Monthly Archives: March 2009

Luke Akehurst talks a lot of sense on MPs allowances: They also need to take a good long look at their consciences and ask if the tax payer really ought to be paying for 88p bath plugs or £700 stereos. … Continue reading →

Sometimes good satire is wasted… such as this piece in The Daily Mash…. followed by… MPs to censor their own expense claims. Hat tip to to JHL.

Tony Sharp sends a message to David Cameron asking him if he will give the public a vote on our continued membership of the EU. Don’t go on hunger strike until you get a reply, Tony, or you will waste … Continue reading →

After the weekend revelations and the tabloid feeding frenzy, Michael Brown in The Independent says Jaqui Smith is now a joke. And so she is. But is Michael Brown, who had to resign from John Major’s government after he was … Continue reading →

Iain Dale asks a perfectly reasonable question…. Where is John Mann? Who knows? Perhaps he just doesn’t “diss” on his friends in public. Some people are just like that, you know. Although you or I might say that’s just being … Continue reading →

Another triumph for privatisation…. More than 10million hospital meals are thrown away each year because they are so disgusting. The massive waste has led to calls from politicians, patients and NHS staff for a complete overhaul of the way hospital … Continue reading →

An exclusive preview of the whole of Leonard Cohen’s new Album Live in London. (via Pete who I met in Tescos last week – well not really, but I wish I had been there) However, if Lenny Cohen ain’t your … Continue reading →

Mike Smithson wonders what the Lib Dems would do if there was a hung Parliament based around this result. “I like posing this to Lib Dems because it goes to the heart of their demands for fair votes. Would they … Continue reading →

The stench of absolute bullsh*t gets stronger by the hour. Have you ever wondered about how a man who couldn’t keep a secret if it was sewed inside his underpants manages to illicit so many “private” comments. Is this really … Continue reading →

Apparently Derek Draper of LabourList was engaged in debate this lunchtime with a tub of lard, refereed by a bloke with a weetabix on his head. The full unedifying spectacle can be viewed over at Dale’s place. My initial reaction, … Continue reading →