend magazine column ‘The Last Word’ from the Gloucestershire Citizen and Echo…

My Weekend column on Saturday was all about books, and, when your back’s up against the wall, there’s a lot you can learn from them. I’ve stuck the column on my Citizen column page here so you can have a read.

You can also catch me each week on the Citizen and Echo Weekend magazine website. There’s lots of other lovely weekend stuff on there, too.

The Citizen & Echo Weekend magazine comes out every Saturday.

How have books helped you out? Or do you get your info from other sources? Let me know.

**Look out for Wednesday Wafflings on, um, Wednesday, where I post my weekly entry in my Diary of a Hopeful Author**