Frances A Burscough
Sleaze and lies: Claudia Lawrence, trial by the media
With hysterical headlines such as ‘Claudia’s Forty Different Lovers’ you’d
be forgiven for wondering what manner of monster this evil Claudia is.
Comments: 11
Inside Frances A Burscough
Why do female pupils always get the blame?
Thursday, 18 June 2009
A story appeared in the news this week which spun me back in time like a
Tardis and reminded me of an incident so unpleasant that I had locked it
away for 30 years.
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Why Megan will be a Jolie big star too
Thursday, 11 June 2009
For a decade Angelina Jolie has been universally accepted as one of the most
beautiful women in cinema. And in an industry where looks mean everything,
with great beauty comes great power.
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Here’s Davina, back for this year’s BB, please do not swear
Thursday, 4 June 2009
There is one sound that heralds a 21st century summer-time more than any
other. And no, it’s not the hypnotic sound of buzzing in a bee-loud glade,
nor the gentle clack of croquet on a lawn, nor the distant sound of a
transient cuckoo — “Shall I call thee ‘Bird’, or but a wandering voice?”
Comments: 2
What woman isn’t afraid of drunken, violent girl gangs?
Thursday, 28 May 2009
The pictures which appeared in the Press earlier this week showing Danielle
Lloyd lying in a London street in a pool of her own blood after a vicious
attack by a gang of girls were shocking to say the least.
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Why I can’t even count sheep for good night’s rest
Thursday, 21 May 2009
My 16-year-old son Luke began his GCSEs this week. And the first one was the
most vile and vilified of all. Maths.
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How a Man City penalty killed my pet rabbit Twitchy
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Manchester City FC has a lot to answer for. Both my sons are life-long
supporters of the club, so as you can imagine, I have to spend a lot of time
consoling them.
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Why this is such a quare place to live
Thursday, 7 May 2009
On the Belfast Telegraph website there’s a hilarious feature entitled ‘You
Know You’re From Belfast When...’ which highlights some of our
quintessential quirks and comic colloquialisms. I say ‘our’ because I’ve
been on this side of the water almost long enough to start feeling like an
honorary Laganside-lifer.
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Why there’s no debate over our brilliant schools
Thursday, 30 April 2009
Whenever I meet people here for the first time and they hear my distinct
Lancashire accent, I can almost guarantee the forthcoming conversational
sequence, verbatim. Most often this takes place in taxis and there are two
versions. The abridged version — on short local journeys, say to the train
station or home from the pub, goes as follows: “So, are you on your
holidays?”
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How Bo will drive Obama barking mad
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Congratulations to the Obama family on the arrival of their new puppy, Bo the
Water Spaniel! In recognition of this momentous event, my own dog Bailey,
who is a leading ‘Man Whisperer’, offers the following advice on integration
into a human family home:
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Why I don’t have a prayer when it comes to my children
Thursday, 9 April 2009
It’s a cliché but a true fact: when you have children you relive your own
childhood. Events that have been locked away in your memory for years come
flooding back to either haunt or amuse you. Fortunately most of mine are
amusing. Occasionally some are even hilarious.
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Why I just can’t forgive the sins of the fathers
Thursday, 26 March 2009
A story caught my eye in the national newspapers this week. And in doing so it
shocked me to the core.
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Jade’s helped me to truly appreciate Mother’s Day
Monday, 23 March 2009
If there’s one thing more poignant than Valentine’s Day without a partner,
it’s Mother’s Day without a mother.
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The Osmonds? Give me Wacko Jacko any day
Thursday, 19 March 2009
Michael Jackson has moon-walked all over the headlines since the dates of his
2009 farewell tour were announced. After months of hysterical
will-he/won’t-he hype, tickets finally went on sale last week and fans were
so keen to snap them up that the official website couldn’t cope with the
traffic and crashed in the melee.
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How a stroke of bad luck makes you so superstitious
Thursday, 12 March 2009
If you’re remotely superstitious, then this weekend you will certainly have
your work cut out.
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Why full-time mums have a job getting back to work
Thursday, 5 March 2009
Michelle Obama opened a whole can of worms when she chose to put her own
impressive career as a lawyer on hold during her husband’s presidential
campaign.
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Frances Burscough: Mid-life crisis? I’m having far too much fun for all of that
Thursday, 26 February 2009
I’m expecting my mid-life crisis any day now. I’m 45, so I’m at the optimum
age; my kids are growing up and needing me less and less; I’ve just got
divorced and I’ve recently lost a parent. Any one of these factors alone
could have triggered it, but with them all happening simultaneously I’m a
ticking time bomb.
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How a family feud spelled a sorry end for my Barbie
Thursday, 19 February 2009
When most of us reach middle-age we decide to slow down a bit, act our age and
start to take stock.
Comment: 1
Why kids feel a Call of Duty to their XBox, not Ker-Plunk
Thursday, 29 January 2009
A miserable rainy Saturday |afternoon in January: I’m in the kitchen sorting a
mountain of washing into whites, darks and brights — oh joy of joys — when I
hear a distress call coming from my living room.
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Over 40 and fab, Michelle is role model for women
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Anyone who thinks that women over 45 are past it should take a look at this
week’s news.
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I dreamt of being a top skier, but ended up so piste off
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Skiing: one of those things, like playing the piano, which I had always
imagined I would be naturally and instinctively good at, despite having
never trained or even tried.
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.U2 Album Poll
U2's best album - here's your chance to vote
U2's best album - here's your chance to vote
| No Line On The Horizon |
 2% |
| How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb |
 3% |
| All That You Can't Leave Behind |
5% |
| Pop |
1% |
| Zooropa |
2% |
| Achtung Baby |
19% |
| Rattle and Hum |
8% |
| The Joshua Tree |
49% |
| The Unforgettable Fire |
5% |
| Under a Blood Red Sky |
6% |
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Do you agree with the one-year jail term and fine given to Pirate Bay founders?
Do you agree with the one-year jail term and fine given to Pirate Bay founders?
| Yes. The court's decision was the right one. |
10% |
| I think illegal file-sharing is wrong but the punishment was too harsh. |
16% |
| No way me hearties. It's the pirate's life for me. This boat will never be sunk! |
74% |
