Vicki Woods
Vicki Woods, a sparkling magazine and newspaper writer, brings her sharp eye to bear on anything from war in Iraq to life in the Home Counties.
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Never forget that they were 10 years old
How can we ever decide what to do about children who kill children, asks Vicki Woods .
05 Mar 2010
From sleeping beauties to red-eyed monsters
Today's children aren't getting enough sleep - but is that really my fault, wonders Vicki Woods
19 Feb 2010
Our rag trade is now mainstream news
How wonderful that Alexander McQueen’s work is being so widely celebrated, writes Vicki Woods.
12 Feb 2010
Safety first is fine, but this is plain ridiculous
Labour’s plans to safeguard young people will kill the voluntary spirit, says Vicki Woods.
05 Feb 2010
Tearing veils off women will help no one
The planned French ban on niqabs will be an absurdity if it is actually enforced, says Vicki Woods.
22 Jan 2010
The breeding's obvious for my pedigree chum
The furore over Kennel Club standards has given dog owners plenty to worry about, says Vicki Woods.
15 Jan 2010
Pity the poor sweater-knitters of Iceland
Is it proper of Labour to insist foreigners foot a bill incurred by British greed, asks Vicki Woods.
08 Jan 2010
The pubs killed by the smoking ban
Vicki Woods still hopes the ban can be amended – even though she will no longer benefit herself.
01 Jan 2010
The pain of being mistaken for a nobody
Forget the puppy rumpus. What really rattled Vera Baird was not being recognised, says Vicki Woods.
18 Dec 2009
Annunziata's surname isn't the problem for Cameron
The young Tory candidate shouldn't worry about her double barrel - just the other bit, says Vicki Woods
12 Dec 2009
Five Queens, but none fit to wear the crown
Not one of the actresses in Channel 4's royal docu-dramas did their subject justice, says Vicki Woods.
04 Dec 2009
Chilcot Iraq hearings: An inquiry with everything. . . except answers
It's all very cosy and polite at the Chilcot hearings - but where are the tough questions, asks Vicki Woods.
27 Nov 2009
There's no better parent than a grandma
The courts are finally learning that common sense is the key to childcare, says Vicki Woods
20 Nov 2009
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When mums go into bat for their boys
Ma Gotti take note – the instinct to protect your grown-up children will only make things worse, says Vicki Woods
06 Nov 2009
A night of flying witches and pink turbans
Vicki Woods recalls her introduction to Edinburgh at Hallowe'en and the unexpected joys of 'guising'.
30 Oct 2009
The Queen will stand up to Pope Benedict
When the Pontiff visits Britain next year he will meet his match, says Vicki Woods
23 Oct 2009
Our education system leaves me baffled
Vicki Woods says no one outside the Establishment can keep up with all the changes
16 Oct 2009
The best dress for her husband's success
Since we're back into blood-toil-tears-and-sweat mode right now, I thought it was quite canny of Samantha Cameron to wear that retro-Forties Marks and Sparks dress, says Vicki Woods.
09 Oct 2009
The pain of Paddington lingers 10 years on
A memorial stone is little comfort to the bereaved and survivors of the rail crash, says Vicki Woods.
02 Oct 2009
Solved – the mystery of the vanishing mail
Vicki Woods finds out that the amount of post we receive has been magically cut at the stroke of a pen
25 Sep 2009
Afghanistan: lives sacrificed for an electoral fraud
Amazingly, the boy Miliband tells us we shouldn't even expect free and fair elections in Helmand, says Vicki Woods.
11 Sep 2009
My bayonet charge to the light bulb store
It seems the Germans dislike the 'eco-friendly' light bulbs as much as I do, says Vicki Woods
04 Sep 2009
Two weeks in Poundland isn’t a real job
It’s not the job of the telly to answer policy questions, says Vicki Woods.
21 Aug 2009
Why are we in Afghanistan? It's hard to tell
The question to ask is no longer why, but for how long, says Vicki Woods.
14 Aug 2009
Attractive drug-smuggler? Welcome home
The Government's attitude to crime is pretty hard to second-guess, says Vicki Woods
07 Aug 2009
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