I’ve got a good one for you this week – insurance. It’s one word guaranteed to make even the most honest and morally upright among us quake in our sensible, flat-heeled shoes writes Emma Suddaby.

One of the things I love about going on holiday, and the reason I always try to visit somewhere new if possible, is getting the chance to see how other people live, writes Shropshire Star blogger Emma Suddaby.

Will wonders never cease? I’m happy to report that my recent absence from your teatime routine had nothing to do with my usual medical quagmire and everything to do with sunning myself under African skies – two weeks in The Gorgeous Gambia and I’m refreshed, full of zest and raring to get ranting!

So here we are, slap bang in the middle of yule, still tucked snugly into the one bit of the year where time doesn’t matter and indulgence is the name of the game writes Emma Suddaby.

Some call it determination, writes blogger Emma Suddaby, some just plain pig-headedness. Some call it a stubborn streak . . . but whatever term you prefer to use, I’ve got it in spades – that’s what living with a degenerative illness does for you, as I’m sure many others can agree.

It’s official– financial experts are finally admitting what we already knew, things are getting worse not better …newsflash…

Well I’ve found a sure-fire way of making money hand over fist in these uncertain times writes Emma Suddaby.

I hate to say I told you so, but it really wasn’t very long ago that I was making predictions on how long it would be before our super-nanny-state started making noises about banning smoking in private cars, and here we are, already.

Shropshire Council has finally got around to looking at blue badge parking, writes blogger Emma Suddaby. I just hope officials are as interested in making changes that improve the mobility of disabled users as they are in making changes that cram more cash into council coffers . . .

This month the Queen handed over keys to the three millionth Motability car in a ceremony at the House of Commons, just as new rules are drawn up in a bid to crack down on fraudulent use of the scheme, writes blogger Emma Suddaby.

Blog: How on earth did anyone ever manage before carrier bags? asks Emma Suddaby.

Blog: Well it was cheering to see everybody at the Hardest Hit debate at Shirehall last week . . . if worrying that so many had cause to attend.