Mark Green
Wrong side of the road
In a few years time we could all be paying tolls to use our roads.
Last updated 22 March 2012
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MPs will find a way (out)
The latest money-saving scheme to be floated by the Government involves cutting the pay of civil servants who work in the regions.
Last updated 22 March 2012
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The torch can light up region
So a funny looking torch is being carried round Cumbria for a few days in the build-up to the Olympic Games. So what?
Last updated 22 March 2012
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Trying to enforce smoke ban would be playing with fire
On the face of it, this sounds like a sensible scheme.
Last updated 15 March 2012
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It’s a rude awakening
It's the end of civilisation as we know it!
Last updated 15 March 2012
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City scene is back on song
It has been a long time coming, but finally we have a big-name follow-up to Radio 1’s Big Weekend last year.
Last updated 15 March 2012
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Is NHS care better than we often think?
As the row over Government plans to reform the NHS intensifies, I thought you might like to see this remarkable snapshot of the service, provided by someone with no vested interest in it.
Last updated 8 March 2012
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Join police to make life better, not for profits
A man with the big golden ‘M’ stitched onto his cap saying: “Scuse me sir, would you mind blowing into this Guinness-sponsored breathalyser please?”
Last updated 8 March 2012
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Make politics fun or we’ll all lose
It's always a lovely surprise when Vladimir Putin wins an election.
Last updated 8 March 2012
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Brave new apps world is looking creepier
We use them to buy and listen to music, store and share photos, read a newspaper, get maps or recipes and even find a wife...
Last updated 1 March 2012
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For capital nosh, stay in Cumbria
The first hints of what this year’s Taste Cumbria food festival will be offering have been revealed – and it’s already looking very, er, tasty.
Last updated 1 March 2012
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What are we all? We’re different!
This week I wrote a feature asking the question what makes us British?
Last updated 1 March 2012
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The Brits – back to their chaotic best
In case you hadn’t noticed it, we’re deep into the awards season now.
Last updated 23 February 2012
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Politicians should be listening
Some good news, some not so good news on the health front for Cumbria this week.
Last updated 23 February 2012
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Boiled eggs in the shower? That won’t beat drought
The declaration of a drought in the south and east of the country has sparked new calls to look into plans to pump water down from the lush, rain-soaked north and is a major cause for concern for the Olympics organisers.
Last updated 23 February 2012
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Only soft southerners and Becks wear vests, right?
Time was, you used to be called a cissy and a mummy’s boy if you were caught wearing a vest.
Last updated 16 February 2012
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Hurrah for high culture and haute couture
There are pop-up shops and restaurants, so why not museums and art galleries?
Last updated 16 February 2012
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What services are we prepared to chuck on the tip?
This weekend marks the end of consultation over controversial plans to cut Cumbria’s recycling sites.
Last updated 16 February 2012
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Tuesday: Don’t do tripe
It is Valentine’s Day on Tuesday, so get your excuses in now...
Last updated 9 February 2012
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Pedalo-power is the way to keep Falklands British
It's easy to have a laugh at the expense of our ‘naked pedalo’ men as they have become known to the nation and most of the world.
Last updated 9 February 2012
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