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Great comment and discussion on the latest news and sport in Huddersfield and West Yorkshire. en-gb http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/06/03/why-so-little-respect-for-those-who-serve-86081-21012792/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/06/03/why-so-little-respect-for-those-who-serve-86081-21012792/ ‘Hundreds have paid the ultimate price and given their lives for the politicians’ blunder’ http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/05/27/now-our-bobbies-are-like-bob-the-builder-86081-20976772/ Mon, 26 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/05/27/now-our-bobbies-are-like-bob-the-builder-86081-20976772/ MY imagination runs riot when I hear that £50m is being set aside for 23 police forces to issue hand- held computers to their officers. http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/05/27/the-tragedies-that-knife-crime-bring-86081-20976784/ Mon, 26 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/05/27/the-tragedies-that-knife-crime-bring-86081-20976784/ ‘The agony parents suffer when told their son or daughter has been murdered and will never return is unimaginable’ http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/05/06/talents-worth-admiring-86081-20865267/ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/05/06/talents-worth-admiring-86081-20865267/ HOW many of you watch the current crop of talent shows which grace our television? http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/05/06/why-i-think-boris-is-right-man-for-the-job-86081-20865277/ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/05/06/why-i-think-boris-is-right-man-for-the-job-86081-20865277/ I DON’T think the election of Boris Johnson as Mayor of London will be such a bad thing as I believe he will bring a much-needed breath of fresh air back into politics. http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/04/15/the-day-i-met-my-bank-manager-86081-20763743/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/04/15/the-day-i-met-my-bank-manager-86081-20763743/ ‘As of this moment your account is seven pounds and sixteen shillings overdrawn and I do not recall authorising such a deficiency’ http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/04/15/miserable-politicians-put-us-all-in-danger-86081-20763744/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/04/15/miserable-politicians-put-us-all-in-danger-86081-20763744/ I FULLY appreciate the positive contribution the majority of legal immigrants make to our community. http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/04/08/cannabis-my-plea-to-gordon-brown-86081-20733891/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/04/08/cannabis-my-plea-to-gordon-brown-86081-20733891/ THE Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs reported last week that it saw no reason why cannabis should be reclassified from a class C to a class B substance. http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/04/08/the-matthews-family-mystery-deepens-further-86081-20733892/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/04/08/the-matthews-family-mystery-deepens-further-86081-20733892/ THE alleged abduction of little Shannon Matthews seems to get more suspicious by the day. http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/04/01/how-other-people-actually-see-us-86081-20698999/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/04/01/how-other-people-actually-see-us-86081-20698999/ ‘I must confess to many of the traits displayed by the “Grumpy old men” on television. While I never shout at the TV I do walk away in frustration when annoyed’ http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/03/25/praise-the-queen-for-her-sense-of-duty-86081-20669457/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/03/25/praise-the-queen-for-her-sense-of-duty-86081-20669457/ THERE have been a number of embarrassing moments in my life and I can recall the first one quite vividly. http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/03/18/so-many-failures-labour-has-to-go-86081-20638988/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/03/18/so-many-failures-labour-has-to-go-86081-20638988/ ‘What they did not envisage was the greed of Gordon Brown, who set in train powers to take even more money out of our pockets by stealth’ http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/03/04/things-that-go-bump-in-the-night-86081-20552567/ Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/03/04/things-that-go-bump-in-the-night-86081-20552567/ ‘My wife and I were both awakened as the bed shook and pictures on our bedroom wall fell from their hangings’ http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/02/26/dna-database-is-key-to-fighting-all-crime-86081-20524256/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/02/26/dna-database-is-key-to-fighting-all-crime-86081-20524256/ ‘The majority should welcome it with open arms as it will definitely prevent crime and detect more who commit it’ http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/02/05/when-the-balloon-goes-up-86081-20434776/ Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/02/05/when-the-balloon-goes-up-86081-20434776/ LAST Saturday was our wedding anniversary. I am forbidden from telling you the number of years we have been married because, Bren says, such information would disclose her age. http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/01/22/who-carries-most-influence-with-you-86081-20376839/ Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/01/22/who-carries-most-influence-with-you-86081-20376839/ ‘There were strong views argued in favour of one or another individual - each was convincing but able to be countered by another’ http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/01/15/catching-up-at-a-breakneck-speed-86081-20349635/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/01/15/catching-up-at-a-breakneck-speed-86081-20349635/ I FLEW to India last Thursday and returned late Sunday evening to visit one of my offices in the city of Mombai. http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/01/08/comparing-costs-of-living-in-uk-and-usa-86081-20323303/ Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/01/08/comparing-costs-of-living-in-uk-and-usa-86081-20323303/ OVER the New Year Bren and I spent a few days in Palm Beach, Florida where I visited one of my company’s headquarters. http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/01/01/enjoying-the-high-spots-of-a-family-christmas-86081-20301265/ Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/01/01/enjoying-the-high-spots-of-a-family-christmas-86081-20301265/ I SUSPECT our family’s Christmas activities have been mixed, like everyone else’s. http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/01/01/revealing-my-hopes-and-fears-for-2008-86081-20301266/ Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.examiner.co.uk/views-and-blogs/columnists/keith-hellawell/2008/01/01/revealing-my-hopes-and-fears-for-2008-86081-20301266/ ‘I do hope 2008 will see the emergence of strong politicians who are prepared to stand up for our rights‘