Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Several London based readers asked when I would be appearing with Ann Widdecombe in the AUDIENCE WITH ANN WIDDECOMBE series. Delighted to report that we will be appearing at Regents College next Wednesday evening, 26 November. You can buy tickets by phoning 0207 487 7540. We're also going to be at the BIC Pavilion in Bournemouth on Friday 23 January. Ticket details HERE .
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Helen Grant is campaigning to become the Conservative Party's first black female member of Parliament, for the mostly white, rural, and staunchly Conservative district of Maidstone & The Weald of Kent. She was chosen by Conservative Party leader David Cameron to succeed Ann Widdecombe, who is retiring. The next general election will be held no later than May 2010 in Britain, and the seat is located...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Ann Widdecombe: Making prisoners do a full day's work every weekday, for real wages, would impart skills and reduce re-offending
BBC News (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
Ann Widdecombe, the former Minister and reality TV contestant, gives advice on how to survive in the jungle.
Post-Darwinist (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Following up on the Brit media story about the Church of England's faux apology to Charles Darwin, I note where Jonathan Petre (Daily Mail, September 13, 2008) quotes Former Conservative Minister Ann Widdecombe, who left the Church of England to become a Roman Catholic, said: ‘It's absolutely ludicrous. Why don’t we have the Italians apologising for Pontius Pilate? ‘We've already apologised for slavery...
Anorak News (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
ANN Widdecombe is discussing Paul Newman: “He also knew when to stop acting, an example many others would have benefitted from following” Not including his voiceover work, Newman appeared in Empire Falls in 2005. His work won him an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. Newman was scheduled to make his professional stage [...]
My Soof Folder (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
The popular presenters of the BBC television series, What Not to Wear, Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine have been sacked and replaced by Ruth Kelly and Ann Widdecombe Fashion gurus have said it been a long time coming as the pair had lost all sense of reality a long time ago. Despite the criticism, Trinny and Susannah have said they will still be advising the rich and famous on fashion, Victoria...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
ANN Widdecombe doesn't like dieting. The whole cynical, money-grabbing business that surrounds it, I mean, and the way she reckons it pressurises people into feeling they have to be a certain size and shape. In ANN WIDDECOMBE VERSUS THE DIET INDUSTRY she spells out just how bad she reckons things have become - hearing from experts about the health risks involved in some of the barmier weight-loss...
Unreality TV (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Britons spend billions of pounds a year on trying to slim but studies have shown that more than four out of five people who start a diet end up piling the weight back on – and some put on even more besides. Ann Widdecombe is no stranger to trying to lose weight, but she is adamant [...]
TV Scoop (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
When looking at a show that preaches against the evils of whatever, then you'd hope that your host will lead by example. I mean, you wouldn't watch a show about the evils of drugs if it was hosted by just about anyone from the world of entertainment, media...
The Virtual Stoa (Free subscription) | 21/09/2008
The Mail on Sunday covers the issues that matter, over here [via].
Daily Mail on Sunday (Free subscription) | 20/09/2008
In an ITV1 documentary the Tory MP highlights the myths about body image perpetuated by 'the diet industry'.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
By Robert Hanks Last Night's TV THE AMBULANCE CHANNEL 4 ANN WIDDECOMBE VERSUS GIRL GANGS ITV1 NO HEROICS ITV2 The Ambulance began with a weird tableau: a paramedic holding his own private rave in the back of an ambulance, hips whirling, hands waving over his head.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
By Robert CollinsAnn Widdecombe Versus Girl Gangs (ITV1)Tory MP Ann Widdecombe may be many things. She may be a bit gauche. She may have a slightly disconcerting haircut and an over-eager faith in the galvanising effects of her own beliefs. But one thing she is not is faint-hearted. It’s a virtue that proves overwhelming in her latest documentary, part of a series in which the former minister responsible...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
The Ambulance began with a weird tableau: a paramedic holding his own private rave in the back of an ambulance, hips whirling, hands waving over his head. After a few seconds, when the strangeness wore off, I realised he'd found the perfect venue, with flashing lights and pharmaceutical supplies en suite. Sorted.
