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At the height of the phone hacking scandal, I was offered £140,000 to appear on Celebrity Big Brother. I’ve got George Galloway to thank for turning it down, but I’m glad that Matt Hancock took a risk and signed up for I’m a celebrity.
Why do people have autism, ADHD and other neurological 'disorders'? Recent research tries to understand the condition in terms of evolutionary theory. It's opening up a debate about public policy.
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Divided into four sections – Motivation, Movement, Measurement and Maintenance, the book includes examples of my own, often bumpy, journey to better health.
Packed with practical advice backed up by the latest research, Lose Weight 4 Life demonstrates that it is never too late to turn things around, even if you are someone who has failed umpteen times before.
How I lost 8 stone, reversed my diabetes and regained my health.
‘An honest and fascinating account of the journey that Tom made from discovering he was a type 2 diabetic to doing something about it. This book will change lives.’ – Michael Mosley
I began to put on weight in my early twenties, while studying at the University of Hull. I continued to pile on the pounds when I entered the world of politics as an MP, despite short-lived flirtations with fad diets and fitness classes.
After being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in late 2015, I decided to take control of my diet and exercise. I started to feel better quickly and within a short time my long-term blood sugar levels were within normal range. By July 2018, I had come off diabetes medication and had climbed Mount Snowdon.
'A prescient page-turner about secrets, lies, ruthless ambition and betrayal'
- Sarah Vaughan
The must-read political thriller of the 21st century. The House is a gripping, brilliantly paced, ripped-from-the-headlines novel that opens the doors on a place of ambition, hope, friendship . . . and betrayal.
Once allies, Labour MP Owen McKenna and Conservative Minister Philip Bickford now face each other across the House of Commons as bitter enemies. The reappearance of a figure from their past forces them to confront the choices that led to the tragic downfall of their former housemate, Jay. Late one night, Owen receives a visit from a lobbyist who promises to protect him from the consequences of his actions in exchange for one, small favour - or to have his reputation and career destroyed if he refuses. But that favour will sell out everything Owen believes in.As rivals gather and whispers of wrongdoing fill the corridors of Westminster, it's clear that someone knows the truth about Jay's Icarus-like fall from grace. Now, the former friends must face one terrible truth... Someone is responsible, and a reckoning is overdue.
During my 20 years as a Labour MP, I met extraordinarily creative people from many countries and professions. All too often, my meetings were fleeting.
Now I have corrected this, as I spend time for longer, informal conversations to find out what drives successful artists, writers, actors, academics and musicians. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
This week the government published a report into a mass death of sea life on the North East coast of Britain. The review concluded it was probably down to a new unique illness, but not all marine experts hold this view. Many claim the report failed to explain other species mortalities.
This week, the government reneged on a manifesto commitment to plant trees at a rate that will give us 17.5% of the country’s land covered in trees. I joined the debate on setting a new environmental target of 16.5% coverage.
If you can cope with watching me speak for four and a bit minutes, here is my first speech in the House of Lords. I hoped to describe Wyre Forest and big up Bewdley Civic Society, but debate time was cut. I’ll find another opportunity to do this in the new year.
At the height of the phone hacking scandal, I was offered £140,000 to appear on Celebrity Big Brother. I’ve got George Galloway to thank for turning it down, but I’m glad that Matt Hancock took a risk and signed up for I’m a celebrity.
Why do people have autism, ADHD and other neurological 'disorders'? Recent research tries to understand the condition in terms of evolutionary theory. It's opening up a debate about public policy.
As shadow chancellor on the brink of government, Rachel Reeves can say things that John Smith and Gordon Brown could not as easily say when they were shadow chancellor in the nineties.
If you can cope with watching me speak for four and a bit minutes, here is my first speech in the House of Lords. I hoped to describe Wyre Forest and big up Bewdley Civic Society, but debate time was cut. I’ll find another opportunity to do this in the new year.