Monthly Archives: March 2005

There must be serious personality problems amongst Sandwell’s Liberal Democrats. Lib Dem Councillor Margaret ‘Mad Max’ Macklin has become the sixth Lib Dem Councillor to defect from the Party in the last five years. Given there are only an average … Continue reading →

I love Dingle. It is one of the only places I know where you can have a pint and buy some amazing things in the same place. At Foxy Johns Pub and Hardware you can buy a Guinness, hire a … Continue reading →

Tom Watson waxes lyrical about Jim Callaghan. As you will see, Jim, in his dotage, blamed the unions for his downfall. That is Jim, who made massive public expenditure cuts to appease the International Monetary Fund, who then warned people … Continue reading →

Jackie Asley writes in The Guardian that she will be voting Lib Dem to keep the Tories out. Interestingly, one ‘positive’ reason she advances for the Lib Dems is that they do not have a ‘leadership cult’. It is highly … Continue reading →

Gareth Davies tries to savage Tim Ireland. Tim Ireland hits back. This could get tasty. A bit of advice to Gareth from Denis Healey: First law on holes – when you’re in one, stop digging!

Apart from the recurring nightmare of Howard as PM, I really, really, would not like one of these to be made about Birmingham. Have you ever pondered the question How are Maltesers Made? These sad buggers have!

Rhodri Morgan – Tree Monster !

People in my Ward, (Bearwood in Smethwick) are extremely concerned about the fate of their local shopping centre. Morrisons bought the successful Safeways store as part of their takeover of the Safeways group. Actually, Safeways had been so successful they … Continue reading →

The Tories are prepared to stoop to appealing to the most base instincts in order to close the gap on Labour and even Tony’s friend Rupert is edging back to Howard’s camp (if we can use that word). I know … Continue reading →

Our Man in Hanoi is trying to raise sponsorship for Vietnamese kids to work on the KOTO project. Take a look at his blog, particularly the posting ‘Angels with Dirty Faces’, and if you are in a trade union, ask … Continue reading →