Monthly Archives: July 2008

Little ‘Oily’ Alan Duncan is to sue the Tory in-house magazine for associating him with sleaze.

We’ve had days of ‘Plot to oust Brown’ by backbench Labour MPs… followed by days of ‘Plot to oust Brown’ by Cabinet members. This has been followed by the ‘Straw/Miliband/Harman/Uncle Tom Cobbly deny plot to oust Brown’ stories and then … Continue reading →

There’s a row going on down in Brum over the staff usage of the interweb. Apparently the Tory controlled Council allow staff to use their computers to surf the internet to view personal content between the hours of 12-2pm if … Continue reading →

I’ve just been listening to someone from the New Labour thinktank Progress on Radio 5 Live talking about radicalism. Asked what the government should do now to be more radical one of the main points she mentioned was implementing directly … Continue reading →

So, Nick Clegg has decided that the day on which the man who gave the Lib Dems a 2.4 million pounds donation has done a runner to avoid a court case… is an ideal time for him to talk about … Continue reading →

Mark Steel with some wonderful observations on the Labour-trade union links: Not just on the laws, but on the growing inequality, the war, the 42 days detention, pensions and everything, this Government has not just ignored the unions but taken … Continue reading →

From The Times… another example of what David Cameron keeps describing as “our core conservative values”….Tories rig local newspaper poll? —–Original Message—– From: Sandes, Duncan [mailto:Duncan.Sandes@Conservatives.com] Sent: 29 July 2008 13:59 To: Pratt, Roger; admin@woodspringconservatives.com; [NB REST OF DISTRIBUTION LIST … Continue reading →

Thanks to Terry Kelly for reminding me of this wonderful quote by Hubert Wolfe… You cannot hope to bribe or twist, thank God, the British journalist. But, seeing what the man will do unbribed, there’s no occasion to. As an … Continue reading →

Lovemore Matombo and Wellington Chibebe are the President and General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). They were arrested on 8 May for speaking out about the state-sponsored violence in Zimbabwe – or as Robert Mugabe’s government … Continue reading →

Perhaps they could do us all a favour, hold hands and jump off together?